Question

What is the central argument of lake’s letter, “an Indian father’s plea”?

Answer 1

The central argument of Lake´s letter, “An Indian Father´s Plea” is “that the teacher needs to respect Wild-Wolf´s culture and take that into account when teaching him” (A)

Wild-Wolf´s father states that his son has not specific learning difficulties but rather he learns in a different way as he was born in a different culture. In fact, he says that he son knows more about nature than probably most of his peers including his teacher (he knows more than 40 birds’ names and complex information about them). Finally, the father urges the teacher to respect his children’s right to get a proper education by respecting and maintaining his heritage and culture while taking advantage of Wild-Wolf´s experience in class.