155 4 Walls and bridges Dad never told us the end of the story. We didn’t have a TV or radio, so perhaps he never learned how it ended himself. The last thing I remember him saying about it was, “Next time, it could be us.” […] UNDERSTANDING 6 Work with the text Work with a partner. a) What do you learn about Tara’s family in this excerpt from Educated? Close read the text to find information and write a list. b) What is Tara’s father worried about? How does he prepare his family? Write your answers in keywords. TALKING 7 Discuss Growing up in a family that is very different from the majority can be difficult, especially when the adults are afraid of or angry with the authorities. Although she was taught to share her father’s beliefs, Tara Westover managed to get out and create a different life for herself. Discuss the following question with a partner and jot down your thoughts in keywords: a) What do you think it was like to live in the Westover family? Give reasons for your opinion. b) How do you think some children manage to overcome very difficult upbringings? What part might school play in helping children do this? c) Can you think of other people who came from difficult backgrounds yet managed to succeed? The terrible incident Westover remembers from her childhood happened at Ruby Ridge in Boundary County, Idaho, in 1992. Randy Weaver had been associated with an Aryan supremacist group and was wanted by the police on gun charges. Weaver resisted when they came to arrest him, and this resulted in an elevenday-long siege during which Weaver’s wife and fourteen-year-old son were killed along with a U.S. Marshal. Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu. • Tekist á við margs konar aðstæður í almennum samskiptum, miðlað og tekið á móti upplýsingum.
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