On John Cooper

The first chapter is called “Teaching”, were the author tells his experience in the university teaching English. He like tells himself about the teaching in Puerto Rico. Where he could tell that students have serious problems with English at the University. John Cooper decides to go straight to the problem. The university is the first center of education for any student. He understands that here begins the problem, and decides to give a solution to the problem. So he begun to propose a new class schedule where students could learn the language. The second chapter is called, “Helping”. Jim Cooper narrates that he saw a wrong behavior in the students. The students copied and when the professor claimed to them they answered, “But I’m just trying to help him, he is my friend", even if it was a test they “helped” so their partner would take good grade. But the problem begins when the student is in school. Where the professor tell to the students that if they have any questions, they can look at the test of the other.

            All he is saying is that we are not giving a good enough importance to the education of the English language. Also that problem has come since way back on the schools, were the schools are not enforcing the language. They are not putting that much importance to it. Then there are the privates’ schools were they put more importance to the English language but the problem is that they are too much expensive and a big majorities stay without that base of knowledge. Those years in school are most important because of that, it helps people to understand more and to be more intellectual for their well-being. Also for their whole life in their professional careers in the future.