In the letter "An Indian Father's Plea," Medicine Grizzlybear Lake writes to the teacher of, his son, Wind-Wolf. The father was upset because his sons' Kindergarten teacher had talked about/said that Wind-Wolf would be classified as a "slow learner." However, Lake is aware that it must be hard for Wind-Wolf to grab/understand different ways of learning in a new (community of people/all good people in the world) in which he has little experience. Lake wants his son to become more familiar with the western (community of people/all good people in the world) rather than only comfortable with the teachings of his Indian history. Lake informed the teacher his facts or conditions (that surround someone), hoping the teacher would be less (always judging …show more content…
He shows the teacher that his son may be slow at grabbing/understanding the methods in her class room. Wind-Wolf is not slow at understanding the ideas but the methods of her teachings. He was taught to learn things by using symbols. The Native Americans' point of view "the flicker has exactly ten tail feathers; that they are red and black, representing east and west, life and death....". In contrast, Westerners show cardinal directions separating and labeling them as North, East, South, and West. Wind-Wolf has (accomplished or gained with effort) a good amount of education where he came from, compared to his "peers in Western (community of people/all good people in the world)" . Lake also includes his son being well cared for by him and his mother. He was always watched by his older (people) and experienced nature as his values. It made Wind-Wolf develop his (intelligent/obvious) ability to think and five senses early as compared to other children. Lake stated that Wind-Wolf has no trouble learning like the other peers but is only "culturally different" that makes him shy and quiet in the classroom. Lake then shows the teacher how Wind-Wolf attending school has negatively affected him personally. Because of the difference in teaching, not only is it very hard to catch on but it is too bold and in plain view to understand. Therefore, it made Wind-Wolf confusing (because of