In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a kid named Auggie gets sent to school for the first time by his parents. Auggie had never gone to school before because he had a deformed face, which he constantly needed surgery for, which also caused him to get sick a lot. Auggie’s parents made the correct decision of sending Auggie to Beecher Prep. Auggie learned to be independent, made friends, and learned to be way more confident since he went to school. One reason that I believed that Auggie’s parents made the correct decision of sending Auggie to Beecher Prep was that Auggie learned to be independent. Near the middle of the novel, Auggie was going on a trip away from home for the first time. Auggie never slept away from home, other than when he spent nights at the hospital. At first, Auggie wanted to take his favorite stuffed animal named Baboo on the trip with him so that sleeping away from home wouldn’t be so bad. Later, Auggie left Baboo at home for his mother. …show more content…
Others may have fought against my claim by saying that Auggie’s parents didn’t make the right decision of sending Auggie to Beecher Prep because Auggie got bullied and teased while at school. I agreed that it sucked when Auggie got bullied, it was a negative impact of school for him, but he had good friends that stood by his side through all of it. For example, when Julian was talking crap about Auggie, Jack punched Julian in the face because he was angry that he talked about his friend like