gladwell podcast response

Gladwell's podcast is well-organized and engaging. The interview with Carlos caught my attention, as he discussed not being challenged at his old school. This made me curious about his school and why it wasn't challenging. Carlos's tone of voice conveyed sadness. The podcast effectively evoked emotions and encouraged agreement or disagreement with its points. I agreed with Carlos when he said that you can't leave your past behind, as it follows you. He supported this by highlighting the difficult situations many kids face, such as broken homes and involvement in gangs. It was shocking to learn that 80% of kids are in gangs by 8th grade. Carlos provided a vivid description of low privilege schools, like Lennox, which he compared to concentration camps. The podcast created suspense through the use of music and successfully conveyed the impact of broken homes on these issues. Overall, I believe Gladwell did a great job with this podcast. I think Gladwell's podcast was arranged well. He starts it off by interviewing Carlos and this got my attention. Who is Carlos? I was especially interested when he said he wasn't being challenged at his old school. It made me wonder what school he went to and why it wasn't challenging. You could hear his tone of voice and it sounded sad. I think his podcast was effective because it created emotion and made you either agree or disagree with his points. I agree with his points. The first thing I agreed with was when he said at 8 minutes 38 seconds, you can't leave your past behind. It comes with you. He backs it up often because these kids are often living in bad situations and very few get out. They come from broken homes for the most part and if they don't have solid parents, they are trying to support themselves which often ends up with them either taking care of younger siblings or joining gangs. I was shocked when he shared 80% of kids are in gangs by 8th grade, 17 is, and they have to cross the gang lines to get into the high school. I also liked how he gave you a mental picture of what low privilege school looks like. He talks about Lennox, 12 minutes 53 seconds, saying it's as bad as it can get. The neighborhood is bad and there are 600 kids per grade. He talks about it being like a concentration camp with tiny windows and the school being like a small nut. He makes you feel the emotion saying it feels hopeless, 13 minutes and 51 seconds. I liked how he would state some factured information then go back to the interview with Carlos. I felt impacted hearing Carlos talk about being taken away from his mom and put into many different foster homes. It was at this point I wanted to know whether he was going to get out of his lifestyle or be stuck. Gladwell uses suspenseful music to keep it upbeat but serious at the same time. I agreed that a broken home causes most of these problems as well as not having a father. I know I strive to work hard because of the example of my dad. Though he leads our family well, works hard, and he spends quality time investing in his family. Gladwell used pathos as the main argument because the emotion continues to build throughout the podcast. He used Carlos to paint the picture of what low privilege, high achievers look like. In reality, and because of this, it is relatable. I felt impacted after listening and had sympathy towards the struggles kids go through. In conclusion, I think Gladwell did a good job from start to finish of this podcast.