Matt Stockamp's Revised Topic

What deficiencies have been manifested in a student's academic potential and learning environment due to government and community control's power in restricting public high school teachers to teach a certain curriculum that does not allow for educated discussion including foreign perspectives and opinions?

Dory Doctorow takes a distinct stand on this topic through the major differences in Ms. Galvez and Mrs. Andersen. In Ms. Galvez's case, Doctorow explores how much more comes out of a class that involves educated discussion and multiple opinions. This happens when the class discusses what is wrong with what the DHS is doing and how they are treating others. Ms. Galvez opens this question for discussion where Marcus shares his view, and it is appreciated. We see the difference of this compared to a regulated class discussion under Mrs. Andersen. When Marcus begins to share his personal opinion, Mrs. Andersen dismisses him as she sides with the DHS as she is forced to do. It is interesting to note that after Galvez allows this discussion with multiple opinions, she is never seen again in the novel. That is the power the government has over our education that Doctorow hints at in Little Brother. Through these two scenes it is made obvious that Doctorow fights for the allowance of multi-opinionated class discussion as it produces critical thinking and then requires the student to take a certain stance on a topic.