Literacy

Malcolm's story gives credit to education. It there is anything that I was impressed with in his story, it was Malcolm's appetite for learning that he fed while he was in prison. I could literally see the transformation that was happening in his life as he read book after book. History, language, social science, philosophy, religion. He read all of them. As he read, his grammar grew. As he perused the dictionary, his vocabulary grew. What a great testament and hope for future educators like me! Education (reading, especially) truly does make a difference in the lives of people. Information and insight changes people, making them more independent, critical thinkers, and monumental forces within society.