Education is really important to Francisco's family in The Circuit, and with good reason. Francisco's mom and dad didn't get to go to school back in Mexico, so they're really excited about sending their kiddos to school in California. This excitement doesn't mean that getting an education is easy for Francisco, of course, and being forced to change schools on the regular—plus being ignored by most of his teachers—doesn't help. But once Francisco finds some seriously awesome teachers who show him how it's done, his attitude toward school changes for good.
Questions About Education
- What is school like in this book? What makes school a great place to learn? Are there things about school that stink?
- What helps Francisco to be a better student? And what holds him back? How so?
- Does education happen only in school? Where else does learning happen in this book, and how?
- Which characters care the most about education? Which care the least? How does this impact the way the characters develop over time?
Chew on This
Francisco's education might not be easy, but in the long run it's definitely worth it.
No matter how much Francisco learns, he still ends up in the same place, and that means his education is pretty pointless.