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This 6 page paper examines two books--The Sibling Society and The Road Less Traveled-- and contends that they provide insights into the realm of education. Quotes are included. No additional sources cited.
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(15) is legendary. That is how the author begins his well known book entitled The Road Less Traveled. From the outset, the author explains that the understanding that life is
difficulty ironically makes life less so. When people are struggling with problems, they often feel alone. They believe that they are the only ones being tortured to such an extent.
Then M. Scott Peck comes along and tells them that this is to be expected and so, this self-help book begins at a level that is rather simple. Peck also
relays the idea that discipline is good and is the thing that can counteract problems. He writes: "With total discipline we can solve all problems" (16). That is a rather
grand statement. Peck goes on to say that it is "in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning" (16). The philosophy brings comfort to
those who fret about problems. After all, with Pecks insight they are able to glean that their problems are not in vein. Rather, they present themselves for a reason or
at least enrich life. What would life be like without problems? One can only see the irony in watching MTVs Rich Girls where their "problems" are superfluous to the average
person. Yet, the players do not see this as they are engrossed in their own dilemmas. Peck goes on to say that the avoidance of problems, and mans tendency
to skirt around them is really "the basis of all mental illness" (17). Pecks book reads somewhat like a Dr. Phil of the 1970s where instead of suggesting that
life happens, there is a structure in The Road Less Traveled that suggests that what people do with life is more important than what happens to them. The idea that
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