The Mind at Work
Chapter 3 Summary Pages 56-61
Chapter three begins with Mr. Guthier and a team of students in a young woman apartment trying to fix a sink. A young man name Terry is introduced in this chapter with a history of drug abuse and run-ins with the law. As a requirement of his probation along with some of the other students, he is required to participate in a plumbing program with Mr. Guthier. This program do not however act as a punishment for Terry and the other students as they begin to learn that will be useful for future endeavors. The boys begin to realize the knowledge they acquired could be used for future careers as one student states “Hey, this ain’t that hard. I can do this for a living”(57, Rose). Programs such as the plumbing programs were created to make a road or transition from school to work. This program was made successful due to the city’s participation in free repairs for low incoming housing. The plumbing program essentially helps the students learn useful skills such as problem solving techniques. The students are also taught to think things through thoroughly before taking action. For instance, Mr. Guthier states “The good plumber has a diagnostic frame of mind” (59, Rose). Mr. Guthier acts as a mentor to the students giving them hope and firsthand experience of hard work that will be beneficial for future endeavors.
He acts as the support that these young men need to become something better then their environment. I can relate to the students of this story because I use to be one of them.
I use to be a person who felt as though my life had no direction until I met my PAL(Police Athletic League) officer Mr. Maurice Scott. He showed me that with hard work and determination I could be somebody who matters in this world and be successful.This section of the story was truly a memoir to him, and becaus of him, I am the man you see today.
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