Occupy the Classroom Op-ed

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/opinion/occupy-the-classroom.html?src=mv&ref=general

This persuasive op-ed piece is about the gap between the rich and the poor. In this article, Nicholas D. Kristof looks at how early education affects a person and often times decides whether or not he or she will be rich or poor. He suggests that even before kindergarten there starts to be a gap in performance between the rich and poor.

It was a pretty persuasive piece because it provided facts and quotes that could provide an understanding of the importance of early education. He touched on important ideas like success, inequality, and money. Everything was believable and came off as very logical as well. I thought that it was very persuasive because it informed and persuaded in a way that wasn't condescending at all.

I liked the sprinkles of facts and quotes because they made the point he was making very believable. Also, the way he wrote the article and his sentences were easy to understand and worded in a way that kept me reading.