The wave

‘I have something to tell you about the Wave,’ Mr. Ross told his history students the next day. (p.34)

     Mr. Ross is a history teacher at a high school. Although he wants his students to be interested in his class, they usually don’t study it at all. He thinks a discipline makes them learn something harder and organizes the Wave. He makes some rules for the Wave members.  They must say his name and answer quickly in the class. They always have the Wave’s mark and follows their teacher’s words. Some students are afraid of the team because it is like the Nazis. If they want to be out of it, they can never get along with the other students. Mr. Ross is also worried that his students are misunderstanding the Wave’s purpose and he is starting thinking about a solution. I think his way of teaching students is the just mind control. Students tend to think the Wave is greater than the other students and their teacher is the authorized leader. Sometime disciplines are needed for teams, but they are too dangerous.

     This is Penguin Readers series. When I always choose books, I pay attention to the outlines, but I think this book’s cover is a little scary and I wanted to know the reason. Many books are interesting and I feel comfortable after reading in this series. However, you can feel a little strange after finishing the book.

Rhue, Morton. The Wave. (1999). Edinburgh; Pearson Education Limited.