Educated by Samantha Driscoll https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq Sam, Sophie, Lydia, Chloe, and Olivia en-us 2021-03-31 13:50:35 UTC 2024-05-27 23:26:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371822439 "My father was not a tall man but he was able to command a room.  He had a presence about him, the solemnity of an oracle. His hands were thick and leathery-the hands of a man who'd been hard at work all his life-and they grasped the bible firmly." (page 4)
This quote shows how Tara sees her father. She sees him as commanding and as being closely connected to religion and what he wants to focus on. 
-the picture below is of an oracle which represents how gene sees himself

]]> 2021-03-31 13:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371822439 Tara and Shawn 21byrness3 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371831235 "“I saw you talking to Charles,” he said. “You don’t want people thinking you’re that kind of girl.”
“The kind that talks?”
“You know what I mean,” he said." (104)  Shawn is very protective over Tara and can be too involved in her life. 
]]> 2021-03-31 13:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371831235 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371839734 "I was as rowdy as any of my brothers, but when I was with Tyler I transformed. Maybe it
was the music, the grace of it, or maybe it was his grace. Somehow he made me see
myself through his eyes. I tried to remember not to shout. "(47) This quote shows that when Tara and Tyler are together Tara tries to act her best. She feels a-lot more clam with him. This photo displays the calm relationship with music between Tyler and Tara.]]> 2021-03-31 13:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371839734 Tara and Dads Grandmother 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371869162 "You should be in school," she said. "Won't Dad just make you bring me back?" I said. " Your dad can't make me do a damned thing." Grandma stood, squaring herself. "If he wants you, he'll have to come get you." (6) Her grandmother wants Tara to go to school and learn. She doesn't agree with Taras dad. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371869162 Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371879011 "It was as if, when I sang, dad forgot for a moment that the world was a frightening place, that it would corrupt me, that I should be kept safe, sheltered, at home. He wanted my voice to be heard" This quote highlights what Gene values in his daughter. He enjoys her singing enough to ignore his conspiracies for a moment to focus on her singing. This is a big step in their relationship because it shows that Gene can value things in the world that he hates so much. (page 70 pdf)
-the picture below is of a proud father which is how gene feels when he sees tara singing]]> 2021-03-31 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371879011 Tara and Shawn 21byrness3 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371891433 "“You wear makeup now?” he said.
“I guess.”
He spun around to leave but paused in the doorframe. “I thought you were better,” he said. “But you’re just like the rest.”" (104) Tara is being judged by Shawn about only wearing makeup.
]]> 2021-03-31 14:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371891433 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371899644 "Me, I never blamed anyone for the accident, least of all Tyler. It was just one of those
things." (43)
When Tyler fell asleep behind the wheel the whole family blamed him. However the only perosn who didn't was Tara. She never got mad at him for it and though it could have been anyone even though everyone else in the family was mad. This photo shows how serious driving into a pole is. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371899644 Tara and Shawn 21byrness3 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371914085 "he seized my wrist and folded it, curling my fingers and palm into a spiral. He continued folding until my body began to coil, then he added more pressure, so that without thinking, without realizing, I twisted myself into a dramatic bow, my back bent, my head nearly touching the floor, my arm behind my back." (100) Shawn was using this move on Tara in order for her to give in and apologize. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371914085 Tara and Moms Grandmother 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371918906 "This was to distinguish her from our mother’s mother, who we called Grandma-over-in-town because she lived fifteen miles south, in the only town in the county, which had a single stoplight
and a grocery store."(14 pdf) Her moms grandmother lived further than her dads grandmother so she wasn't close with her moms. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371918906 Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371920517 "'How'd you manage that?' Dad said. His tone was sympathetic but disappointed. I felt stupid. I should have been able to do it, I thought. It was a simple thing. (page 63 pdf)
This quote shows how Gene cares for his daughter but she is still embarrassed when she does certain things around him. Most kids would be hurt when they fall in front of their father, but Tara is embarrassed which shows her tough relationship with her father. 
-the picture below is a picture of a father checking in on his daughter, but the daughter being really embarrassed, which is what is happening in this situation between tara and gene]]> 2021-03-31 14:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371920517 Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371950969 "I will always remember my father in this moment, the potency of him, and the desperation. He leans forward, jaw set, eye narrow, searching his son's face for some kind of agreement, some crease of shared conviction. He doesn't find it." (page 45 pdf)
This quote shows a defining moment in Tara's relationship with her father. She sees how Gene always wants people to agree with him and can't handle the idea of his kids having their own opinions. 
-the picture below is of an angry father. moments where you see your parents fueling with rage tend to stay with you, which is what happened to tara. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371950969 Tara and Aunt Debbie 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371958358 "I could not self-teach trigonometry. But I knew someone who had.Tyler told me to meet him at our aunt Debbie’s house, because she lived near Brigham Young University. The drive was three hours. I felt uncomfortable knocking on my aunt’s door. She was Mother’s sister, and Tyler had lived with her during his first year at BYU, but that was all I knew of her. Tyler answered the door. We settled in the living room while Debbie prepared a casserole. Tyler solved the equations easily, writing out orderly explanations for every step." (163 pdf) Aunt Debbies house was a safe place for Tara and Tyler to meet up so he could teach her trigonometry. ]]> 2021-03-31 14:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371958358 Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371988766 "“There’s a family not far from here,” Dad said. “They’re freedom fighters. They wouldn’t let the Government brainwash their kids in them public schools, so the Feds came after them.” Dad exhaled, long and slow. “The Feds surrounded the family’s cabin, kept them locked in there for weeks, and when a hungry child, a little boy, snuck out to go hunting, the Feds shot him dead.” (page 17 pdf)
This quote shows how controlling and limiting Gene is. He is trying to control what his kids do and where they go to school. 
-the image below is of police surrounding a house, on of gene's biggest fears.

]]> 2021-03-31 14:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1371988766 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372114325  "Tyler didn’t blink, didn’t hesitate. “I think this is the worst possible place for you.” He’d
spoken softly, but it felt as though he’d shouted the words.
“Where could I go?”
“Go where I went,” Tyler said. “Go to college.”
I snorted.
“BYU takes homeschoolers,” he said.
“Is that what we are?” I said. “Homeschoolers?” I tried to remember the last time I’d
read a textbook.
“The admissions board won’t know anything except what we tell them,” Tyler said. “If
we say you were homeschooled, they’ll believe it.”
“I won’t get in.”
“You will,” he said. “Just pass the ACT. One lousy test.”
Tyler stood to go. “There’s a world out there, Tara,” he said. “And it will look a lot
different once Dad is no longer whispering his view of it in your ear.” (109) 
This quote shows that Tyler and Tara have an honest relationship. Tyler telling Tara to leave home is not an easy thing to go against your parents but he wants whats best for her. Tara respects Tyler and listens to what he says to say. I chose to use this photo because it shows a mature conversation occurring like Tara and Tyler's. ]]> 2021-03-31 15:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372114325 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372262073 "When dad saw me with one of those books, he'd try to get me away from them. Perhaps he was remembering Tyler." (60) With out Tyler at home Tara still reads his books. This shows they are still connected to each other. Their dad sees the similarities between those 2 children and the others who don't care about being educated. I chose tp attach a photo of books because Tyler would always have stacks of books and down tara does. ]]> 2021-03-31 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372262073 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372331956 "I applied to BYU a week later. I had no idea how to write the application, so Tyler wrote
it for me. He said I’d been educated according to a rigorous program designed by my
mother, who’d made sure I met all the requirements to graduate." (133)
Tyler looks out for her and helps Tara with the college process. If Tyler did not help Tara with getting into college it may have not been possible. I chose this picture because that is the school Tara was accepted to. ]]> 2021-03-31 15:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1372331956 Tyler and Tara audio 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373259523 2021-03-31 20:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373259523 Tara and Richard 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373629613 "Richard had a talent for scientific trivia. Usually I ignored his lecturing but today I was gripped by it, and by this strange, thirsty
terrain. We hiked around the formation for an hour, returning to Grandma with our shirtfronts sagging with stones."(51 pdf) Richard was a role model for Tara because he had academic interests. He valued her intelligence. ]]> 2021-03-31 23:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373629613 Tara and Audrey 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373639322 "I wanted to get away from the junkyard and there was only one way to do that, which was the way Audrey had done it: by getting a
job so I wouldn’t be at the house when Dad rounded up his crew.The trouble was, I was eleven." (102 pdf). Audrey was a role model for her in terms of how to gain some control over her life .]]> 2021-03-31 23:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373639322 Tara and Family audio 21halll4 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373804353 2021-04-01 00:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1373804353 Tara and Gene 21millero1 https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1374194872 2021-04-01 03:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1374194872 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376783489 This photo displays the statistics of people driving while drowsy. Tara was right people fall asleep behind the wheel often. ]]> 2021-04-01 20:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376783489 Tara and tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376791030 Often when they listened to music it would be on a Cd. When Tyler left to go to college he left tara with their favorite CD. ]]> 2021-04-01 21:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376791030 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376797581 Tara and Tyler would have to hide from their father when reading books since he thought it was brain damaging. In this photo siblings are reading books and listening to music just like they did. ]]> 2021-04-01 21:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376797581 Tara and Tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376809651 I chose this photo because its a photo of a girl mentally trapped and I feel like Tara is mentally trapped at home. ]]> 2021-04-01 21:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376809651 Tara and tyler 21driscolls https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376841210 This is an example of some of the questions asked when applying to college. ]]> 2021-04-01 21:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/21driscolls/uwcgkjmz1l0ut1uq/wish/1376841210