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Scout was confused about why her teacher, Miss Gates, would be upset about Hitler persecuting Jews in Germany but support discrimination against African Americans in the United States. This inconsistency in Miss Gates' beliefs left Scout feeling conflicted and puzzled.
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Did calpurina teach scout to read?
Scout's father taught her to read.
Who doesn't want Atticus to read to scout?
Scout's kindergarten teacher.
Why is Scout confused when she gets in trouble the first day of school?
Scout gets in trouble for knowing how to read because the teachers are advised to teach in a new way. Also, she gets in trouble when Walter Cunningham doesn't bring his lunch and the teacher gives him a quarter for lunch to be paid back tomorrow. Scout, with knoweledge of the Cunningham family, tells the teacher he is poor and can't pay back. The teacher gets furious and calls her to the front of the room to be whipped by a ruler.
What happened between Scout and miss Caroline?
It was because she was a fluent reader in the first grade.
Why Scout will not attend to school?
Because of what Miss Caroline said. She told Scout that she did not know how to correctly read and that her father didn't know how to teach. Scout is angry because she loves to read and then goes home to have an agreement with Atticus. The agreement is if they read every night then Scout will go to school everyday.
What is Scout confused about when her teacher is coming out of the courthouse with one view but in the classroom says something else?
She confused about her teacher being two-faced(not honest)
Who told Atticus that he must stop teaching Scout to read?
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Scout's Aunt Alexandra tells Atticus that he must stop teaching Scout to read. Aunt Alexandra believes that teaching Scout to read at an early age may lead to her being too independent and not conforming to society's expectations for a young girl.
How had Scout learn how to read?
he taught her from the beginning
What did mrs.caroline tell scout to stop doing with atticus?
Mrs. Caroline asked Scout to stop reading with Atticus. She believed that Scout had already learned to read at home and should focus on other subjects in school.
What is calpurnias fault?
She taught Scout to write and read?
What does Scout ask Atticus after he asks her why she fought Francis?
Scout asks Atticus what a "whore-lady" is, as she heard it from Francis while they were fighting. She is confused by the term and wants Atticus to explain it to her.
What compromise does Atticus make with Scout regarding Scout?
The compromise that Atticus makes with Scout about school is that if Scout continues to go to school then he will continue to read to her at night. This is from the book To Kill A Mockingbird.
