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Part 5: Martin, December 2002
Themes
Key
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Kindness and Generosity
Friendship
Family
Education
Summary
Analysis
In Pennsylvania, Caitlin and her mom learn that Martin’s SAT scores are too low to qualify him for some of the scholarships they were considering. They contact the U.S. embassy in Harare and try to see if they can find a sponsor for Martin in Zimbabwe.
Martin has been an exceptional student his entire life, so the fact that he scores poorly on the SATs may be more of an issue with the test than with him. The authors suggest that the SATs don’t effectively represent some students’ potential, particularly international students like Martin.
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