Jonathan Tobin’s article uses an innocent tone to convey a complex and controversial message about governmental control over education and children. He creates a new story about French President Hollande’s proposal to abolish homework in French schools. Tobin uses his daughter’s story as a stepping stone to bigger issues regarding socialism and the ways in which a new program would ruin “individual initiative.” Tobin keeps the article light by being sarcastic and humorous. For instance, he says that Hollande created the proposal to try to win support from the much younger generation who are unfortunately too young to vote. By opening the article with his daughter’s personal view of Hollande and the no-homework policy, Tobin establishes himself as a concerned father who cares about politics. Tobin throughout the article references his daughter and children in order to make the article more personal and not simply another dull article on politics.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/10/17/francois-hollande-no-homework-pledge-no-joke-socialism-education/
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