The article provides supports this when the author gives examples of him and his classmates having to dodge their teacher's attacks." We soon learned to dodge chalk and to cover our heads and stomachs whenever she approached us with a question. She hadn't yet punched anyone, but it seemed wise to prepare ourselves against the inevitable." Sedaris, David. “Me Talk Pretty One Day” Esquire. Mar. 1999 . This evidence provides examples of different obstacles that the author had to face whenever you learn something new it can be challenging but overcoming those obstacles is not impossible. My reaction to this key point is that it is a good example of an obstacle although not all obstacles are physical like his obstacles were. I think the goal of the author was met here.I agree with this key point and