Answer in 150 words each:

Bring out the contrast in Cades’ and Carters’ ways of teaching. Support your answer with examples. Which method do you find more effective?

The methods of teaching of Cade and Carter were highly contrasting. Cade was a qualified teacher, who believed in following the conventional method of teaching according to his prior experience. Carter, on the other hand, was a simple handyman, who didn’t teach Freddie for the purpose of teaching per se, but to make him enjoy and have fun while at the same time learning something new.

Cade took the task of teaching Freddie as a chore he was assigned, and he wanted to prove his worth more than teaching Freddie things for his good. This reflected in his methods – making Freddie memorize words, refraining from letting him use pictures and games for learning because those weren’t conventional, and burdening him with lessons right before his father’s arrival only to prove his worth.

Carter, on the contrary, helps Freddie learn little things and work on fixing tires and making boxes on his own. He is not a trained teacher, nor is he there to teach Freddie his lessons. All he does is help the little boy have a little fun and learn to do little things that he will not forget again. He hands him a helper to read sentences, focusing on one word at a time, just as he made one for his nephew Joey. He is happy to let Freddie play with other kids because he believes that is much better for him than sitting locked up in his own home or play alone.

We see that the methods of teaching the little child are different for Cade and Carter. Both of them are good teachers in their own right, yet both are quite contrasting. Freddie enjoys more with Carter, although both of them are affectionate towards hi, but Carter doesn’t pressurize him as much as Cade does at times. Therefore, Carter’s method was more effective for Freddie.