Coates' View on Formal and Informal Education, and His Observations and Discovery

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A Discussion of the Experience of Coates
The book Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates is a letter to his son, as an effort to answer queries concerning the life they were living and the challenges that came with the situation. Coates explores thematic scenarios with regard to racism, segregation and enslavement by sharing personal life experiences. Coates weaves the experience with the history of the black community, and interactions with other fellow countrymen of different races in America. The essay explores the view Coates had on formal and informal education, and his personal observations about what he had discovered so far.
Coates spoke about his educational experience while growing up. He expressed dissatisfaction with the system because the educational system took away his freedom (1 14; 3 48). The writer felt he belonged to the library and not the classroom. The library gave more freedom to explore a topic of interest, as compared to a classroom where one had to follow an interest that was already laid down. Coates felt that education was a ...