If you choose the story, “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word”, answer one or more of the following questions:

1. Who or what does Sherry blame for the “meaningless diplomas” that are issued each year? What other reasons for this situation can you think of?
2. In her title, Sherry refers to flunking as the “F Word.” What point is she making by doing this?
3. In paragraph 4, Sherry calls herself a “do-gooder.” What does this term mean? How does Sherry use it in her essay? What other term could she have used instead?
4. What does Sherry mean in paragraph 10 when she says, “Flunking as a regular policy has just as much merit today as it did two generations ago”?
5. Do you, in any way, feel “cheated by our educational system” (2)?