The introduction of author Andrew Braaksma’s article, “Some Lessons from the
Assembly Line” describes his perception on the value of having and education versus working as
a full-time factory worker. The article also talks about the challenges that come with working a
blue-collar job and their daily duties. The article talks about the difference in the expectations of
students and how they perceive the reality of the professional world. Braaksma talks about how
the effects of not having an education can effect a person's professionalism, by revealing the
hardships of working in a factory and giving insight on how it affects his perception of school
and work it taught the author the importance and true meaning of hard work, appreciation, and
dedication. Braaksma stresses the importance of an education to the students and how they
should put forth an effort to at least try and get an education. Braaksma offers advice to students
based on his personal experience. He states, "factory life has shown me what my future might
have been like had I never gone to college in the First Place"(Braaksma, 2005). He also states,
"after a particularly exhausting string of 12-hourdays at a plastics factory; I remember being
shocked at how small my check seemed”. Braaksma understand his maximum career potential
can only be reached through further education by stating "All the public service announcements
about the value of an education that use to sound trite ring true"(Braaksma, 2005).I will be using
various types of evidence to support my argument.
The main claim of Andrew Braaksma’s: Some Lessons from the Assembly Line is about how
important it is to get an education and working hard. The author shows this by talking about his
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