1. The main challenge being addressed in this book is the tension that is felt by those that feel that "academic and school-based forms of language and thinking that some people find alienating". This has to do with the type of language that is being used. Some people enjoy technical language, while others do not.
2. What the author means by the phrase "ways with words" is that there are different ways in which words can be used. This is the way in which language is used and that there are other ways besides those that are academic.
3. The core argument being made by the author of this book is that "people learn new ways with words, in or out of school, only when they find the worlds to which these words apply compelling".
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7. I agree with the author that learning academic language is not sufficient for success in modern society to an extent. I think it's important to not be too academic. Someone who is can often be marked off as arrogant or superior in the minds of the mass in society, and they can possibly be rejected by society. On the other hand, not having some knowledge of academic language can have the opposite effect. I think it's important to have some sort of balance.
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