A remarkable man

At first, Berry's article looks like a just praise for Shaw.
However, I was able to find a hidden message from the article after last class. Berry praised Shaw's experience in the countryside, his philosophy
based on self-respecting and labor and folk-agrarianism.
On the other hand, I found critique on education policy in the U.S. which
pursue only top.
According to his article, Berry praises Shaw like this, "As a consequence,
he began to "to rise up," not to "the top". I think Berry criticizes education policy and competitive society without respect for human's life
in modern society depending on Shaw's claim.