Why is it important to look at problems from different perspectives? Objective • Students will analyze historic photos • Students will research, prepare and present various points of view regarding child labor in the early 1900’s. Background Carl Sandburg was the son of a Swedish American immigrant family. After completing the eighth grade, he went to work holding a variety of jobs: delivering milk, shining shoes, laying bricks, and more. In 1897 he rode the rail traveling as a hobo, meeting folks from all over the country--a journey which fostered the man whom he was about to become. His expe Duration: 60 Minutes.