tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721245272714297179.post5945843303517235553..comments2023-03-20T09:52:03.370-04:00Comments on Literature is My Life: Reading and DaddyJudy Ann Begleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17080597145160106013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721245272714297179.post-20669265912804591152013-03-20T22:03:59.470-04:002013-03-20T22:03:59.470-04:00Wow... Judy that quote at the end is my new favori...Wow... Judy that quote at the end is my new favorite. I do not believe I will ever find another quote to compare with how I approach the inevitable. <br /><br />I would love to read more about the 8th grade graduate with a gusto for reading. It amazes me that with the way things are today that once upon a time people could make a living a function in society without a diploma. My family is speckled with non graduates. Most finished school; however, others just stopped. My great grandmother quit going to her fourth grade class on the prairie (yes, just like Laura lived) because her mother had died. My grandmother was the only girl so it became her duty to take care of the house, meals, garden, and chickens. This woman of the house was a mere eleven or twelve years old! I must point out some irony here. The lack of education my grandmother received also became the greatest education of all. I think of this because my 15 year old informed me today that she is 6th in her freshman class. The time will come when she will move into her own place. I know she can cook, thanks to the internet she's whipped up some nice meals. The skill of washing laundry then having them turn out better than it went in is my quandary. The machines we have these days are wonderful inventions; however, keeping a stocked kitchen is something to ponder. What about managing finances? Are we educating the scholars of tomorrow how to LIVE, FUNCTION, and think? All of this makes me believe that the education we push is also the cause of the throw away society we live in. O'Liviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215463402369093549noreply@blogger.com