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Education

sab390

(205 posts)

7. Oh no you didn't

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 11:51 PM

Dec 2016

My grandfather sent my mother to college in 1940. She asked him how she could repay him. He said make sure my grandchildren get a great education. She and my father sent me, my brother, and my sisters to college. I sent my daughter. Education is about the soul. It is about finding yourself. It is the freedom not to marry. It is to be free to chose.

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A father's influence makes for better grades [View all] FarCenter Nov 2016 OP

i had a hard time with algebra, but when DesertFlower Nov 2016 #1

My dad refused to help send me to gifted kid camp and also told me going to college was useless for Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #2

A valid reason for a women to go to college is to marry a man with better life prospects FarCenter Nov 2016 #3

Wow. Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #4

I just checked my calendar to make sure it was still 2016 obamanut2012 Nov 2016 #5

Oh no you didn't sab390 Dec 2016 #7

Not sure I agree... RealityChik Dec 2016 #6

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