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On Education
I stumbled into university because I had a summer job with a group of guys from a higher social class than me. Their fathers were doctors and lawyers or had good permanent jobs and the families lived...
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1772, Iceland: making a living
If, when you transported yourself to the Iceland of 1772 with the help of a green bottle’s contents, you had stayed more than a day and a night, you might have discovered quite a bit about how lang...
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Getting an education, getting a job
I didn’t go to university to get a job. I went to university to get an education. In 1957 the purpose of going to university was to become educated. However, before I graduated in 1961, the government...
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The Value of an Education
I was never meant to go to university. It was not something that had crossed my parent’s minds. My mother finished grade ten. My father left school mid-way through grade eight. My father never wanted...
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Basement Rats
You may not know it but you may be guiding your son or daughter into part time work and poverty. You may be guiding them into irrelevance. There is nothing more discouraging, disheartening than...
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Home or House?
Someone asked me what I’ve been doing lately. I said, “Fixing up my house.” It’s true. I fixed up my office: repairs, paint, new floor, etc. Now, I’m fixing up the laundry room. I’m not planning on...
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