Mis-education.
I just went out for lunch with my parents and on the back of me becoming a teacher we were talking about the changing face of education. My mother had gone to a grammer school, but my father had attended a comprehensive and had left school before his exams to become an apprentice. For his whole life he has worked his ass off to become a highly successful business man. Certainly, if I'm honest, his success makes my life easier on a daily basis.
Dad: I'll tell you a secret thought Daise
Daisy: What is it dad?
Dad: When I got my first job as an apprentice commercial artist I earn't a pound a week.
Daisy: *Rolls eyes because she has heard this a hundred times, especially when she purchases new shoes*
Dad: And so I saved up every penny I could and applied to do a correspondance course to get my GCE's... it cost me £60.00.
Daisy: £60... Oh my god... how long did you save for?
Dad: I saved every penny I could for three years... but when I finally got the course through the post, it was too hard and so I never finished it...
Daisy: Jesus... I'm so proud of you...
Dad: You would have been prouder if I'd actually got the qualifications though huh?
My father had never divulged this secret to anyone for the last 43 years because he was ashamed his lack of education, all I can say is that I've never been prouder or more humbled in my life.
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(1.9.04 23:48) Wow! Your dad has achieved so much, and what you say about him really shows that talent and determination do pay off, he sounds like a really good guy! |