Education and the 71-yr old Elementary Graduate

71 yr old

After all the brouhahas of the Chip Tsao scandal, I was delighted to hear in the news that a 71yr old grandma has graduated from elementary. She started in Grade 1 when she was 65 and finished the 6-year elementary education at 71. What's really amazing is the determination of this grandmother to learn just to simply read and write. This act therefore embodies the persevering attitude of the Filipinos.

She is someone that Filipinos should emulate and be proud of. Despite of the circumstances in life, she battled assignments in English, Mathematics and Science.

She is a good example that there is limitless boundary in education. It doesn’t know any age bracket. As long as we live, we should always be in a continuous process to learn and educate ourselves.

It’s never too late to learn the 4th derivative in the equation in calculus or perhaps learn the basics in quantum mechanics. It’s never too late.

So, go on and get that book and be amazed on how Gulliver was captured by the little people in Lilliput.