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- WHAT TYPE OF STUDENT WAS I?
I WAS A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.
I HAD TONS OF FRIENDS IN SCHOOL.
I WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THE LIFE OF THE CLASSROOM--
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, IN A SENSE--
BUT I DID LOVE LEARNING AS WELL.
SO I JUST LOVED GOING TO SCHOOL TO LEARN
AND HAVE FUN WITH MY FRIENDS.
SO MY ADVICE TO PARENTS
WITH ENGAGING YOUR KIDS IN LEARNING
IS JUST TO MAKE IT FUN.
LIKE WITH MY SON, I'M TEACHING HIM HOW TO READ,
BUT WE'RE READING BOOKS THAT HE LOVES
AND HE'S INTERESTED.
I'M TEACHING HIM ABOUT MATH,
BUT WE'RE DOING IT WITH CANDY AND TOYS
AND THINGS THAT HE LOVES,
SO IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE'S LEARNING.
WE'RE MAKING IT FUN SO HE'S MORE A PART OF IT.
AS A MOM, EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE IT IS GONNA BE THE KEY TOOL
THAT'S GONNA SHAPE MY SON IN HIS LIFE.
WHAT HE'S GONNA TAKE WITH HIM IS HIS EDUCATION
THAT HE LEARNED FROM US AND THAT HE LEARNED FROM SCHOOL.
SO I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING IN MY SON'S LIFE
THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS EDUCATION.