On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Quick survey here.
>
> How many people had parents that ADDED homework to your list?
>
nope.


> Who taught them subjects at the kitchen table, usually years before the
> schools did?
>
yes, but not often. my mom taught me algebra in 5th grade because I was
having trouble with word problems.


> Who took them to the library a couple of times a week, and provided a full
> set of encyclopedias at home (pre cdrom and internet)?
>
walked to the library a few times a month.
no encyclopedias, we were dirt ass poor

My mom had no real inkling of how to handle me in school--she was more a
history/english focused person, and I was more the math/science/computer
person, so she couldn't really relate to or check up on what I excelled at.


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