I live in an area where the dumbing down has a choke hold .... East Tennessee ....where TVA and development in Oak Ridge raised countless families out of abject poverty ... I am now 75 and grew up in an atmosphere of striving to learn ...to make life better all round for my family and community ... my parents were deeply involved with community service.They were Republican when that meant a progressive agenda. I was definitely not an intellectual over achiever...but steadily gained a love for learning ... married very young and struggled with poverty for many years before returning to a learning environment where I made great personal and intellectual strides ... helping my little family have more opportunities in life ... it pains me to see the educational wasteland currently sub-functioning in Tennessee
I live in an area where the dumbing down has a choke hold .... East Tennessee ....where TVA and development in Oak Ridge raised countless families out of abject poverty ... I am now 75 and grew up in an atmosphere of striving to learn ...to make life better all round for my family and community ... my parents were deeply involved with community service.They were Republican when that meant a progressive agenda. I was definitely not an intellectual over achiever...but steadily gained a love for learning ... married very young and struggled with poverty for many years before returning to a learning environment where I made great personal and intellectual strides ... helping my little family have more opportunities in life ... it pains me to see the educational wasteland currently sub-functioning in Tennessee