Today I am thankful for knowledge. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to be educated for free in this country, and I am thankful that I chose a moderately priced, good university to attend. My school loans are not outrageous, and I have learned a lot from the things I've learned. I am thankful that I also have a LOVE of learning. I love learning to do new things, and to make improvements in my life, whether those improvements are spiritual or temporal.
I have been really worried a lot lately about our country's education system. I could just homeschool Evan, but I don't think that's a choice I should make yet (he's only 2 :) ). But, I am happy that I have the knowledge and means to prepare him for kindergarten and school. Right now, we're just working on expanding his vocabulary, talking a lot to him about the world around, starting to work on crafts, and introducing shapes and colors. Sometimes it seems overwhelming right now... I am worried that he won't be ready. But, I also know that I have the knowledge and means myself to get him to where he needs to be.
I'm grateful for how cheap tuition was at BYUI, esp for how high quality the education is. Sometimes i think kids that go to BYU schools have no idea how good they have it. I know I didn't appreciate it at the time.
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