I NEVER WENT TO KINDERGARTEN: EDUCATION - 1926 STYLE

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Thursday, February 16, 2006

EDUCATION - 1926 STYLE

A 90 year old woman celebrated her birthday by quoting to us all 48 lines of Longfellow's poem, The Village Blacksmith. She said she was required to memorize the poem in the fifth grade. Most of us present at this celebration were babyboomers and we were amazed at her memory -- she did not make one... Sign in to see full entry.

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