My Educational Hero

What?

My educational hero would be my grandma. She started college when she was 50 years old. She spend most of her life raising her family, and caring for their needs but once they were grown she decided to go back to school and get her degree.


So What?
She started with just a few courses and then enjoyed them so much, she decided to continue and get her bachelors degree in psychology and social work. It wasn't easy, and she said she didn't always get A's, and it didn't come over night, it was a huge commitment, but she persevered and eventually received her degree from Brigham Young University.



Then What?
By Grandma getting her degree in social work and eventually being hired by LDS social services she was able to help people in need, and impact lives. She had an amazing work ethic and took her work very seriously. She was able to be instrumental in helping many people adopt children, and work through difficult times in their lives. She was a great example to me and to all of her posterity of how important education is, and that we all should do our best to learn and acquire knowledge in order to help ourselves and our communities. Education definitely impacts the society we live in, it is the basis of the democracy we enjoy.