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Rhiannon12866

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4. I keep thinking I need to fund a girl's scholarship in honor of my grandmother who studied to become a teacher

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:15 AM

Dec 10

And her first job was teaching in a one-room schoolhouse where some of her students were older than she was. And she always remembered those kids. She told me once that when she was in school the jobs open to young women back then were either as a teacher or a nurse, so she chose the one she preferred. But she also told me that if she was growing up today she'd want to become an environmentalist.

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K.I.N.D. Fund teacher: 'If you educate a girl, you educate the nation' - The Last Word - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 Dec 10 OP

I donated a desk lapfog_1 Dec 10 #1

Kudos! Seeing the joy in these young kids is truly inspiring! Rhiannon12866 Dec 10 #2

It's was humbling to hear that the wrappings made belts and head wraps and they felt like they were in a fashion show Deuxcents Dec 10 #3

I keep thinking I need to fund a girl's scholarship in honor of my grandmother who studied to become a teacher Rhiannon12866 Dec 10 #4