With a college diploma hanging on my wall just behind my computer monitor, I'm surprised I didn't come up with this before. Today's gratitude is something I appreciate more the older I become.
I am thankful for my education. I didn't realize it at the time, but I received a superb education in Corvallis, Oregon, at Washington School, Garfield School, Highland View Junior High School, and Corvallis High School. I had parents who valued education. My father was a teacher. Our community, as I was growing up, centered around Oregon State University, where I eventually received my B.S. and M.Ed. Not until many years later did I really start to grasp that I took for granted something that was not available to all - even in my own country. I am very fortunate to have grown up in the time and place that I did and for the benefits I received from its educational system.
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