If You Could Only Teach Your Kid One Thing, What Would That Be?
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When I was a kid, my parents insisted I learn English above everything else. They saw it as a key to a much better life. At that time Poland was only just beginning to recover from a few decades of Soviet occupation. They didn’t have English in school, hardly anyone could speak decent English at all. The West and especially the United States seemed like a land of unbelievable opulence and infinite opportunities. My parents said that only English could open the door to this mythical world.
If You Could Only Teach Your Kid One Thing, What Would That Be?
If You Could Only Teach Your Kid One Thing…
If You Could Only Teach Your Kid One Thing, What Would That Be?
When I was a kid, my parents insisted I learn English above everything else. They saw it as a key to a much better life. At that time Poland was only just beginning to recover from a few decades of Soviet occupation. They didn’t have English in school, hardly anyone could speak decent English at all. The West and especially the United States seemed like a land of unbelievable opulence and infinite opportunities. My parents said that only English could open the door to this mythical world.