Day 312 of 1000
We are running out of “first day of school” picture opportunities. If all goes well, the kids will be off to graduate school in a couple of years, but we doubt whether we will be there to take the picture. We often talk about the concept of life-long learning, so maybe I am wrong. I hope so. Our departed friend, John Sterling often told us about a fellow, I think it was Beach Paddon who just kept going to college. My understanding is that he got a new Masters degree every now and then.
This is a favorite topic of Charles Murray the co-author of, Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. Christian and I have spoken about how cool it would be to continue getting Masters degrees as a hobby after he finishes his “real” school. That is one way to continue learning, but self-teaching and pursuit of knowledge not readily available in college through alternate means are other good ways to keep learning. Homeschooling certainly served me well in that regard. Kelly has a sense for what she wants to do when she gets out of college and she will have to continually study and work to make it happen. Her school will give her something to do that she enjoys and will pay the rent, but her vocation lies in a completely separate direction.
At any rate, we have hit another milestone. The kids are stressed and excited. Lorena and I are a little bit melancholy.