Story of the Week
September 23, 2002
The following story was written by Robbie Butler, from Tignish, PEI. Robbie is a student of the Tignish site of the PEI Institute of Adult & Continuing Education, Inc. He is 23 years old and he is working on his GED. His goal is to find a good job. In between studying, he plays hockey, softball and other sports.
The Benefits of a Good Education
by Robbie Butler
The reasons why I am coming back to school are simple. I worked as a labourer all over the country, doing all kinds of different jobs for five or six years. During that time, I had lots of different experiences and had a lot of time to think about what I wanted to make of myself. I'm still not exactly sure what I want to be, but I know that I don't want to fish for the rest of my life and live from pay cheque to pay cheque.
I am not really interested in living around here, so if I'm going somewhere, I want to have some education. I guess coming to school is step Number One. There will be a lot more steps, I imagine. With some education, I hope to find a good job that I enjoy doing and live a comfortable, happy life.
That's why coming back to school is important to me. I'll do my best and hopefully the results will be good.
[This story was taken from I Did It, So Can You! : A Collection of Stories From Adult Learners of Prince Edward Island, published by the Morell Region Community Learning Centre.]
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