I never understood why schools insisted on going over trivial things that we’d end up forgetting as adults anyway…after all, isn’t that what research is for?  What’s the expression…”teach a man to fish…?” I don’t remember what the Scarlet Letter was about, just that the Custom House introductory was painful and could be considered cruel and unusual punishment.  I don’t remember a thing about the Aztecs or who the twenty-second President of the United States was.  Though, I do remember a thing or two about math and English, mainly because I use both more than any other school subject I was taught.  It’s for this reason that I encourage kids everywhere to play educational games that improve both basic math, reading, and writing skills.

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