Tutorial J-14 Inspirational Stories
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Josie – Mother and Grandmother
Length: 12mins.
Learning Difficulty:
• Josie found Math very difficult.
• She did not have the same opportunities at school that are available to students today.
• Enjoyed primary school and went to a girl’s technical school, which also taught Dressmaking, Cooking or Shorthand and Typing.
• Expectations for girls were to leave school after Year 10, get a job and find a husband.
Support Received:
• Josie parents had no expectations about her school achievements.
• She always had family support.
Achievements:
• Worked in an office and was trained “on the job” as a dental nurse.
• Josie has raised four children, and used her learnt skills of dressmaking and cooking together with gardening.
• When Josie worked at a women’s refuge, she saw the struggles others had in life.
• Completed VCE English and Australian History as a mature age student just for the joy of learning and to prove that she could.
Advice To Other Students:
• Sometimes being happy and successful is indicated by having a warm bed at night, a roof over your head and a full tummy.
• Appreciate life and all it has to offer and never stop learning no matter what the subject is, that interests you.
Includes: Student Weekly Review J8 – J14
