I know my brother did a similar post on my Dad several years ago, but I just wanted to share with you on my blog something that is absolutely amazing to me.
My dad, who just turned 80 years old in May, was born during the time of war in Greece. Although he wanted to go to school, his country needed him to serve, and he was not able to serve past grade 2. Later in life, my Dad moved to Canada, worked hard and eventually owned his own restaurant. My Dad taught all of my siblings the importance of hard work, but he wanted to ensure that we could get an education that he was not able to receive. Because of this, he had worked extremely long hours and actually never learned to read and write in English (he was able to slightly in Greek).
Fast forward to all of these years later, you can now find my 80 year old Dad with a facebook account as he knows this is a great way to stay connected with his sons that live far away and are all highly involved with social media. As I was not able to call him when I arrived in Spain, I thought I would try to write on his facebook wall and see if I could get a response from him. Here are the results?
I know it is not perfect, but this is someone who has mainly used technology to learn to read and write. He has never had any formal lessons, and it is amazing how he has come so far because he wants to keep connected.
I am so proud of my Dad and how far he has come. Imagine what students could do with this AND more training to being able to connect with others? I really believe the possibilities are endless.
