Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My parents were marvelously educated people.
The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development.
Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.
My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their children a good education.
Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.
As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.
Our family life was certainly not intellectual.
In my family, education was something you endured. My parents weren't educated past high school, and the only book in our house was a 'Reader's Digest' condensed book. Can you imagine?