tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post1706162966878710242..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Isaac, the AutodidactLynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-34754473192232602042014-11-16T12:24:41.194-06:002014-11-16T12:24:41.194-06:00Dear Blog Fodder, I agree that simply being alive ...Dear Blog Fodder, I agree that simply being alive teaches us many things, but not everything some learn would be classified as an education, I fear! As for you, I'm aware you do some "heavy duty" reading yourself!!Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-4549102000702191702014-11-16T12:20:04.751-06:002014-11-16T12:20:04.751-06:00Very interesting post. Those were heavy duty book...Very interesting post. Those were heavy duty books he read. You are so right - we never stop learning. Even just by being for many years. A 5 year old said to me, after I showed her how to approach a strange dog in a friendly manner, "How come you know everything?". I said, "Honey, only because I have been alive 5 decades longer than you".The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-50063769560416344362014-11-14T06:58:19.987-06:002014-11-14T06:58:19.987-06:00My friend Linda wrote: "My dad was an autodi...My friend Linda wrote: "My dad was an autodidact. He only went to school through seventh grade but he continued his self education all of his 84 years. He had a table next to his chair that was covered with reference books. He read every word of the daily newspaper and countless nonfiction books. He was one of the wisest and best educated people I have ever known.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.com