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Struggles with family expectations and beliefs from "summary" of Educated by Tara Westover
Growing up in the mountains of Idaho, I was taught to believe certain things by my family. These beliefs were not just suggestions, but rather strict rules that governed our lives. From a young age, I was expected to follow these beliefs without question. Any deviation from these expectations was met with resistance and disapproval. One of the biggest struggles I faced was the conflict between my family's expectations and my desire for education. In my family, education was not valued the way it is in the outside world. Instead, my parents believed that formal education was unnecessary and even dangerous. They saw the public school system as a tool of the government to brainwash children and strip them of their individuality. Despite this, I yearned for knowledge and a life beyond the mountains. I wanted to l...
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