Here’s a great story from Medellín: an 89-year old man has just graduated from secondary school.
Gildardo de Jesús Jaramillo, the father of seven children who are all university graduates, reached 9th grade (of 11) as a youngster, and was able to get by his whole life with that, but decided at the beginning of the year that he wanted to complete his secondary education.
“I thought I might be discriminated against for being old,” he said, “But it has all been very pleasant.”
Now his thoughts are turning to whether he can continue his studies.
“I’d like to study law,” he says, laughing, “because I like litigation and fighting a little.”
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