How much education does a child need to "thrive" in life?

The answer is simple.

As much as is needed for the child to "understand" good vs. evil.''

Of course these videos are talking about the actors and not the actual experience of "Laura Ingalls Wilder"

Now there are situations where a girl that grows up in the prairie didn't truly get a "special education" from an actual school.  The writer of the -Little House Books- grew up off and on in the education world.

From what it appears in the books, her actual formal education (testing and so forth) took some time to develop!  Yes, she probably didn't fully get an education with testing until she was 9 or 10 years old or older!  Besides that, in between her growing up years, she needed to stop her education in order to ensure survival in the depths of -The Long Winter.-  Does this mean that she wasn't actually learning?  No!  She was still learning here and there.

These days, there are some people who misinterpret the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and assume that because the "white people" went across the prairie and were on "native american territory" that Laura Ingalls Wilder (and her family) were automatically racist because of the situations and statements that the -FICTIONAL- story portrays!  In some ways, this goes way to far.  The stories are important to people of ALL races and heritages!  Some people with mostly white heritage can get good stories out of these books.......even if they do not -celebrate Christmas- or -read a bible.-

Anyhow, from this understanding about how Laura Ingalls Wilder actually "grew up" with an education that came and went and the "bible stories" had more importance, one can conclude that it is TRUE that quality education involves MORE than just books......it involves moral conditions as well, where the moral conditions are of MORE VALUE than the actual "special education" in a building or institution.

Did Laura Ingalls Wilder go on the path of "self destruction" or did she go on the path of "success"?

Answer: Her success really wasn't in her writing.  It was in her ability to RAISE HER OWN FAMILY in the NEXT GENERATION!  Yes, writing is -fun- and -good inspiration,-  but raising a loaf of bread and living in a safe and healthy home with a good husband is EVEN better SUCCESS!

Furthermore, there is evidence that a child who delays their education, even towards the teenage years can STILL thrive in intellectual feats (reading, writing, math)!  One such case occurred in the 1800's when a man who was ill for much of his childhood, despite working in the fields and other odd chores, didn't begin an actual education until he was past the age of 16!  After he started school, he ended after attending only one year!  So he graduated at the same level and time as everyone else!  (Yes, I am certain that his parents in his home REGULARLY READ the bible (only KJV bible available at that time) and other ADVANCED LITERATURE to him, and sang with him so that he would not "fall behind" but he wasn't actually in a "school setting" until much later......remember they didn't have "youtube" to occupy a child's mind all day in those days......and I DO BELIEVE a child needs to be exposed to a number of ADVANCED WORDS from ACTUAL BOOKS to accumulate a reasonable amount of understanding.)

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