'STUDYING' AND 'LEARNING'

Pic.: Usha U sha was a dear student of mine, some twenty-five years ago. She hailed from a very conservative South-Indian family. For the past fifteen years, she has been living in the US with her wonderful family, which consists of her doting hubby, two well-groomed teenager-sons and their lovely princess, Rudy. (Their dog!). Usha has been a regular reader of my Blog, providing me with her valuable insights and feedback, time to time. Late last night, I saw this feedback from her in my Inbox. It was in response to my previous Post – ‘Turned 18? Boy, Time to Do Dishes’. G erry, this is with regard to your recent post - "Turned 18? Boy, Time To Do Dishes". When I started teaching my boys to do their own laundry when they were 8-and-9 -year old, I knew I was teaching them responsibility and a life skill which I could not, suddenly, teach them when they were 18 and about to leave home. Every week, the boys would be expected to do their laundry, w...