Random Reminiscences (Two Selections) (1930, published in 1931)
I graduated from high school in 1911, and did not have plans to pursue my studies any further. The reason was simple: There was no money at home to support my education. Of course, high school graduates also faced an “employment problem”1 then, but since there were not many social critics or journal...
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Published in | A Garden of One's Own p. 68 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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The Chinese University Press
16.08.2012
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Summary: | I graduated from high school in 1911, and did not have plans to pursue my studies any further. The reason was simple: There was no money at home to support my education. Of course, high school graduates also faced an “employment problem”1 then, but since there were not many social critics or journal editors in those days, the problem never generated the kind of clamorous discussion found today. Fortuitously, I became a primary school teacher, and began to keep company with a group of second-grade pupils. Thus, I have never had the chance to find out what it is like |
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ISBN: | 9789629964238 9629964236 |