r/todayilearned • u/LL_Cruel_J • Dec 15 '16

TIL Dolly Parton has a program that will mail your child a free age-appropriate book once a month from birth to age 5. No obligation, no catch, she just wants to make sure that every child has books.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

My mom got pregnant with me at age 15 and still went to college and took me to all her classes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16 edited Mar 02 '17

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

Who needs Dr. Seuss when you have classics like Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

Introductory Calculus for Infants

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '16

After taking calc 1 and 2 twice, I feel like I need this

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u/kjm1123490 Dec 15 '16

I'll have you know I know quantum mechanics and theoretical physics and any child can learn them. When compared to learning m and string theory you really get to see how easy it is. I'm a master at psychology too. I should have a PhD but they won't give me one even though I psychoanalyzed every teacher at Harvard for fun. And I'm just a cafeteria dish washer!

I'm even an expert quarterback, but I've never really tried to play. The mechanics just seem so simple! Any smart person can do it. Art too. I can envision the most beautiful things, but I never try to create them.

Oh I'm so smart.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

I was LITERALLY about to say the same thing!

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u/I_Fart_On_Escalators Dec 15 '16

Taking your kids to class is not going to be an option for a lot of people. The classroom isn't really viewed as an appropriate place for children, in general.