84 Year Old Enters Elementary School

[matcom]

this is a GREAT story!

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NAIROBI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - An 84-year-old Kenyan grandfather has joined primary school to learn to read, after the government introduced free primary education last year, Kenyan daily newspapers reported on Tuesday.

Kimani Murage, who has 30 grandchildren, said he hopes to become a veterinarian.

His classmates' average age is seven years old, and two of his grandchildren attend more advanced classes in the same school in Kenya's Eldoret district, some 270 km (162 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi.

Headmistress Jane Obinchu told the Daily Nation the school first thought Murage's interest was a joke.

"So we told him to come this year in first term, then we could see about it. It was a total surprise when he showed up - in school uniform!" she was quoted as saying.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/01/13/grandad_joins_primary_school_at_84/

[matcom]

1. kick

i just LOVE this story!

[GOPisEvil]

2. 84 and he wants to be a veterinarian??

OK - that's cool. Good luck Kimani!