You Can Get It If You Really Want It: American Education Then and Now

You Can Get It If You Really Want It: American Education Then and Now
The "Little Red Schoolhouse," Cedar Falls, Iowa. Public domain
Jeff Minick
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“You can get it if you really want You can get it if you really want You can get it if you really want But you must try, try and try Try and try, you'll succeed at last.”

Reggae musician Jimmy Cliff’s lyrics apply to most situations in life: being a good husband and father, a promotion at work, or learning French. Very often, we truly can get something if we really want it and we’re willing to try, try and try.

Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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