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Working on the farm should be included in school curriculum. The majority of kids do not know what is hard work and they will avoid it later in life. That is why oriental kids are so successful, because their families teach them study hard and work hard for want they want in life.

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There's always summer. We have a bunch of opportunities around where we live, mainly in the summers, although not entirely. They range from community gardens to full farming operations. When I was a teen, my father (who had grown up on a farm and swore he'd never do it again) planted a very large garden in part of our backyard. From about age 11 to 17, I played amateur farmer, learning how to plant, hoe, and harvest; recognize and control pests and blights; and create and use compost as fertilizer.

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