Educating: A Memoir

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Thank you for this well explained review. The fact that this book exists, and the point that she won’t see her own daughter without her husband, absolutely points to a validity in what Tara shared. I wouldn’t want to buy “Educating” and therefore give support, so I appreciate the clarity you have provided. Of course, the people close to the situation would prefer to believe Tara were lying, as it is a lesser crime than the truth of abuse and neglect. UPDATE: Comments are turned off on this post. My intent is not to trash on Tara’s family. This is a book review. Over time, comments have simply rehashed certain opinions. If anything, the family could use prayers—all of them. Those are my thoughts and feelings–January 2023. Learning is deeper and more durable when it’s effortful. Learning that’s easy is like writing in sand, here today and gone tomorrow In terms of whether or not Tara’s account is “true,” as others have pointed out, it’s her truth. Every last little detail is not important, the overall conditions under which she was brought up is the point here, not minor details about places and the exact timeline of events. In fact, as others have pointed out, she has gone above and beyond in an attempt to make it as accurate as possible. Probably because she knew her father would retaliate in someway, which he has in the publishing of this book. The writing and publishing of Educating was CLEARLY not her mother’s idea, nor her sole creation. He uses all of his family as his personal slaves, for his own purposes, and it’s clear that is what this book is. I have NO interest in reading it. Thank you for doing that for me.Hello… I have a question about the “Princess” .. Tara describes a geographic feature that’s observable from their home (and maybe throughout most of the area around their home and the nearby town). At different times of the year “the Princess” is hidden by snow and by spring the form of an Indian Princess emerges from the landscape features. Are you familiar with the feature? Seems like this is similar to seeing certain features in clouds. Dr. Kerry: Westover's professor at BYU. He helps her get a spot in the study abroad program to Cambridge and encourages/supports her in her academic career. I find Tara’s character was very honest , powerfu Charlie, Thank you so much for commenting! It’s good to hear from you. I’m so glad Tara still reaches out to you. I would love to meet her someday. I wish you all the best on your life’s journey.

LaRee, Val, and family are reportedly active members of the faith. Throughout Educating, LaRee tells of spiritual promptings, priesthood blessings, temple attendance, answers to prayer, heavenly visitations, and faithful church attendance and gospel study.My comment is not about anything anyone else wrote about – I carefully read all the other comments first before writing this – but about a term that is used as though it is interchangeable, and it’s kinda not. Her parents' attorney has said that "Her parents raised their family in what Tara described as an extremist mindset, but what they felt was self-sufficiency." [6] They maintain that there is only a "little germ of truth" in her book. [6] Their attorney said Westover's parents were hurt that Westover would write a book that slanders her upbringing and that she would accuse her brother [Shawn] of the abuse described. [6] Reception [ edit ] However, there’s no denying Val is uncommonly intelligent. And so are the kids. Along with passion and determination, their wits helped at least for three of the seven escape their paranoid existence. Additional aspects of their upbringing — nature, exercise, fresh air, real-life problem-solving — were positive and healthy. But no way can Val and LaRee claim bragging rights, considering the serious harm caused by their heartlessness.