There are few books that underline the services of mothers as well as Educating by LaRee Westover. To evaluate anyone’s life decisions without knowing their story is a faulty act of foolishness, at best, or hate at the worst. Everyone wishes to be seen for their whole self in thoughts, feelings, and reflective experiences. Westover Club - 413-593-5531 Tenant Units phone directory, CLICK HERE. Education/Training Office - 413-557-3440 Explosive Ordnance Disposal - 413-557-3509. As Westover recounts in her memoir, she did not have a birth certificate until years after she was born. Despite her isolated upbringing and lack of formal education, Westover rebelled against her parents and began studying at Brigham Young University, where she proved herself to be an academically gifted student. Educating, A New Memoir by the Mother of Tara Westover October 24, 2020 By Kerry 22 Comments There are two sides to every story, and yet there can still be few answers to discern the truth. Many of us have read Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover, published by Random House. The Importance of Education Educated by Tara Westover is the compelling recount of her own search for fulfillment and knowledge in a culture that discouraged such ideas. Having grown up in a fundamentalist Mormon family, Westover was taught the ways of the mountain.
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Educated is the autobiographical story of Tara Westover’s journey from being the child of extreme anti-government, anti-science, and religious fundamentalist Mormon parents to becoming a Cambridge- and Harvard-educated PhD.
Born in her family’s isolated home in the mountains of Idaho, Tara was denied a proper education as a child. Her father, Gene, believed that public schools were a tool of the “socialist” U.S. government, meant to “brainwash” people. As such, he kept his children out of school and relegated them to a dubious homeschooling curriculum designed by his wife, Faye, who lacked any proper credentials for educating children. There were no tests or exams at Faye’s rudimentary school, and Tara mostly learned to read and write by studying the Holy Bible and theBook of Mormon. Because of this, Tara had enormous gaps in her knowledge—she barely knew the basics of elementary math and was deeply ignorant on key historical facts about the U.S. and the world.
Her father was also deeply hostile to what he termed the “Medical Establishment,” believing that modern medicine was a plot cooked up by the government to poison people. A key part of his religious fundamentalism was his belief that God had provided all the medicine one would ever need in the form of natural herbs. He and his wife were committed to homeopathy, alternative medicine practiced in the home.
Faye believed herself to be a gifted healer, far more effective than any actual doctor (though she lacked any medical training). Thus, the family treated colds, sore throats, and even severe cuts, bruises, burns, and concussions with homemade concoctions of lobelia, skullcap, and eucalyptus. Hospital visits were simply out of the question. As Tara recalls, these remedies were almost never effective and they subjected her and her siblings to needless and easily-preventable suffering throughout their childhood.
When she was a teenager, Tara began to be abused by her older brother Shawn. On several occasions, he beat her, dragged her across rooms by her hair, stuck her face in the toilet, and even broke her wrist, toes, and ankles. Tara was tormented by the abuse and manipulated into believing that it had been her fault. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given their patriarchal worldview and deeply anti-feminist beliefs regarding women’s sexuality and role in the home, Tara’s parents turned a blind eye to Shawn’s violence and...
What Happened After Educated Memoir
I have never written a forward to a book review before!
LaRee Westover’s new book, Educating, is not a response to Tara’s book but is remotely the complete story. She doesn’t respond to any of Tara’s accusations except about her brother’s emotional and mental state.
This is a touching tribute from LaRee Westover’s husband, Val Westover.
I have long been impressed by LaRee’s generosity in her business practices! She has freely shared her herbal recipes in her herb book, including the famous Miracle Salve recipe, and gives the most rewards points I’ve seen from a natural health company. The prices are great too!
We value being able to provide excellent products for the lowest possible price, as a product that is meant to improve one’s health is of no value if the price is so high they can’t afford to buy it.
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When I saw LaRee Westover at a health conference recently, I was thrilled to speak with her. We spoke about writing our memoirs which she had felt inspired to do several years previously to her daughter’s, Tara Westover, book being published. I was looking for health books to review so asked her if I could review hers. I needed to read it quickly once I knew it was finished since they were ready for publication! This was easy since the stories were so interesting and the language was engaging!
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“There are many themes in her narrative, but being different is okay stands out. “
This was not a paid review. I did receive a free reviewer’s copy of the book for review purposes! I will not lie to you that I think this book will be a bestseller! It could be if it had the same people backing it that Tara Westover’s book had. But even an indie published book can do well if it is well written! I hope that you will choose to share Educating with your friends!