Inspired by Chris Rock, Oprah Winfrey Will Teach High School this Fall

In a note to friends and fans on Facebook, Oprah Winfrey revealed that she is taking her years of wisdom to the classroom. A South African high school classroom to be exact. She shared…

I’m going back this fall to teach a class; calling it Life 101…

All the stuff I wish someone had told me about how the world works.

Should be fun since I love to teach.  And they’re like sponges.  Like 12th graders everywhere this first class is both anxious and excited about going to college.  Most will be the first in their family.  So it’s a very big deal for them, and they’re feeling the pressure.

Nothing like going out of country to have an even deeper appreciatioon for our own USA.  The Freedom to have options, something we often take for granted, is the most striking to me.

When Chris Rock was last on the show he said “real wealth is having options.”  I thought that was pretty profound.

I now stress to my girls that education prepares you to have options.  Without it you have none.

Check her full note here. Via BET