My grandma is a student

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Her name is Gogo. It means “grandmother”. Gogo lives in Kenya. It is a country (کشور) in Africa. Gogo is 90 years old. She is in class 4 in school.

     When she was a little girl her family was poor (فقیر). She could not go to school. She worked to help her family. Then she married (ازدواج کردن). She had her own family.
     But she dreamed (خواب دیدن) to go to school.
     Now her dream came true. Gogo is now in school with her great-great-grandchildren. She is learning (یاد گرفتن) to read and write and do math.
     Why go to school if you are old?   
     Gogo sees children who do not have hope (امید). She sees children who do not know what to do. She wants to show them they can succeed (موفق شدن). She tells girls, “Education is your wealth (ثروت).”
     Gogo shows that education is for everyone. It does not matter who you are, where you were born, or how old you are. Education is not just for a few!