Assignment: Mastering a Skill
Every single person in this world should know how to count and read! Counting and reading are the single most important things in our society today. Without that simple knowledge most people would get cheated out of almost everything. Most of the elderly in the Rio Grande Valley (where I am from) came from Mexico. They did not have the luxury of having an education when they were young. All they did was work and earn money to help feed their families. Because of this unfortunate situation, several elderly couples are cheated out of their money on a daily basis.
Here in the Rio Grande Valley the elderly get cheated out of money, land and several other things. They do not have the basic knowledge of counting or reading. My grandmother was one of those who were unfortunate enough to lose her savings due to a contract she signed with a real estate company. She did not know how to read and to make a long story short, signed a contract that would leave her penny less. The figures were strange to her and she did not realize she would be paying a crazy mortgage at the end. It is very hard when people do not know how to get through the basic astute of everyday living. By mastering the skills of counting and reading, people would not have to worry as much as my grandmother does now.
Stop and think about it, we would not be where we are at without the skill of counting. People who do not know how to count have a hard time tracking their money. Let’s just say, for example, someone goes to the store and the clerk is supposing to give you back twenty five dollars but instead the clerk gives him back fifte ...