It all started with my grandmother because she was a preschool teacher for over 35 years. This then passed on to my mother who is a special education teacher and finally to my aunt and cousin. Another reason why education is so important to my family is because people in my family feel that having an education can change your life. My mother grew up struggling after her parents divorced, but she went to college and earned two degrees. So he was able to give us a better life than the one he had growing up