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Welcome to my blog "All About Me: Gareth Matthews." Here, you will find statements and ideas about my personal philosophies, and how they relate to children.
Fondly,
Dr. Gareth Matthews
Biography & Philosophy
I was born on July 8, 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the time of my birth, my parents were participating as missionaries promoting Christianity in a foreign country. When I was growing up, my family moved a few times. I spent the majority of my childhood in Jackson, Tennessee, and later my adolescence in Franklin, Indiana. I spent a lot of time on my studies as a child; education was always important. I graduated from Franklin High School as the valedictorian of my class in 1947. I continued my life in Indiana by attending Franklin College--where my father worked as a professor--and received my A.B. in 1951. I furthered my education by receiving my Master of Arts from Harvard University one year later. During my studies with Harvard University I spent the year as a Rotary Fellow at Tubingen and the Free University of Berlin in Germany. The Rotary Foundation that I worked with strives to achieve peace and world understanding through many agendas. The foundatio...
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