Message from the Principal
Dear Oakbrook Friends and Families,
Let’s think for a minute about The Power of READING!
The single most important function of schooling is literacy – the ability to read and write. Here are a few quotes that highlight this:
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglass
“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.” - Kofi Anan
“People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.” – Malcolm X
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