SOPHOMORE reading for Age of Reason test

Read over this to answer a question or two on the Age of Reason test on November 15.

No need to comment on the misspelled word in the title. If Chris Gardner wants to spell it this way, he gets a pass from us at Schoolsville. In 1981 Gardner lost his wife and lots of money when he invested the family nest egg in a invention bound for failure. Gardner, however, did not give up so easily. He worked his way up from the lowest rung of the social ladder by outworking his stock broker colleagues at Dean Witter and becoming a millionaire. His story was portrayed in a movie called, The Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith played Gardner.

Investigate, if you like, Gardner's amazing story at his Web site. Check out what Will Smith thinks of Gardner in this YouTube video. Smith says that Gardner "personified the American Dream."

This is a true story of the American Dream made a reality.