I recently watched The King’s Speech, and I’m left wondering why stories like the one portrayed in this movie are not in our history books. We read when King George VI reigned; he did so and so; he was born and died in such and such a time. And yada, yada, yada.
I just want to know one thing. Why didn’t the books tell me about the struggles the freakin’ king of England had to overcome because of a speech impediment?!
I don’t mean to knock the education system…
wait, that’s a lie.
I really think it’s a load of bull.
Honestly, I remember what it was like to be a hormonal-trying to fit into the world-teenager. The last thing I wanted to be told at that age was some useless fact that was never going to really benefit me in the great scheme of life. I think it would be much more conducive if we were taught that the man who ruled over England couldn’t speak right, and had to fight like hell, just to share one simple message to the common people. (But what do I know?!)
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