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I feel sorry for the poor kids whose parents feel they're qualified to teach them at home. Of course, some parents are smarter than some teachers, but in the main I see home-schooling as misguided foolishness.

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Dick Cavett
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: November 19
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