![]() ![]() And for a lot of people, that probably is true. that the goal should always be reconciliation. Westover remains estranged from about half of her family, including her parents, she said. “But I think part of respecting yourself, actually, and your ability to have your own ideas is respecting other people’s right for the same.” “I mean, it’s not my way of looking at it,” Westover said. When asked Thursday about her mother’s book, “Educating,” which provides an alternative take, Westover said, “My version doesn’t have to be the only version, and I’m really comfortable with the idea that there are other ways of looking at it.” Her parents have disputed Westover’s account. In her book, which was published in 2018, Westover describes her isolated childhood and violence she experienced from an older brother. She is now a senior research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. She earned her doctorate at Trinity College in Cambridge. Westover motivated herself to go on to study at Brigham Young University, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was raised by survivalist Latter-day Saint parents in Clifton, Idaho, who opposed public education. Westover did not step foot in a classroom until she was 17 years old. ![]()
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