Edward rolled his eyes. "Course I can count. We learn that much, but after that it don't matter, now do it? Reading ain't useful. I never needed it, neither did my dad. You can't say that like if I did well in class I'd be going ta some fancy school and gettin' a fancy life. It don't work like that. You show me one person who 'as and I'll listen to ya." He shook his head and dropped his chalkboard into his desk showing he wouldn't work.