MATILDA ch-9 parents

Matilda enters school for the first time at age five-and-a-half, significantly later than most children begin primary school because her parents had not bothered to make arrangements until now. Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood look down on educated people thinking that education is a waste of time. At one point Miss. Honet tries to explain to Mr. Wormwood why education is important:

Miss Honey: Don’t sneer at educated people, Mr. Wormwood. If you became ill, heaven forbid, your doctor would be a college graduate.