Ever think you're smarter than your teacher?
Retired Teacher Reveals He Was Illiterate Until Age 48
OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- John Corcoran graduated from college and taught high school for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell.
How's that for a lede.
At least he felt bad about it:
"As a teacher it really made me sick to think that I was a teacher who couldn't read. It is embarrassing for me, and it's embarrassing for this nation and it's embarrassing for schools that we're failing to teach our children how to read, write and spell!"
You can say that again. How about you write that down.
You'd think after 17 years of constant self-loathing, he'd sit down and say to himself "Dammit, I'm going to learn to read!"
But no, I suppose not.