Title: Retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48 Post by: moq on February 14, 2008, 08:41:54 pm http://www.10news.com/news/15274005/detail.html
OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- John Corcoran graduated from college and taught high school for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell. :o ::) Title: Re: Retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48 Post by: Kage on February 15, 2008, 12:12:43 am - How did he sign his paychecks?
Title: Re: Retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48 Post by: deda on February 15, 2008, 01:19:02 am with F like everything else.... ;D
p.s. he was a PE teacher... p.s.s. and what's wrong with being illiterate? Hell, I am quite certain some famous presidents were endowed with this rare gift... ;) Title: Re: Retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48 Post by: Kage on February 15, 2008, 01:35:42 am - nothing wrong with it. Just must be extra clever I suppose with some charm.
After he broke those barriers look for these job openings - an anorexic food critic, claustrophobic miner, morbidly obese personal trainer, deaf guitar tuner ;D ;D add some more you can think of ;) Title: Re: Retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48 Post by: omledufromage on February 15, 2008, 02:08:05 am An anorexic food critic might actually work out. ;D His/Her motto would be:
"I only eat it when it is really really really good." 8) |