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2008-02-14 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Teacher hid illiteracy during 17-year career

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-02-14 10:31|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Given the current state of public education, I'll bet it wasn't as hard to do as you think.

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-14 11:08|| 2008-02-14 11:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty smart guy. Many of the PS teachers I know are completely powerless to hide their illiteracy.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-02-14 11:54|| 2008-02-14 11:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Given the vague of social promotion in our public school systems how can you measure his 'success'?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-14 12:07|| 2008-02-14 12:07|| Front Page Top

#4 crud .... vogue..

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-14 12:10|| 2008-02-14 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't read and can't write. His view of the world is whatever the Tee Wee tells him. And his inablity was supported by his "assistants" who did the reading and knew.

Illiterate and good for high school, even better for college. Never read a book in his life or a newpaper. He can know only what he is told. Praise the lord! He be happening.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2008-02-14 13:25|| 2008-02-14 13:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting that over the years he never sort of picked up the desire to actually learn to read. When he wrote a book about it they should have just tarred and feathered him.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-14 14:23|| 2008-02-14 14:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Huh, thought this was an article about muhommod. I guess it does say teacher and not looting warlord pedophile. My bad.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-14 16:22|| 2008-02-14 16:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Get a grip, rjschwarz; Corcoran did learn to read, and he's putting his teaching to good use in promoting literacy. What's your problem?

Posted by mom ">mom 2008-02-14 18:10|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-02-14 18:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Can't read and can't write. His view of the world is whatever the Tee Wee tells him. And his inablity was supported by his "assistants" who did the reading and knew.

Don't think it's so straightforward. He could, I presume, form his own conclusions. Consider the intelligence necessary to create a system that allowed him to function as a teacher and to avoid detection. That requires a high degree of creativity and a finely granulated discernment. And of course, he has, no doubt, an excellent memory, trained throughout the years.

Literacy is more than the ability to read and write, it is also the ability to structure/apply the information, to put it to a good use. He apparently made good on that part. And then also on the read/write part.

Posted by twobyfour 2008-02-14 19:16|| 2008-02-14 19:16|| Front Page Top

#10 What's your problem?

That would be the "he taught classes for 17 years even though he could not read or write" part, mom.

Posted by SteveS 2008-02-14 20:38|| 2008-02-14 20:38|| Front Page Top

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