Bizarre Incidents A High School Teacher Who Could NOT Read

 

"I'm a university graduate with a bachelor's degree in education and business administration and over 90 additional graduate units. I attended school for 35 years, half of them as a professional educator. In acquiring these experiences, I could not read a textbook or write the answer to an essay question. This is the first public acknowledgment that I have ever made, that I have been a functional illiterate for almost 50 years."

John Corcoran, October 1987
Yes, indeed, John Corcoran with a second grade reading level finished high school and attended the University of Texas at El Paso. Surprisingly, in 1961, while still illiterate he received a bachelor's degree in education and business administration—thanks to his cheating talent.

However, his illiterate deception did not stop with a college degree; he taught high school for 17 years, without being able to read. In the 1980s, he finally learned how to read. Today, John Corcoran is an author and a literacy advocate. The following are his two books: The Bridge to Literacy: No Child—or Adult—Left Behind , and The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: One Man's Triumph Over Illiteracy.