The Teacher Who Couldn't Read (Paperback)

from rizeandshine

It's hard to believe that someone could make his way through 12 years of school, graduate from college and teach high school for 17 years without letting on that he couldn't read, but that's just what John Corcoran did. Due to a learning disability, lack of stability in school, failings in our ed...

from sriemann

I thought the best part was where he talked about the coping skills and methods of getting through class (cheating) - clearly a person using intelligence to get through school, but not how you normally think of it. I believe many students get tested as they go into schools for phonemic awareness,...

from debs4jc

teacher who couldn't read sounds unbelievable, but it is true. John Corcoran was a high school teacher and coach, a college graduate, and he had a huge secret. He couldn't read. How did this come about? How was it even possible? John attended 17 different schools before he got his first full time...