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Re:I was a teacher for 17 years, but couldn't read or write by daniel-s on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:48AM (#28025337)
Can someone who has read the whole thing spoil it and tell me how someone illiterate wrote a big, long article for the BBC?
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Re:I was a teacher for 17 years, but couldn't read or write by namenotrequired on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:53AM (#28025362)
He did learn to read and write eventually.

But going by the last line, this article was written by a certain Sarah McDermott and not by John Corcoran

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Re:I was a teacher for 17 years, but couldn't read or write by aymendjellal on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:06AM (#28025419)
He eventually learned how to read later in his life (after his teaching career!) by seeking help at his local library adult literacy initiative.
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Re:I was a teacher for 17 years, but couldn't read or write by edge17 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:11AM (#28026823)
last line,

Written by Sarah McDermott.

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