I was 50 years old, and I couldn’t read a newspaper. I had never read a
book. I avoided meaningful conversations with others. And I had no idea
how the government worked. Oh yes, I was a high school graduate, but I
never got out of the 2nd grade reading level. I didn’t cause trouble in
school, so they just let me move on to the next grade. My only
salvation was having that high school diploma which enabled me to get
bottom end jobs. You can’t imagine a life where you always have to hide
the fact that you can’t read. You get really good at deception.
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