Posted on 08/16/2022 7:05:29 PM PDT by simpson96
John Corcoran grew up in New Mexico in the US during the 1940s and 50s. One of six siblings, he graduated from high school, went on to university, and became a teacher in the 1960s - a job he held for 17 years. But, as he explains here, he hid an extraordinary secret.
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In the early eighties, a school-teacher friend came over and said, “Sit down and do these problems.” Handed me ONE sheet of paper and a pencil. She timed me. It took me 8 minutes to do the problems on both sides of the paper. She graded it, I had 100% correct.
She then told me that THIS was the math proficiency test the teachers in the State (NC) were fighting against. They were given 60 minutes and only required to get like 50% of them right.
That’s happening all the time. Graduating has nothing to do with knowledge. Just look around and that should be obvious.
It has everything to do with quota’s to get money.
I don’t think congressmen and senators can read. They never read the bills.
You are comparing now to 17 years ago, I would have thought it was somewhat better than that. So, I am still somewhat surprised, but not completely. 😋
I read many years ago about a college dean who was found to be illiterate.
Says tons about our education system.
Good story....an old story...but a good story. A good old story.
Always wondered why the Virginia Dept of Transportation never paints the world “ONLY” in turn lanes...
...then I realized what they have to work with as far as their labor force is concerned.
Thank you.
It’s been a trip, I’ll tell you that.
Yes indeed!
Happy riding!
I remember seeing that sign.
I was in the sign business for 25 years. One of the trade magazines had sign goof pictures and there was one that said; Pubic Library
I often pass a low-rent motel in my daily travels.
Their sign ALWAYS has misspelled words and I believe it catches the eye of drivers who would otherwise pass by without looking their way.
He was a typing teacher. From my experience, typing teachers didn't have to know anything (look, people learn to type now without even having had lessons). He could copy a text on the typewriter quickly because he couldn't read it and wasn't distracted.
I don't quite believe the story though. It reads like a satire or something. I can buy the college and teaching story, but if he turned in a blank page in a school exam, some teacher or other must have been concerned, even 50 years ago.
Already put her down once, very slowly, learning how to ride in deep sand. I now know to feather the clutch lightly in deep sand, so, hopefully, I won't make that mistake again.
Speaking of neuroplasticity, I can almost feel my brain twisting and stretching as it gets used to handling my new motorcycle. At my age, I'm not a speed demon, but riding slowly on country roads is more fun anyway.
I was 72 when my brother and I went on a bike ride out west. We went from central Ohio out through the Dakotas, Yellowstone, Flaming Gorge, through Colorado and back to Ohio.. About 10 days.. It was the ride of a lifetime..
Two years after that, we went from Columbus Ohio to New Orleans and back. He died shortly after..
That sounds wonderful.
Sorry about your brother’s death.
I doubt that.
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