Retired Teacher Taught for 17 Years – He’s Illiterate
A retired teacher for the Oceanside California School District taught classes for 17 years in spite of the fact that he couldn’t read, write, or spell. That’s right, a person who was responsible for insuring teenagers were able to read, write, and spell was unable to do those things himself. This revelation must horrify the NEA.
I wonder, how in the world did he survive high school and college in order to achieve his teaching certificate. He reveals that he cheated his way through and stole tests.
From 10news.com:
John Corcoran graduated from college and taught high school for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell.
Corcoran’s life of secrecy started at a young age. He said his teachers moved him up from grade to grade. Often placed in what he calls the “dumb row,” the images of his tribulations in the classroom are still vividly clear.
Corcoran eventually started acting up to hide his illiteracy. From fifth through seventh grade he was expelled, suspended and spent most of his days at the principal’s office.
Without knowing the rest of the story, one must ask the question how this man was able to gain employment based on his discipline problem alone? Aren’t these things taken into consideration?
Corcoran later attended Palo Verde High School in Blythe, Calif. He cheated his way through high school, receiving his diploma in June 1956.
He stole tests and persuaded friends to complete his assignments. Corcoran earned an athletic scholarship to Texas Western College. He said his cheating intensified, claiming he cheated in every class.
“I passed a bluebook out the window to a friend I painstakingly copied four essay questions off the board in U.S. government class that was required, and hoped my friend would get it back to me with the right answers,” Corcoran said.
In 1961, Corcoran graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education, while still illiterate he contends. He then went on to become a teacher during a teacher shortage.
“When I graduated from the university, the school district in El Paso, where I went to school, gave almost all the college education graduates a job,” said Corcoran.
Graduating college makes someone qualified to teach? Wow, I wonder how many stoners are out there teaching your kids America?
For 17 years Corcoran taught high school for the Oceanside School District. Relying on teacher’s assistants for help and oral lesson plans, he said he did a great job at teaching his students.
“What I did was I created an oral and visual environment. There wasn’t the written word in there. I always had two or three teacher’s assistants in each class to do board work or read the bulletin,” said Corcoran.
I other words, he wasn’t supervised.
That is the problem with public education. It is top heavy with administrators who fail to supervise their teachers. America is wondering how there could be so many incidences of teachers having sexual relations with students but this teacher shows us the answer. Lack of supervision and lack of accounability.
I’m sure he was a great teacher. He was probably popular with students. Why not? He never made them write anything. And if he did, he wouldn’t be able to read any of it.
This case emphasizes the need for the removal of unions from public sector jobs. Teachers unions are the problem. Tenure is granted to people who are substandard and then you can’t remove them from their jobs. There is no accountability and no supervision. If this man would have been discovered in the latter 3rd of his career, the school would not have been able to fire him anyway.
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Posted by Gribbit on February 13, 2008 12:04 am
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