As a society, we place a great deal of importance on “being smart.” That’s why, when someone lags behind in school, they often feel a great deal of shame. They will often go to great lengths to conceal any academic problem. But one man would go much further than most.
John was a kid growing up in the 1940s in a supportive home in New Mexico. His parents told him that he was “a winner” and like any kid would, he believed what they told him. So despite the fact that he was late in talking and was a bit behind the other kids in first grade, he still had high hopes of learning to read like his sisters had…
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