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In reply to the discussion: She graduated without learning to read. Now she's suing her school. [View all]

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She graduated without learning to read. Now she's suing her school. [View all] Zorro Dec 19 OP
. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 19 #1
"It's not my fault I never made the effort to learn to read"? WTF? Did *you* read the article? Ocelot II Dec 19 #2
So much for the quality of education in this Country. Why didn't someone catch her, or, is she fibbing and tried to SWBTATTReg Dec 19 #3
What doesn't ring true? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 19 #4
She knows how to use a computer Zorro Dec 19 #12
Being illiterate doesn't mean you don't recognize some words or you're unaware of what a letter is. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 19 #14
Are you sure you understand what a reading disability is? yardwork Dec 19 #18
Of course there are details I don't know Zorro Dec 19 #22
So I can remember what you said. Iggo Dec 19 #5
Why, thank you Zorro Dec 19 #13
This happened in Connecticut and not in a state like Alabama? Omnipresent Dec 19 #6
Per the article, she graduated despite not being taught to read. She could have learned - Solly Mack Dec 19 #7
In this modern time of technology mymomwasright Dec 19 #8
She uses voice to text to write things and she's attending UConn. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 19 #11
Archive link Celerity Dec 19 #20
Rest of the article is paywalled Blue_Tires Dec 19 #9
Archive link Celerity Dec 19 #19
Wow... Holy freaking damn... Blue_Tires Dec 19 #23
It rings true to me. In the late '60s when I was in college, the school had a program where we would provide Wonder Why Dec 19 #10
Retired High School Special Ed. teacher here indigovalley Dec 19 #15
Teachers can't do anything without getting sued, and, get blamed for kids who put no effort in. Oneironaut Dec 19 #16
There is a lot going on here, for the most part, cachukis Dec 19 #17
She has a disability. We're not in a position to comment on how much effort she put in. meadowlander Dec 19 #21
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