How Anybody Can Invest In America’s Future
| Posted in Acts Of Faith, Acts Of Love, All About Love, Art of Teaching, B.M.A.D.™ In 2010, Bloggers Making A Difference™, Change, Critical Thinkers, Education, Heroes And Sheroes, Inspiration, Leadership, Leadership By Example™, Literacy Advocates, Making Love Work, Parenting Skills, Personal Development, Personal Leadership, Philanthropists, Quick Questions, Reflective Reading Required, Self-Esteem, Social Justice, Steppin' Out Of The Darkness, Taking A Stand, Think About It, Today's Thought | Posted on 22-11-2010
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“Teaching children and adults to read, write, and comprehend is not only our essential duty and investment in America’s future; it is also an act of love.” – John Corcoran, author of The Bridge to Literacy and The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read
Mr. Corcoran is a former adult nonreader who decided to make a tangible investment in America’s future. Please visit Mr. John Corcoran’s Blog to see what I honestly believe is an excellent example of “Personal Leadership.” As a sign of respect, I’m shining a light on this philanthropic literacy advocate for having the courage to “face his fears and embrace Change.”
“Out of 191 million adults in the U.S., as many as 44 million cannot read a newspaper or fill out a job application. Another 50 million more cannot read or comprehend above the eight grade level.” -from the 1998 US Government Report, The State of Literacy in America, released by the National Institute for Literacy (NIL).
Quick question. Who, or what, is still stopping the millions of illiterate adults who never learned how to read above a 5th or 8th grade level from doing the same? Hmmmm. Think about it. In the meantime, check out the U.S. Department of Education’s website.
It’s still true. One person really can make a difference. Difficult? Most definitely! Impossible? Not!
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