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Originally posted by ljkelly
Wow, this is so interesting to me...what type of work do you do? How did he fill out the application? Just wondering...
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I used to work at a major university and MANY of the custodial staff were illiterate. I coordinated a GED and literacy program on campus and there were a number of people who could not read AT ALL, or who read very well. Many could also not do simple math. One guy told me that his wife did all of his reading/writing for him, although he did know how to write his name. I'm guessing she filled out his application.
I was subing for our regular GED/literacy teacher once and taught the class how to write checks. They were so excited! Several of them had checking accounts, but had never written a check. They also told me that there were many other people who were in the same situation, but were too embarassed, even though the university paid for them to come (The class was held during work hours for most people).
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