John Corcoran grew up in New Mexico in the US during the 1940s and 50s. One of six siblings, he graduated from high school, went on to university, and became a teacher in the 1960s – a job he held for 17 years. But, as he explains here, he hid an extraordinary secret.
his story breaks my heart adult illiteracy is a major problem that doesn’t get addressed enough. http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43700153