| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| I Can Has Studentz. |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
This explains so many things on so many levels...
 A retired teacher admitted to not being able to read, write or spell during his 17-year teaching career at a California high school, according to a report.
John Corcoran managed to graduate high school and college without ever learning basic skills, 10News.com reported on Monday. Teachers passed Corcoran from grade to grade and disciplinary problems helped hide his lack of skills.
He cheated in high school by turning in other students' work, earning his diploma in 1956 from Palo Verde High School in Blythe, Calif.
"I couldn't read words but I could read the system and I could read people," Corcoran said.
Corcoran continued on his cheating path through college, using friends to take tests. He graduated in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in education from Texas Western College.
Years later after nearly two decades of teaching, Corcoran gave in and learned to read through a tutor.
Corcoran, an education advocate, is the author of two books, "The Teacher Who Couldn't Read" and "Bridge to Literacy."
"I believe that illiteracy in America is a form of child neglect and child abuse and the child is blamed and they carry the shame; if we just teach our people how to read we'd give them a fair chance," Corcoran said. What the fuckety fuck kind of fuckery is this? Is 'fuckety' even a word? This guy certainly wouldn't know. Sure, he's rectified matters by learning to read and becoming an advocate for literacy, but damn, what about the legions of kids he taught over the years? Did he just let them slide through the system, too?
And he wants YOU to buy it.
FOXNews.com: Former Teacher Admits to Teaching for 17 Years Without Ability to Read or Write |
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He should have gone to jail for reckless endangerment.
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All hell would break loose if I found out a school had an illiterate mofo teaching my son.
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This is a damn shame. If there were a better system of checks and balances in place this man would have been discovered a long time ago.
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Reading this literally made my stomach turn. It's hard to applaud him after he spent decades being bogus and having the nerve to fake instructing others.
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There are probably plenty more out there just like him, pretending to teach your children. Yes, your children.
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He should have gone to jail for reckless endangerment.