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Curtis is from Conyers, Georgia (rural area) -
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In third grade, he had a teacher conference. -
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Teacher said he is a nice bong but he has a reading problem, and needs to repeat 3rd grade. -
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Curtis decided to lie about not being able to read or write so people would not call him "dumb" or "stupid". -
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He doesn't blame the school for not helping him but he is learning the skills to lie and not be questions. -
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"If you sound smart people will think you are smart" the watched TV/videos to get vocabulary to keep "up the scam" -
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Having electives and light on academics for his schedule in high school. -
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star football player, student council member and won a cooling competition. -
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He got a sehlarship for college his whole family was happy he was scared because he had to lie for 4 more year. -
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Halfway through sophomore year (1.5 years) he dropped out of college. -
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He moved to California. -
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Got a job at a grocery store but he got in trouble with he can't read. -
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He wanted to open his own produce company (fruit/vegetables) -
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He would give blank checks to companies because he could not read the invoices. -
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Curtis did not know he had to locier his prices and he lost customers and his business fell. -
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Curtis was traveling and could not read sign or airport sings. -
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Curtis was a PSa for a program that helps people red with no Judgment. -
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He took literacy classes with Steven and Jenny. He felt happy be honest about his problem. -
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He does rally well with the literacy program and can how read a book a week. -
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He goes back to Georgia-stans another produce company and eventually becomes a food columnist. -
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He decide to become a celebrity and use his platform to reach out to be illiterate community. -
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He called on old friend and confessed his past and the friend called news shows to stare his story. -
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Published his first cookbook. -
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Curtis messed up on TV reading a teleprompter and cried on national TV. -
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People called the TV show looking for help because of curtis.