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Curtis is from Conyers, Georigia. -
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Curtis was in 3rd grade, he had a teacher conference. -
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Teacher said Curtis is a nice boy but he has a reading problem and needs to repeat third 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 questioned. -
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"If you sound smart, people will think you are smart". He wanted TV videos to get vocabulary to keep" up the scam". -
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Heavy electives and light on academics for his schedule in high school. -
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Star football player, student council member, and won a cooking competition. -
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He got a scholarship for college. His whole family was happy. He was scared because he had to lie for 4 more years. -
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Halfway through sophomore year( 1.5 years), he dropped out off college. -
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He moved to California. -
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He got a job at a grocery store but he got in trouble with his boss became he can't read. -
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He wanted to open his own produce company( fruit/ vegetable) -
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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 lower his price, so he lost his customers and his business fell. -
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He was traveling and could not read road sign or airport signs. -
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Curtis saw a PSA for a program the helps people read with no judgement. -
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He took literacy class with Steve and Ginny.
He felt happy to be honest about his problem. -
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He does very well with the literacy program and can read a book a week. -
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He back to Georgia starts another produce company and eventually because a food columnist. -
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He decided to become a celebrity and use platform to reach out to the illiteracy community. -
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He called an old friend confessed his past and the friend called news shows to share 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 with reading because of Curtis.