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People called the TV show looking for help with their reading because of Curtis. -
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Curtis is from Conyers, Georgia. -
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In third grade he had a teacher conference. -
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Teacher said he 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 does not blame the school for not helping him but he is learning the skills to lie and not be questioned. -
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"If I sound smart, people will think you are smart". He watched TV/videos to keep vocabulary "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 on 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 years? -
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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 the grocery store but he got in trouble with his boss because he -
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He wanted to open his own produce store 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 lower his prices and he has customers and his business fell. -
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Curtis was traveling and could not read road sign or airport signs. -
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Curtis saw a PSA (public Servie Announcement) for a program that helps people read with no judgment. -
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He took literacy classes with Steve and Ginny.
He felt happy to be honest about his problem. -
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He does really well with the literacy program and can now read a book a week -
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He goes to back to Georgia-starts another produce company and eventually becomes a food columnist. -
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He goes back to Georgia-starts another produce company and eventually becomes a food columnist -
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He decided to become a celebrity and use his platform to reach out to the illiterate community. -
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He decided to become a celebrity and use his platform to reach out to the illiterate community. -
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He called a n old friend and confessed his past and the friend called news shows to share his story. -
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Published his first cook book. -
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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. -
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People called the TV show looking for help with reading because of Curtis. -
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People called the TV show looking for help with reading because of Curtis.