04/30/2026
"I have always been fascinated by space programs and missions. As I followed Artemis II earlier this month, I began reflecting on this latest space mission as a model for our mission at the John Corcoran Foundation: to facilitate the prevention and eradication of illiteracy and sub-literacy in adults and children across America.
When I was a school boy, a human walking on the moon was just like a B movie script, a fantasy, a favorite daydream for me. To me, it was impossible for humans to reach (let alone walk on) the moon or Mars. I was wrong! I also thought and believed that it was impossible for me to learn how to read. I was wrong!
As a student and teacher, I spent 35 years inside the education system, witnessing and experiencing firsthand America's illiteracy crisis. After I started learning how to read at the age of 48, I wrote my first book "The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read" and founded the John Corcoran Foundation. I learned that there are millions of people like me who struggle to learn to read.
But today’s science tells us that with proper instruction, we can teach 97%-100% of children, teens, and adults (who can speak) to read and write proficiently."
📑 Quote from "What Space Travel Teaches Us About The Future of Literacy in America" by John Corcoran. Full article at https://www.johncorcoranfoundation.org/post/what-space-travel-teaches-us-about-the-future-of-literacy-in-america
