I hope he achieves his goal. Imagine being able to finally read a great novel for the first time!

My heart hurts that he tried to learn several times before but was turned away for “being too far behind”. I’m so glad you tried again sir. That old lady was right. You’re never too late to learn. Keep up the great work! It’ll get easier as you go and before you know it you will understand first hand the beautiful world of reading.

Have them start with Houston's illiterate teachers!

Mr. Trevino has my utmost respect. One is never too old to learn, and his aspirational spirit has inspired me to keep learning.

I used to tutor people in reading, and it’s one of the most rewarding things I ever did. I’m changing careers to work with addiction sufferers, and I will sure tutor clients, if they let me. I’d love to set up a reading and other educational tutoring program in a long term treatment or transitional sober housing.

You MUST Respect a man like that! He didn’t quit, he sacrificed & now he is hunting the education he once set aside. He is a True fighter!✨💫

I applaud you! 👏

illiterate and driving? explains so much bad driving. My son was reading at age4, went to Alief district for K, was told he really didn't know how to read until he did worksheets perfectly. Was in Pasadena district briefly where focus was on answering worksheet over and over until it was perfect, memorized multiplication tables, understanding what algebra is, reading above grade level was discouraged and kid became suicidal at age 7. When pulled him out the last book the teacher let him read was "good night moon" when 3 mos prior he was reading "Little House " series at home. Tx schools are a train wreck in every way.

Respect !!!

One In Three ??? (OK Depends How You Define Functionally ) But Yes, Unacceptable , Modern Society Cannot Survive/Maintain That

Subtitles are your friends. It's no different than using landmarks if you watch shows with eng subs on.

Shocking.

How do you get a driver's license if you are illiterate?

Excellent video!

Now wait a minute Texas..this is unacceptable.

How can dropping out at 5th grade leave someone completely illiterate? I was reading chapter books when I was in 5th grade. I remember reading Harry Potter books in middle school. I don’t remember my parents ever helping me with reading or homework. Though I am white, and did live in a white suburb, where access to school transportation and food at home never stunted my schooling. just getting through school with passing grades, four years of Spanish in high school, and doing all my school work was evidently enough to ensure great literacy upon graduation. And reading books and living my adult life has continued my high literacy.

Robert Trevino. I am Korean. Cheer up! Please don't be ashamed of it. Here in Korea, on the contrary. Even College educated students can not understand spoken english and speak at all(deaf and dumb). But you understand and speak English well. It's not too late to learn reading. In here, Even english teacher don't speak well and understand as much as you. In other words, you are good at your language.

Houston we have a MIC problem.

I wonder if English illiteracy is more common as opposed to other languages because of our difficult spelling? In Spanish there’s almost no difficulty whatsoever in spelling. Each spoken word can be perfectly and effortlessly spelled.

Where are voters demanding change for something so fundamental to success and social mobility?

Si se puede

Texas, it's a start.

This is the saddest thing I have ever seen. It’s shocking until you remember that reading is something that you learn even through your teens and adulthood. You learn baby books then chapter books then children’s novels and young adult novels before moving onto adult novels in your teen years. I learned to read even into my late teens and adulthood because although I was an early reader, I read a lot of YA and children’s books into my teens. I was challenged to read adult novels in high school- some of which went over my head at the time. Reading has always been a great love of mine and I try to make reading a daily habit even today. But I might not have progressed as quickly if I hadn’t been assigned college-level reading material in my teens. It is amazing how much reading really is a habit and a skill that is built over time even into your adulthood. In college I read a lot more material out of academic journals by professors or professionals in their field. Today there is probably certain types of technical writing or medical writing that would be too advanced for me.

Counter in the same situation but I get actually read and I did draft out until I was in high school still don’t know how to do math English is not what I thought it is math is not what I thought it was. Everything is not what I thought it was it was hard I still don’t have my GED.

This explains so much of Texas politics. They can't read!

God bless you darling😀

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Never give up.

All this in the home of NASA JSC...

I know very many adults who are illiterate and it's mostly their own fault. Dropping out of school to provide for a family is one thing. Flat out refusing to do the work teachers giving you is another.

You should see Austin! 🤪

All TX people have to know is how to read "propane and propane accessories"

Love me some h town

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I was in 5th grade in special ed i cou no

Why? Just do what they did up in the Northwest. Nobody needs it to graduate. Just give them the diploma. They don’t need to earn it.

Imagine to keep funding a laughing stock Pubic education system when u get done & can't even read 😂😂. This system wow 😂😂.

Great story! Bless you all. Reading is tough! We need solutions.

Shouldnt it be 1 in 3 adults are functionally illiterate, not 1 in 3 is?

I'd leave a comment but...ya know...

Patrick: “Can I say people from Texas are dumb?”

it has nothing to do with schools. it's that some kids cant learn until they are older and by that time they have already quit school.

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It has everything to do with the low quality "ejamakashun" kids get in the "publik skul sistim." For one thing, schools should get back to TEACHING, rather than indoctrinating.

" ... repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand "(Matthew 3: 2) "...10 And he said unto me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. 11 Let the unrighteous still do unrighteousness; let the unclean still be defiled; let the righteous still do righteousness, and let the holy one still be sanctified. 12 Behold, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, that I may reward every man according to his works. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the First and the Last. 14 Blessed are those who keep his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and enter the city by the gate. 15 But outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and everyone who loves and does unrighteousness. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to bear witness to you in the churches. I am the root and descendant of David, the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say: Come! Let him who is thirsty come, and let him who is desirous take the water of life freely. 18 And I also bear witness to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will put on him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 And if anyone takes away anything from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away from him his part in the book of life, and in t7he holy city, and in what is written in this book. 20 He who bears witness to these things says, " I am coming soon." Amen to that. Hey, come on, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you all. Amen to that." Revelation of John the Evangelist, 22:10-21 "But as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the coming of the Son of Man: for as in the days before the flood they ate, and drank, and married, and were married, until the day Noah entered the ark, and did not think until the flood came and destroyed them all, so will be the coming of the Son of Man; then there will be two in the field: one is taken, and the other is left; two grinding in the millstones: one is taken, and the other is left. Watch therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come"(Matthew 24: 32)

The sad reality of Japanese politics. The dictatorship of the LDP is... A son of a son, a son of a son, a son of a son, a son, a son, a son, a grandson, a grandson, a son of a grandson, a daughter, a son of a daughter, a son of a son... As this continues, it is impossible for the general working class to try to reform the country. This is the sad political reality of Japan, a backward country.

School choice 10+ years ago would have solved the issue...

hahahahahahah..... really?