George Dawson

George Dawson appeared on the Oprah show in 1998 with his story. George had just reached his 100th birthday and told his story of learning to read at the age of 98. He had been illierate all his life, he decided at the age of 98 that it was time to learn. He then found a teacher willing to help him in his studies and he began going to school. When George began school he did not even know his simple ABC's. Though he was much much older than the other students in the class he was a great insentive to them as they always tried harder and valued their education that much more. George claimed that each day was a new milestone for him to over come, but he did it. For his 100th birthday students in his class all made him birthday cards and for the first time in his life he could read them himself. This story teaches viewers that going to school and getting an education is so much more than some may think, it is your future. Without the essentials of being able to read and write you will suffer great struggles in life. With inspiration such as George Dawson some may have been motivated to go back to school or even go to school for the first time.