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Motivational speakerOliver Jameswas left functionally illiterate after the education system failed him.
He slowly added reading to his content and shared that it was something he struggled with.
And then BookTok came, and was like, Hey, welcome to BookTok!
But at that time, it was a struggle.
And after a year and a half, James feels comfortable saying that he can read.
Im not going to tell you Im the best reader, but I can read now.
If you asked me a year ago, how was school?'
I said, Oh, good.
You know, I just went to school and things happened.
He was used to constant bullying, physical harm, and learning what he could to get by.
I don’t have to actually read nothing, do nothing, he explains.
I just match the picture with what I’m picking up.
He says that his followers helped him to realize that the education system failed to teach and protect him.
Hes read books such asPercy JacksonandThe Witcheswith his 10-year-old.
He gets the reading journey, but he doesn’t fully get it, James says.
But he’s super supportive when it comes to it.
It’s opened up a new space for us to just bond.
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Motivational speaker Oliver James was left functionally illiterate after the education system failed him.
He gets the reading journey, but he doesn’t fully get it, James says.
But he’s super supportive when it comes to it.
It’s opened up a new space for us to just bond.
