A 78-year-old Bulgarian man started off the new school year like hundreds of children a fraction of his age in first grade. Apostol Stoyanov from the central village of Popovtsi never got a chance to attend school when he was a kid and decided to enroll in first grade this year, at the age of 78. The elderly man, who attended the start of classes in Gabrovo alongside another 430 first graders, told the agency that he was illiterate but had already started practicing to write letters. More
6 comments:
That would be funny is he was in my class.
He is older than my gramps.
He spent his whole life not being able to read. That is sad.
I wouldnt start if I was him.
weird
Great story! We need more like this in the media these days.
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