am I reading it wrong?

[kleinma]

I was reading this article (I don't know why exactly) about Helen Keller (deadblind girl who was taught to communicate)

Anyways, this one paragraph:

Sullivan was hired in 1887 to teach Keller, who had been left blind and deaf after an illness at the age of 11. With her new teacher, Keller learned language from words spelled manually into her hand. Not quite 7, the girl went from an angry, frustrated child without a way to communicate to an eager scholar.

Something just doesn't add up with those ages....

She was born in 1880 so the age 7 seems to fit....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/05/hel....ap/index.html

[RobDog888]

Maybe its a type-o as it could be a "1"? If she was 11 then why didnt she know how to read/write/speak still?

[kleinma]

yeah they seem to be not so good with the proof reading over there.. or fact checking, but what news organization is?

[Shaggy Hiker]

I was reading this thread (I don't know why exactly) about Helen Keller

Anyways, this one quote:

Helen Keller (deadblind girl

Something just does add up with those adjectives.

And it adds up to funny

[RobDog888]

Maybe they raised the dead?

[techgnome]

HEllen KEller went deaf/blind at age 7, if I remember right.... Sullivan came to teach when Keller was 11.... someone at CNN didn't take a proper English class.

"Sullivan was hired in 1887 to teach Keller, who had been left blind and deaf after an illness, at the age of 11."

It's missing a comma.

-tg

[penagate]

It's still a bit confusing. Dashes would remove that part more convincingly.

Sullivan was hired in 1887 to teach Keller — who had been left blind and deaf after an illness — at the age of 11.

Although the birthdate wouldn't make sense then.

[penagate]

Bah. They've fixed it now.

Sullivan was hired in 1887 to teach Keller, who had been left blind and deaf after an illness at the age of 1½. With her new teacher, Keller learned language from words spelled manually into her hand. Not quite 7, the girl went from an angry, frustrated child without a way to communicate to an eager scholar.

[penagate]

It's still not as clear as it could be, though.

"Not quite 7, the girl went from an angry, frustrated child with no way to communicate, to an eager scholar."

[anhn]

The life of Helen Keller article:
"Helen Adams Keller was born on 27 June 1880."
"In February 1882, when Helen was nineteen months old, she fell ill."
"On 3 March 1887 Anne arrived at the house in Tuscumbia and for the first time met Helen Keller."

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

I'm just holding all my Helen Keller jokes deep inside.. following this thread in anguish at the loss of opportunity...