Person: William Evers

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Your don’t get a scroll for individual worth

WILLIAM EVERS (Irish Examiner letters, August 26) unfortunately missed the point in my response to his original letter of August 19 in which he insensitively exclaimed that a person who can’t read or write isn’t worth anything.

Wed, 01 Sep, 2004

Basic education the key to earning a living

TOM O’LEARY (Irish Examiner letters, August 21) does not know the difference between academic achievement and a good basic education necessary to make one’s way in life and earn a living.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2004

Academic achievement has nothing to do with personal worth

I’M afraid William Evers isn’t as well educated as he might think (Irish Examiner letters, August 19). The gall of him to ask “of what use is a person who is illiterate and cannot add or subtract?”

Sat, 21 Aug, 2004