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\n\"Manuel<\/a><\/p>\n

Manuel is a 65-year-old car wash employee whose formal education ended in third grade. Everyday tasks at his job, like counting money and giving change, proved challenging for Manuel, who always feared numbers. Wanting to learn the basics, he enrolled in Kumon with the help of a benefactor. Thankful for the opportunity, Manuel never misses a class. He’s now studying factorization in Level I, far exceeding his expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manuel is a 65-year-old car wash employee whose formal education ended in third grade. Everyday tasks at his job, like counting money and giving change, proved challenging for Manuel, who always feared numbers. Wanting to learn the basics, he enrolled in Kumon with the help of a benefactor. Thankful for the opportunity, Manuel <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nMeet Manuel, an Adult Learner Exceeding Expectations<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manuel is a 65-year-old adult learner who enrolled in Kumon to learn the basic math skills needed at his job. 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