| I am a second generation learning disabled person. | | | | so long, they were judge harshly by the school |
| My father has a learning disability. | | | | system. So they had a decision to make: Accept this |
| Unfortunately, he never had the support to deal with | | | | reality or prove them wrong! |
| his short comings in school. | | | | What they develop is an internal drive that will stop for |
| My dad told me the stories how he would be punished | | | | NO ONE! |
| by his teachers for not grasping the information at the | | | | The tough part about this story is not everyone |
| right pace. He told me his story about Latin School. He | | | | develops this drive. They give before it can ever start. |
| finished last in his class. Most people would assume | | | | The systems in school presently focus on outward |
| that he was less intelligent than his peers. Thus he | | | | adaptations like a special class room, longer time on |
| would be less successful as well... | | | | test rather than teaching the HABITS OF BEING |
| Yet, less than 10 years later he held two masters | | | | SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE! |
| degree and a PhD! | | | | What can a parent do for their kid? First things first |
| What I have found is people with learning disabilities | | | | teach them to work hard by example. Show them that |
| often start the road of education at a slower pace | | | | you are willing to work with them in over coming their |
| than their peers. But people with learning disabilities that | | | | challenges. Become an expert of yourself. Learning |
| are committed to figuring it out for themselves, out | | | | different methods for learning that would be better |
| pace their earlier peer group. | | | | suited for your kid. |
| The reason behind this is people who are success and | | | | It all begins with you! |
| have a learning disability have something to prove. For | | | | |