Young and dyslexic? You’ve got it going on, Benjamin
Zephaniah
As a child I suffered, but learned to turn dyslexia to my
advantage, to see the world more creatively. We are
the architects, we are the designers.
,Young and dyslexic? You’ve got it going on, Benjamin
Zephaniah
As a child I suffered, but learned to turn dyslexia to my
advantage, to see the world more creatively. We are
the architects, we are the designers.
,I’m of the generation where teachers didn’t know
what dyslexia was. The big problem with the
education system then was that there was no
compassion, no understanding and no humanity. I
don’t look back and feel angry with the teachers. The
ones who wanted to have an individual approach
weren’t allowed to. The idea of being kind and
thoughtful and listening to problems just wasn’t done:
the past is a different kind of country.
, I’m of the generation where teachers didn’t know
what dyslexia was. The big problem with the
education system then was that there was no
compassion, no understanding and no humanity. I
don’t look back and feel angry with the teachers. The
ones who wanted to have an individual approach
weren’t allowed to. The idea of being kind and
thoughtful and listening to problems just wasn’t done:
the past is a different kind of country.
Zephaniah
As a child I suffered, but learned to turn dyslexia to my
advantage, to see the world more creatively. We are
the architects, we are the designers.
,Young and dyslexic? You’ve got it going on, Benjamin
Zephaniah
As a child I suffered, but learned to turn dyslexia to my
advantage, to see the world more creatively. We are
the architects, we are the designers.
,I’m of the generation where teachers didn’t know
what dyslexia was. The big problem with the
education system then was that there was no
compassion, no understanding and no humanity. I
don’t look back and feel angry with the teachers. The
ones who wanted to have an individual approach
weren’t allowed to. The idea of being kind and
thoughtful and listening to problems just wasn’t done:
the past is a different kind of country.
, I’m of the generation where teachers didn’t know
what dyslexia was. The big problem with the
education system then was that there was no
compassion, no understanding and no humanity. I
don’t look back and feel angry with the teachers. The
ones who wanted to have an individual approach
weren’t allowed to. The idea of being kind and
thoughtful and listening to problems just wasn’t done:
the past is a different kind of country.
