Tutorial D-28 Inspirational Stories
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Ruth – Dancer and Personal Trainer
Length: 13mins.
Learning Difficulty:
• Home schooled until the age of 12 in Scotland.
• Had difficulty with handwriting and was embarrassed in front of the class.
• Did not like reading and used excuses to get out of doing it.
Support Received:
• Had to write lessons out many times to aid memory retention
• No diagnosis of dyslexia while at school but had an understanding English teacher who assisted her in year 12.
Achievements:
• Ruth became a professional dancer.
• Ruth also studied personal fitness training and remedial massage and now owns and runs a successful personal training business in an elite gym in Melbourne Australia.
Advice To Other Students:
• If you find something you are good at, at school such as creative writing, art, dance or sport, then enjoy it.
Includes: Student Weekly Review D22 – D28
