Tutorial L-21 Inspirational Stories
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Mick – Soldier and Teacher’s Aid
Length: 14mins.
Learning Difficulty:
• Mick struggled with reading, spelling and used a dictionary as a tool to help memorise words.
• Branded as dumb at school and offered little support.
• Mick was good at History, Wood and Metal Work.
• Mick was raised in the UK on a dairy farm and was a competent farm hand.
Support Received:
• No support received at school, as he was never diagnosed with a learning difficulty.
• Joined the Army in England at the age of fifteen and during a training exercise, an army officer picked up that Mick had dyslexia.
• Special training provided by the Army assisted
Achievements:
• Worked in the British Army for 22 years and achieved a high level of training and leadership.
• Now a successful teacher’s aid.
Advice To Other Students:
• Mick advises you to listen, take your time and learn at your own level.
• Making mistakes and learning, is better than doing nothing.
Includes: Student Weekly Review L15 – L21
