My Dyslexia

My Dyslexia
Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2008, Philip Schultz could never shake the feeling of being exiled to the "dummy class" in school, where he was largely ignored by his teachers and peers and not expected to succeed. Not until many years later, when his oldest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, did Schultz realize that he suffered from the same condition.

In his moving memoir, Schultz traces his difficult childhood and his new understanding of his early years. In doing so, he shows how a boy who did not learn to read until he was eleven went on to become a prize-winning poet by sheer force of determination. His balancing act—life as a member of a family with not one but two dyslexics, countered by his intellectual and creative successes as a writer—reveals an inspiring story of the strengths of the human mind.  (more...)








3 comments:

  1. The life that this person is having could actually inspire other people who might have some difficulties in reading and writing and their childhood because there are might still be other ways on how to fix it and achieve lots of things in the future.

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  2. This memoir seems to be very interesting and I want to have it in my book room at my house. I think that author made his effort in writing Personal Narrative Essay – Tell Your own Story Well . I like the style and manner that he uses here.

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  3. This is a great and inspiring story of the strengths of the human mind, he sets a perfect example for all of us - we have our boundaries only in our head. Thank you for posting.

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