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The Teacher Who Changed Everything
Watch as Patricia Polacco recalls the day that her teacher discovered her dyslexia.
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Today's featured essay
Running Though School
By A. Wayne McFarlane
Winston Churchill in writing about his difficulties of going through school with a learning disability claimed, "It is not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclass and left behind at the beginning of the race." more…
