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High School Dropout to Harvard: My Life with Dyslexia
- By: John D Rodrigues
- Narrated by: Morgan Ingraham
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
School was a struggle for John D. Rodrigues. He knew he was smart, but teachers and classmates didn’t believe him. All they saw was a kid who wore freakish orthopedic shoes, couldn’t sit still in class, and struggled miserably with reading. At age 16, John had had enough. He dropped out, certain he’d never return to school. Thanks to a chance encounter, John discovered ice sculpting. Here, finally, was something the young man was good at, and he took to it passionately. His talent for releasing beauty from massive blocks of ice led to jobs working in famous hotels and on cruise ships.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible book and well plotted
- By Jon Dom on 12-19-18
Great story to read with your kids.
Reviewed: 12-21-18
I had heard about this story from a co-worker before and simply did not take the time to read it. Thankfully there is audible, so I was able to listen to the story while doing house chores. This was my first ever audible purchase, and I will be making more in the future.
This is a great story for people who feel that they are being misunderstood. I feel that many teens and child can relate to this, because there aren’t many teachers that take the time to get to know a study. The student is made fun of by his father and his teacher, Rodriquez, reminds him throughout the story that he is stupid. ADHD, Dyslexia, and making other learning disorders are hard to pinpoint. It takes a teacher that cares to notice a child struggling and that it’s not something they can control. Nonetheless, the teacher does end up notices metal bars in his shoes and quickly finds out that he can “out-kick” everyone in kickball. Rodriquez finally takes his disorder into consideration and the story begins to unfold differently.
The author makes the story easy to follow, and I was shocked by how short the audible version seemed. Just a little over two hours. This story is very inspirational, and I feel would be great for a parent to read to their children. Even if they do not have a learning disability some of their classmates might. I feel that this would provide a better life lesson than your popular Harry Potter books, but I do very much love those as well.
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