Resilience and success

View from my hotel room of Mt. Hood and IKEA. Bitter cold and blustery day in Portland for the Student Success and Retention Conference.

Key note speech was very powerful today. Jonathan Mooney graduated from Brown University, with an English Literature degree, yet didn't learn to read until he was 12. Labeled a "problem" child as he is dyslexic & ADHD. He talked about the difference one adult can make in a child's life in building self-esteem and encouraging success in life.

Here is a link to a short TED youth talk by Jonathan Mooney, if you want to learn more: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJiNhW0G5hw