What We See
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Comment from jmdg1954
Excellent chapter, Jim. You brought forward the reason for David's slip up when speaking to the principal and gave us a lot of details regarding dyslexia's impact on individuals.
Wondering if that's going to be a part of his defense if he is ever brought up on charges?
A lot of questions still to be asked and answered.
Cheers...
John
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Excellent chapter, Jim. You brought forward the reason for David's slip up when speaking to the principal and gave us a lot of details regarding dyslexia's impact on individuals.
Wondering if that's going to be a part of his defense if he is ever brought up on charges?
A lot of questions still to be asked and answered.
Cheers...
John
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thanks, John. We'll see if a trial even becomes necessary during the next chapter.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
Those stars are because this is well written and interesting, but you have brought a discussion of dyslexia into the story. There still is not enough attention paid to it. You gave an excellent description of how it works when you had the teacher ask him to read because he had words mixed up.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Those stars are because this is well written and interesting, but you have brought a discussion of dyslexia into the story. There still is not enough attention paid to it. You gave an excellent description of how it works when you had the teacher ask him to read because he had words mixed up.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thank you very much, Carol, and for those 6 stars too. I will be explaining to the readers why I'm spending so much time on this topic in my next posting on Saturday. Stay tuned!
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My first through third grade teacher hated lefties so she tied my left hand to my desk chair every day. Needless to say, I did not learn to read until fourth grade.
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Now that's just ignorant and cruel! Some schools even today don't like to talk about dyslexia. Such a shame.
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It isn't like kids with it are retarded, they just have brains that work differently and need a little retraining in many cases, although I once had a brilliant student and it took us all year to learn tricks to make reading easier.
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You sound like you were a wonderful teacher, Carol. Did you know that both Einstein and Steve Jobs were dyslexic?
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I think I did and a lot of other famous people were also, although Einstein shared a lot of similarities when he was young with my 3-year-old great grandson who is autistic.
Comment from Lea Tonin1
It doesn't look good for David. So many doubts and questions and concerns as to what to do and what is the truth oh my I think his Goose might be cooked! Yeah accusations can be devastating especially for people who work with children it's not good at all. Really interesting chapter I enjoyed from beginning to end I see no issues with grammar punctuation sentence structure or subject matter a wonderful chapter great submission and I hope you're having a fabulous day!
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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It doesn't look good for David. So many doubts and questions and concerns as to what to do and what is the truth oh my I think his Goose might be cooked! Yeah accusations can be devastating especially for people who work with children it's not good at all. Really interesting chapter I enjoyed from beginning to end I see no issues with grammar punctuation sentence structure or subject matter a wonderful chapter great submission and I hope you're having a fabulous day!
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thanks so much, Lea. It is devastating, and he may decide just to chuck the whole thing. We'll see.
Comment from Kaiku
Well, I am thinking on how to review this chapter. It provides a warm kind of feeling for David as he finds solutions to his dyslexia. Flow is good and of course your structure is always in line. At the end you get to know about roadblocks people of all ages can face when fighting dyslexia.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Well, I am thinking on how to review this chapter. It provides a warm kind of feeling for David as he finds solutions to his dyslexia. Flow is good and of course your structure is always in line. At the end you get to know about roadblocks people of all ages can face when fighting dyslexia.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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You did a fine job reviewing, Kevin. If you're wondering what all this has to do with the sexual assault charge, please see my note at the beginning of the next chapter which will be out on Saturday.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Dyslexia is very interesting. I've had several kids diagnoses in my class with it. When I first came out teaching in 1976, I never knew of one child diagnosed. When I retired, I probably had three or four in each class. Thank you for sharing this with us. I couldn't find any way to improve it.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Dyslexia is very interesting. I've had several kids diagnoses in my class with it. When I first came out teaching in 1976, I never knew of one child diagnosed. When I retired, I probably had three or four in each class. Thank you for sharing this with us. I couldn't find any way to improve it.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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That's so true. Dyslexia wasn't too well known in the 70s but since then has gradually become more understood by teachers. That's not surprising you had what seemed like a lot in your class. It's estimated that in the US between 15 and 20% of kids have some degree of dyslexia.
Comment from royowen
I've had a couple of dyslexic friends who were pretty smart.at their jobs, but needed someone else when it came to reading or writing, one guy I know could read his Bible, but not an ordinary book, what about that fir a miracle? This is beautifully written Jim. Blessings Roy
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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I've had a couple of dyslexic friends who were pretty smart.at their jobs, but needed someone else when it came to reading or writing, one guy I know could read his Bible, but not an ordinary book, what about that fir a miracle? This is beautifully written Jim. Blessings Roy
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Yeah, they've found no correlation between dyslexia and IQ. Did you know Einstein and Steve Jobs were both dyslexic? That is interesting about your friend able to read the bible. Perhaps that is a miracle.
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Incredible isn?t it
Comment from eliz100
This is an excellent chapter. You made the narrator's story very believable. I do not see any need for improvement. I look forward to the next chapter. Have a blessed day.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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This is an excellent chapter. You made the narrator's story very believable. I do not see any need for improvement. I look forward to the next chapter. Have a blessed day.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much. I'm very glad you're enjoying the story. Next chapter will be out on Saturday.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Is there a line of reality spun through your writing? has dyslexia a cure?
Aure would have been nice to have an instructor take note and time to help any child struggling. Maybe a special class, for I feel sure there are many more witht the challenge.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Is there a line of reality spun through your writing? has dyslexia a cure?
Aure would have been nice to have an instructor take note and time to help any child struggling. Maybe a special class, for I feel sure there are many more witht the challenge.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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No cure, but as we'll see if you stay with it, there may be a damn good workaround. Yes, it takes a very astute and empathetic teacher to recognize and make allowances for this disability.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
I enjoyed this chapter, Jim, and found it informative but, for me, it was too much a detailed diversion from the story and I felt impatient to want to know more about the plot, even if he's going to use this as a defence. Perhaps this could have emerged more subtly in flashbacks as the story proceeded? After all, he seems to have coped successfully in teaching without drawing the headmaster's attention to it previously. That said, this is another flawlessly written chapter. Thanks for sharing. Debbie
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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I enjoyed this chapter, Jim, and found it informative but, for me, it was too much a detailed diversion from the story and I felt impatient to want to know more about the plot, even if he's going to use this as a defence. Perhaps this could have emerged more subtly in flashbacks as the story proceeded? After all, he seems to have coped successfully in teaching without drawing the headmaster's attention to it previously. That said, this is another flawlessly written chapter. Thanks for sharing. Debbie
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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I appreciate your concern, Debbie, but this actually is going to become the plot. This first part with the sexual assault charge really is a sub-plot to the main story. We will eventually find out the truth. This flashback of the time in high school is to give a prelude to the rest.
Here's the thing. In FanStory, we don't have the equivalent of "back cover notes" or a blurb like you see on Amazon for books, where you can give a brief explanation of what the story is about. I would have emphasized the different themes if I had the ability to.
I only ask that you be patient until you can see the real direction of the story as it unfolds.
Comment from Navada
This is a really empathetic exploration of dyslexia. As a teacher, I'm come across many kids who battle with this, some mildly, some profoundly. You're right about the appreciation they show when you can amend assessments and enable them to show what they really know. :)
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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This is a really empathetic exploration of dyslexia. As a teacher, I'm come across many kids who battle with this, some mildly, some profoundly. You're right about the appreciation they show when you can amend assessments and enable them to show what they really know. :)
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thanks, Navada. You seem to have picked up on the part of the story that is the most significant. We will be exploring this a lot more as the story continues.