Learning Differences 2019
Darien SEPAC presents: The Myth of Normalcy: Empowering Students with Learning Differences by Jonathan Mooney
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The Myth of Normalcy: Empowering Students with Learning Differences by Jonathan Mooney Tuesday, Sept. 10
7:15 PM, Darien Library Community Room
Please RSVP to dariensepac@gmail.com
As a child, Jonathan Mooney was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, and did not learn to read until age 12. He faced a number of low expectations growing up and was told he would flip burgers, drop out of school and end up in jail. These prophecies didn’t come to pass. Instead, Mooney beat the odds, graduated from Brown University with an honors degree in English Literature, is a Harry S. Truman Scholar for Public Service, and was a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship.