Showing posts with label The Remarkable Life of Dr. Isaiah L. White. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Remarkable Life of Dr. Isaiah L. White. Show all posts

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Discover The Remarkable Man Who Earned His Doctorate Degree Despite Learning Disabilities And Being Bullied

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MAN GRADUATES WITH DOCTORATE DEGREE DESPITE BEING BULLIED, SUSPENDED AND HAVING LEARNING DISABILITIES
 Isaiah White

Nationwide -- The life of Dr. Isaiah L. White, Sr. is a remarkable story of grit, determination, and perseverance. As a young student, he was bullied and had to deal with teachers who told him he would be nothing.

He also had multiple learning disabilities like dyslexia, and spent most of his schooling in special education. Despite all of this, he still managed to recently graduate with a Doctorate degree from Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware.

Dr. White is very transparent about his public school educational journey, and tells his story in a new book he has written entitled In A Class Called Special.  In the book, he discusses his disabilities which include dyslexia, dyscalculia, audio processing disorder, visual impairment, comprehension weakness, and many more.

He also talks about how his frustration from struggling in school was manifested in his behavior. His disruptive behavior resulted in him receiving repeated in-school and out of school suspensions.

When he wasn't suspended, he was serving detention or lunch detention. He admits that he was expelled several times from different schools.  However he never gave up...