I have had SO many students like Robot Mel--late diagnosed dyslexics who just didn't get the support they needed early one--and they are often some of the most creative and alternative thinkers I've taught. Exactly the kind of people we need in higher education!!!
Julia Laite
Undiagnosed dyslexic I got Ds on my English GCSEs. Had to do resets. I think I maybe passed one the 2nd time? Moved to the US and got As and moved into honors English when I could use a computer. I have distinctions on two masters. But under these rules I wouldn’t even have a BA! Total shit!
Robot Mel
Bans, moral panics, the shutdown of thousands of third spaces, and now maybe you can't get a student loan to study anything unless you pass the worst subject (for many) at the most chaotic (for many) time of life. Why does England hate its young people so much?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studying
