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The Myth of Learning Disabilities
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein When you type “disabled” into a thesaurus, you’ll get words like defective , broken , impaired , flawed , dysfunctional , incapable , limited , inadequate , and weak . Learning disabilities are presented as signs of brokenness , innate flaws or impairments to be treated, managed, and ultimately owned by the child. My q

Barry Smith
Jun 83 min read


The Ones Who Say No
We’ve been witnessing a quiet revolution, not in the streets, but in the hallways of schools, in the back kitchens of fast-food...

Barry Smith
Jun 83 min read
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