Tag: school

Inspiring teachers – Angelos Patsias

Inspiring teachers – Angelos Patsias

 Angelos  Patsias is the teacher that everyone would like to have. He is cool, pleasant, passionate and loves children a lot. What else would a kid want from his/her teacher? Love and understanding. I first met him at TEDxThessaloniki back in 2013, where he presented the work he did in Fourfoura, Crete. This year, he is […]

From dyslexia to entrepreneurship

From dyslexia to entrepreneurship

There are millions of dyslexics among us, but very few of their personal success stories have been heard. Julie Logan* at CBS London estimates that about 20% of the population in the UK who have started their own business have a learning disability condition. Urania Stamouli is an agronomist and professional beauty therapist. As a […]

Can dyslexics become academics? Yes!

Can dyslexics become academics? Yes!

Vasiliki Mylonopoulou grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, but for the last three years she lived in Umeå, Sweden, and just recently moved to Oulu, Finland. She is dyslexic, but this didn’t prevent her from beginning an academic career. She enjoys long walks, music, board games and also speaks Greek, Swedish and English and is currently […]