Woodrow Wilson: The Dyslexic President The early 1910s were turbulent times for the populations of Europe, Asia, and the U.S. with WWI starting up. So during this time, the United States needed a leader who would lead them through the war. Now imagine the president also had dyslexia, meaning he cannot read well, then you get the president Woodrow Wilson. Dyslexia, a learning disorder (Landau 7) which can affect anyone from any age, race, and income level (Gale), affects the area of the brain where people read from (Hackney) and has no cure (Disabled World). Unlike a normal disease, dyslexia is not caused by external pathogens, chemicals, or radiation, but is instead carried through genes, meaning people can inherit dyslexia from their parents, grandparents, or other members of their immediate family.
Dyslexia,…show more content… This led for Wilson to not be good at math and writing. Wilson’s lack of arithmetic skill led to him to need help from his children when he did math (Weinstein). Wilson also had terrible handwriting, so to compensate for his bad writing, Wilson learned shorthand (Disabled World). Wilson’s dad influenced Woodrow in many ways(KCET). When he was a child, Wilson’s dad, who coached him on so he could read better, taught him the art of debate (KCET) due to Wilson not knowing how to read well at the time. Wilson’s political career started when he was elected president of Princeton University, which is in New Jersey. This started what would lead him to become president of the United States. During his time as the president, he tried to change the policies of the collage so it would be more like Yale and Harvard. Sadly for him, the plans didn’t go through as he had hoped and so he left his position as president of Princeton (Shraff 23). After he left his position at Princeton, Woodrow tried, and succeeded, at becoming the governor of New Jersey from 1910 to 1912
