Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
Growing up, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock went to 13 different schools and felt she was thought of as “the dumb black kid, stuck at the back of class with the safety scissors and the glue”. But her Dyslexic Thinking helped her to not just think outside the box, but to think outside the planet. And her different way of thinking helped her to work on the world’s largest space telescope – the James Webb Telescope, and see what had never been seen. Kate finds out why she thinks everyone should have a crazy dream, how schools need to change the things they measure and how it felt to have a Barbie doll made of her!
Powerful stories | Experts in Dyslexic Thinking | Inspiring dyslexics
This podcast is sponsored by Microsoft, who like us are passionate about empowering Dyslexic Thinking. Check out their brilliant Learning Accelerator tools, including Reading Progress and Reading Coach free with Microsoft 365, here: aka.ms/accelerate-learning
Thank you for listening.
Website: madebydyslexia.org
Instagram: instagram.com/madebydyslexia
Twitter: twitter.com/MadeByDyslexia
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/company/madebydyslexia
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Growing up, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock went to 13 different schools and felt she was thought of as “the dumb black kid, stuck at the back of class with the safety scissors and the glue”. But her Dyslexic Thinking helped her to not just think outside the box, but to think outside the planet. And her different way of thinking helped her to work on the world’s largest space telescope – the James Webb Telescope, and see what had never been seen. Kate finds out why she thinks everyone should have a crazy dream, how schools need to change the things they measure and how it felt to have a Barbie doll made of her!
Powerful stories | Experts in Dyslexic Thinking | Inspiring dyslexics
This podcast is sponsored by Microsoft, who like us are passionate about empowering Dyslexic Thinking. Check out their brilliant Learning Accelerator tools, including Reading Progress and Reading Coach free with Microsoft 365, here: aka.ms/accelerate-learning
Thank you for listening.
Website: madebydyslexia.org
Instagram: instagram.com/madebydyslexia
Twitter: twitter.com/MadeByDyslexia
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/company/madebydyslexia
Facebook: facebook.com/madebydyslexia
