It wasn’t until junior college that Dearborn was diagnosed with her learning disabilities. Away from the negative academic atmosphere of her early schooling, she learned, with the aid of books on tape, how to train her eyes and brain to recognize patterns in letters that helped her read better. She also determined that she couldn’t learn visually, but was a great aural learner. The more Dearborn discovered in college how to learn and excel with her learning disabilities, the more she wanted to help others see their learning disabilities as an advantage. Dearborn has achieved that goal– first as a high school teacher, and now as the Chief Learning Officer of SAP. She hopes to encourage young minds to pursue a career in STEM fields, regardless of gender or learning disability.
Read and interview with Jenny Dearborn where she discusses her career and learning disabilities here.
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