From Underestimated Teen to Military Mentor: How Persistence Helped Transform the Life of Jason Pike

When high school officials told  Jason Pike he wasn't college material, he decided to try a back door approach to success.

Learning disabilities had colored their view of Jason, who decided to enroll in the armed forces.
Sent to a brig as a punishment for being a slow learner, Jason refused to break, inching his way from the bottom up to serving 31 years in the armed forces as a combat veteran.


Connect with Jason Pike at https://www.jasonpike.org/

You will learn:

• While some youth are decimated by criticism, others are mobilized by the challenge it presents.
• Opportunities for different routes to success are key for differently abled students.
• Successful writers are not necessarily inherently talented, but become adept to receiving  feedback and will revise until their work is satisfactory.

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