. >> you talk about dyslexia. >> simply, normally if we think of, if i give you a task and we make it more difficult, we think you'll do worse on the task. what is pointed out is that is not true. there are numerous examples of if i make a task more difficult you will learn better on it. you will learn more effectively if i erect certain barriers obstacles in your path. clearly two kinds of difficulties, undesirable ones that make your life miserable and desirable difficulties which may actually end up make you better than you were in the past. so the question in my book is for some dyslexics, who achieve disproportionately. the ranks of successful entrepreneurs are crawling with dyslexics. we think that 30% of entrepreneurs are dyslexic. if you talk to them, they will say, i didn't overcome my disability. i am successful because of my disability. >> you site david boice, he represented ibm against the united states, al gore in his election, he also is dyslexic. the new statesman said, according to your theory, siting statistics showing proportionately more people with dyslexia enjoy

you see a large number of successful launch vendors have dyslexia.t is not a common response -- of successful entrepreneurs have dyslexia. that is not a common response. that is not the typical response. it is fascinating to see this bimodal response to what we would consider just to be a setback. >> do you think that -- i mean, it is often said that some large comediansercentage of come to comedy out of pain. >> you know it is funny, i was just reading the new biography of johnny carson. it talks about, the fascinating thing where his mother, who was the most emotionally withholding, cold, and what was johnny carson? he was so tuned to the emotions of his audience. it comes from his mother! you grow up was somebody who is a blank wall. you have to pick up on the smallest -- the thing about carson, the book makes this point. what makes him great is he is locked in on the emotional responses of the people in front of him. totally agree with that. his genius. i agree with you. i give you give this kind of systematic analysis of , i think your whom woul

of successful entrepreneurs have dyslexia. that's not the common response. and if you talk to them you'll say -- they'll say i am who i am because of my dyslexia not in spite of it. nonetheless, it's fascinating to see this bimodal response to what we would ordinary consider just to be a setback. >> rose: do you think that -- it's often said that some or a large percentage or at least a majority of comedians come to comedy out of pain. >> oh, you know what's funny? i was just reading that new biography of johnny carson. he talks about -- there's a fascinating thing that talkss about carson's mother who was the most emotionally withholding cold and -- and what was johnny carson? he was someone who was so acutely tuneed to the emotions of his audience. where does that come testimony from? his mother! if you grow up with someone who is just a blank wall and you have to pick up on the subtlest -- so that's why the thing about carson-- and the book makes this point is-- the thing that makes him so great is he just locked in on the

i have a son who had trouble with dyslexia.ecause he was involved with me in the artists, he was drawing and making things and that got him through school. there is a lot of that missing. we were talking to the aclu, we should file suit against the state. tavis: if it is missing and if the kids needed. >> not everybody is the same. of these kids have an art sense and the music sense. tavis: our time is up. you may be doing a project that has his name on it. , a sevencert halls hundred seat and 820 100 seat. -- 2100 seat. tavis: always glad to have you on the program. of the best toe ever do what he does. thank you for watching. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with actor stacy keach. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >>> krcb, north bay public media. on the next "natural heroes..." >> ♪ making a truck farm ♪ is really rather simple ♪ it

i wouldn't be here today but for the intervention of educators, and motor dyslexia control difficulties is why i am here today. i have this appreciation. i come from a family of teachers as well. when things are not working, and they work for black kids and brown kids and poor kids in our you have tom, then change direction. it's not about opportunity. it's not about saying if all the for the kids than you have done your job, it is not about that. it's about holding ourselves to higher standards where we measure ourselves by successes as opposed to our desires. so much for joining us today. next think you. -- >> thank you. [applause] up, the administrator gina mccarthy talks about with china on climate control issues, and then discussing u.s. trade policy. then he lay next egg and on the workings of the court and justice clarence thomas on adjusting to -- then elena kagan on the workings of the court and justice and clarence thomas on adjusting to the supreme court. we talk about the deal with iran on the nuclear program. that is discussed along with the volcker rule. washington journal

>> well, this dyslexia helped me out a lot.et up to read in class, and i couldn't. i don't know what -- well, perhaps my mother in that picture, my mother and father were very funny. my dad was training race horses. and so he would let me gallop them in the morning. >> he was irish. >> i never understood him. >> of course not. >> or each other. >> did you tell piers about the doorbell? >> yeah. he hooked a doorbell up in our house one time backwards so that it rang all the time except when you pressed the doorbell. and i said you know, dad, you must have crossed the wires. leave it alone. so we'd sit there listen to this mmm all night. and then when it would stop he'd say, i'll get it [ laughter ] >> so that's funny. >> yeah. >> so tell me this, both of you. the style of comedy has changed so dramatically since the days when you had such a hit show together. do you find it offensive, the modern kind of way of telling pretty crude jokes? >> yes. >> do you dislike it? >> i do. and i'm not a prude. i just think it's an easy laugh.

you learn to have a -- i have a chapter in the book about people with dyslexia, the classic example ofat they have achieved extraordinary things because of their disability. not in spite of it. so if we look at -- we know the rates of dyslexia among successful entrepreneurs is far higher than the general population. >> because they are thinking outside the box? >> they're people, because they can't do the things society wants them to do, read, they have come up with new strategies, work around, they've compensated. they've learned how to delegate, to put together teams to cope with failure. these are all things that end up making you further ahead than you would have been otherwise. >> ahead of goldman sachs. >> i talk about the head of goldman sachs who is dyslexic. the one who says not being able to read forced him how to listen c. is a crucial skill for a trial lawyer. >> you say what's interesting is you brought it back to faith. how does somebody who looks inside the numbers and trends get back to faith, which is not tangible? >> i didn't intend to. but by the end of the book, i f

. >> well, dyslexia helped me out a lot, because i would get up to read in class, and -- i couldn't.w what -- well, perhaps my mother in that picture, my mother and father were very funny. my dad was training race horses. and so he would let me gallop in, in the morning. >> he was irish. naturally. >> i never understood him. >> of course. >> did you tell piers about the door bell? >> yeah, he hooked a door bell up in our house one time back wards so that it rang all the time except when you pressed the door bell. and i said you know, dad, you must have crossed the wires. leave it alone. so we would sit there and listen to this beep all night. and when it would stop he would say i'll get it. >> that is funny. >> so it is with both of you, the style of comedy has changed so dramatically, from the days when you had such a hit show together. do you find it offensive, the modern kind of -- the way of telling crude jokes? >> i do, and i'm not a prude, but i just think it is an easy laugh, sometimes i think when i watch some of these shows that they have been written by teenage boys in a lo

do you want to lose half a year because a child has a mild case of dyslexia because you didn't know?. otherwise it could take half a year or a whole year to understand them. >> you see no more traffic jams. >> the key is the city should adapt to you, not the other way around. in the best of all worlds it's not about predicting the world but exchanging it for the better. whether that means if i see this mix of traffic i'm going to get a traffic jam in 20 minutes so my traffic report isn't going to be, hey, you're going to be stuc -old oakland girl >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> good morning. i'm frank mallicoat. doctors plan to disconnect 13- year-old oakland girl from life support at 5:00 tonight. jahi mcmath was pronounced brain-dead december 12 after complications from surgery. her family believes she is still alive and want her moved to another facility. >>> bart workers will get bonuses this year under the final labor agreement worked out with bart management. they will get up to $500 bonuses for every 1% that core commuter ridership exceeded projectio

i wouldn't be here today but for the intervention of educators, overcoming dyslexia and motor control difficulties is why i am here today. i have this appreciation. i come from a family of teachers as well. when things are not working, and they work for black kids and -- a were not working for black kids and brown kids and poor kids in our school system, then you have to change direction. it's not about opportunity. it's not about saying if all the stars align for the kids than you have done your job, it is not about that. it's about holding ourselves to higher standards where we measure ourselves by successes as opposed to our desires. >> thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. i want to wish all of you a good return to work after thanksgiving. >> sunday, a discussion on the deal concerning iran's nuclear program with mike rogers of michigan. and maryland congressman chris van hollen, of the digit -- budget committee. that is sunday on c-span. >> in a survey of major newspapers made in 1909, the kansas city star was rated more in favor o

i wouldn't be here today but for the intervention of educators, overcoming dyslexia as well as gross motor control difficultdifficult ies. it's why i'm here today so i have this appreciation. i come from a family of teachers as well but when things are working, and a warrant for black kids and brown kids and poor kids in our school system, then you have to change directions. it's not about opportunities and it's not about if all the stars align for one kid out of 50 in the school and they do really well then you have done your job it's not about that. it's about holding ourselves to a higher standard where we measure ourselves by our successes as opposed to our desires. speak of in her. thank you so much. >> thank you. [applause] i would like to wish all of you a good return to work after thanksgiving and look forward to seeing everyone soon. [applause] >> i will try the experiment with a microphone. can everyone here? okay, how is this? great. good morning everyone. it's a pleasure to be here with you today. i would like to thank yergin iser's for inviting me to come to this very be

. >> when i first come here i had dyslexia and i didn't know how to spell things or read stuff. it. >> reporter: she still struggles with the learning disability new hope helped diagnose. i asked daisy to write what she wants for christmas. she wrote. >> my friends. >> reporter: look closely and then when pressed daisy asked for something else. >> christmas holiday barbie 2001. they're really new. >> reporter: after gathering lists from other new hope children, it was time to go shopping. >> there's a computer. >> skinny jeans. looking for skinny jeans. >> walmart. walmart. >> 3, 2, 1. merry christmas. >> reporter: for the first time those so often forgotten -- >> look for your names. >> reporter: now the center of attention. >> i always wanted a camera. >> brandon, here you go sweetheart. merry christmas. >> reporter: oh, and of course daisy is thrilled. she now has what she wanted. >> mine is a holiday barbie 2013. >> better turn her over. she is standing on her head. [ laughter ] >> so daisy and all the kids are just so cute and appreciative. walmart also made sure that every

i wouldn't be here but for the intervention of educators, overcoming dyslexia as well as gross motor control difficulties is why i'm here today. so i have this appreciation, come from a family of teachers as well. but when things aren't working and they weren't for black kids and brown kids and for kids, and our school system, then you have -- then you have to change direction. it's not about opportunity, not about saying if all is a line from one kid out of 50 and they do really well, then you done your job because you distribute opportunity, it's not about that. it's about holding ourselves to a higher standard where we measure ourselves by our successes as opposed to our desires. >> governor? >> thank you so much. >> thank you. [applause] >> thanks so much. i want to wish all of you a good return to work after thanksgiving and look forward to seeing everyone soon. [inaudible conversations] >> if you missed any of governor malloy's remarks, you can watch this event in its entirety online. we will be posting it to our website c-span.org. turning now to the supreme court, "the associ