16 Oct 2011
A Stuttering Student and His Professor with Richard Pérez-Peña of the New York Times (303)
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New York Times reporter Richard Pérez-Peña joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the story he has been covering regarding Philip Garber Jr., a 16 year old student who stutters, and his professor, Elizabeth Snyder. Ms. Snyder is reported to have asked Mr. Garber to bring up questions before class and after class “so we do not infringe on other students’ time.”
Mr. Pérez-Peña wrote the two articles below which have received an unprecedented amount of national and international attention.
During today’s episode Mr. Reitzes mentions this editorial from the Star-Ledger.
23 Oct 2011
Stutterers Need to Be Empathetic Too (soapbox #2)
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Peter Reitzes presents a StutterTalk soapbox today on stuttering, empathy and patience.
Today’s soapbox is titled Stutterers Need to Be Empathetic Too. Mr. Reitzes discusses the importance of having empathy and patience with people who do not stutter. This StutterTalk soapbox is based on reporting Mr. Reitzes during episodes 303 and 304 regarding the Philip Garber Jr story.