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I have Dyscalculia and I still want to learn math, is there a way?
I am 25 and I didn't make it past algebra in High School. Before algebra, I took pre-algebra for three years in a row because I could not remember the steps to solve a math problem. Even though the school I attended was for students with learning disabilities, they admitted to me, that they had failed me at math. When I went on to college I almost didn't receive my diploma because I could not meet the math requirement. It wasn't till my senior year of college, I heard the word Dyscalculia. To this day, I have a lot of problems with long division, fractions, multiplication, percentages and more. Has anyone discovered how to teach Dyscalculics math?
I have chosen the field of graphic design and I become lost when math is thrown into the mix. I do not even have a grasp of the vocabulary. However I do not have all the struggles of a Dyscalculic. I have worked as a cashier for almost six years of my life and I believe it has saved me. Because I have rang almost 90 transactions in a day or more. At work I have been able to preform certain mathematical tasks, I could not do in the classroom. This has given me hope that I will be able to learn math.
27/02/2011 06:36:38
Hannah Urkowitz
hello am 36 and dont know how to do math
13/04/2012 18:39:23
prisca phillip
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