It will surprise very few people to know that I kind of agree with this. Math is not my strong point. I got a passing grade in my (long-ago) algebra class by going on the theory that “when in doubt “X” = 8”. Don’t follow my example, kids!
I remember asking one of my math teachers, “How do you KNOW that’s the answer?” and not getting a very satisfactory response. I’m in full agreement with Calvin.
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Happy Birthday to Square One TV, which turns 25 today. Here’s a memory from one of us.
I really liked the show but I still hated math.
From The Oatmeal “What We Should Have Been Taught in our Senior Year”
Go and read the whole thing - it may be my favorite Oatmeal comic ever.
I did finally solve the mystery of how the hell I ever managed to pound the times tables into my head: I think of them as phrases with a specific cadence, bypassing the math aspect altogether. “Six times seven is forty-TWO” instead of 6 * 7 = 42. And since I remember some better than others, if I have to multiply 7 * 6, it takes me a little longer—not as easy a rhythm.
Of course, if I go anywhere past the twelves for multiplication I need a bit of paper and a pen, and percentages and long division are things I’ll forever be bollixing up…
GPOY!!!! I always remembered the ones that rhyme: six times eight is forty-eight! seven times five is thirty-five! I still do that with phone numbers, trying to give them a rhythm.
Dyscalculia Day is an international event, aimed at spreading awareness about dyscalculia. The purpose is to get everyone to spread the word - literally. Tell a friend, tweet about it, facebook it, get the word out. Members of The Dyscalculia Forum started the event in 2008. Every year Dyscalculia…
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I didn’t realize there was an actual term for being as bad at math as I am. I’ve got all the listed symptoms except for confusing plus/minus/multiplication signs, and problems differentiating left and right. I get confused making change, sometimes reading clocks, conceptualizing time and distance is a big one (don’t ever ask me how far away something is); I can’t keep score, I am terrible about estimating costs (I’d be useless on The Price is Right).
And then of course: “Might do exceptionally well in a writing related field- many authors and journalists have this disorder”!
