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To: RKV

What I am saying is that IQ alone does not tell whether a person will be successful. It is a very limited test of certain aspects of a person's abilities. People thought Helen Keller was mentally retarded. She wasn't. She did learn differently than other people.

I do know that math PhD's don't take math classes only. I also know that if she wanted it she could do it. There are quite a few scientists, math mathmeticians that have had learning disabilities.

Actually a math PhD is not a good career choice for her because most PhDs also teach, and I don't think that would would be a good match.

I'm encouraging her to look into accounting. She loves money, she's good with math, she wouldn't have to talk much, she could work at home, and she could work part-time when she has kids.

I'm not even worried about her non-accounting classes. By the time she is in college, she'll be writing very proficiently. She is turning into a good reader thanks to a multi-sensory reading program. Plus, lots of colleges have programs for kids with learning disabilities: note takers, time extensions on tests, etc.


53 posted on 01/16/2007 12:12:45 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

I'm encouraging her to look into accounting.

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I have two daughters. Both have B.S. degrees in math from our flagship state university. The older recently earned a masters in mathematics. Their emphasis was in statistics.

There are jobs for statisticians in every type of business imaginable.


57 posted on 01/16/2007 3:57:03 PM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are not stupid)
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