Posted on 10/17/2023 6:48:00 AM PDT by devane617
Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson's daughter relied on her fingers to count, had difficulty reading clocks and burst into tears when asked at home to practice math flashcards.
At school, the 9-year-old had been receiving help from a math specialist for two years, with little improvement.
"We hit a point where she was asking me, 'Mom, am I stupid?'" Jackson recalled.
One day, when having lunch with a friend, Jackson heard about a disorder known as dyscalculia. She later looked up a description of the learning disability that impacts a child's ability to process numbers and retain math knowledge. "I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is my kid,'" Jackson said.
Nationwide, hundreds of thousands of students face challenges learning math due to disabilities like dyscalculia, a neurodevelopmental learning disorder caused by differences in parts of the brain that are involved with numbers and calculations. There are often obstacles to getting help.
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did she pass her climate change exam?
Math is raciss......................
Straight A's. But focusing on this topic in EVERY class helps.
Dyscalculia...
A disability.
Can’t wait to see how that’s treated.
Wanna bet home schoolers rarely have it...
“We hit a point where she was asking me, ‘Mom, am I stupid?’” Jackson recalled.
One day, when having lunch with a friend, Jackson heard about a disorder known as dyscalculia. She later looked up a description of the learning disability that impacts a child’s ability to process numbers and retain math knowledge. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is my kid,’” Jackson said.
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Oh, boy…. it’s called low-IQ and every generation has a percentage of the population in that category. Unfortunately I fear that percentage is rapidly INCREASING.
Something tells me the kid is really fast at finding Tik Tok videos on her smartphone.
Breaking News...
Teachers flunk math. Students responsible. /s
Fine. Teach her Chisanbop.
Most “teachers” cannot do basic math.
[dyscalculia]
and then there’s datcalculia
Disability or ignorance by design?
Not sure if this is a way for the wine mommies to feel their kid is special instead of defective or if it is an attempt at excusing urban schools inability to teach math. Either way I’m sure government money is involved somewhere.
Math isn’t that hard if you know the rules. PEMDAS will get you a long way in the basics.
If your world view relies on a 2 + 2 = 5 mentality then you might as well just grab a broom or a shovel and call it a day,..And no, you can’t work from home this time.
Wait…I thought math was racist. Make up your minds!
Can’t wait to see how that’s treated.
A calculator in every pot!
A fresh new abacus for America!
Better believe it is. Dyscalculia, another made up "disability" the school can collect more special education dollars for.
when an X chromosome and a Y chromosome can be combined to create 57 different genders... deficiency in math IS the problem.
An not to forget:
Uddertingcalculia..........
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