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Never did well in school.

Mac78321

I will admit that primary and high school were not my most favourite times, Primary school was the worst I would say If the teachers cared about students wellbeing and understood that some students have difficulty. then the help would be much easier to get. One teacher in primary school always yelled and got angry because of my handwriting/spelling mistakes, not being able to do maths. I was tested for Dyslexia, ADD, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia and autism at the age of 4 and I wasn't diagnosed till I was age 20. So I don't know why it was never brought up then, In high school. I was there for 5 years and only passed Music, history and biology and just passed English, I failed all the other classes. The teachers just thought I was lazy and didn't take into account that I have learning difficulties. I know I'm not the only one who has had difficulties in high school or education in general.

Did anyone else had trouble in school maybe difficulties in certain classes? 

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  • I liked primary school the teachers knew us all and i felt they cared ,I was very difficult but they put the effort in ,about 10 years later my headmaster recognized me walking through Bath and stopped to talk to me .

    Secondary school was a nightmare ,the first 2 years where a waste of time learnt nothing, just went over what i had learnt in infants , third year truanted mon , tues, thurs, friday,.Took the school 8 weeks to ask my parents why ?. Last 2 years i went but just kept my head down and sat at the back . Bullyed all the way through hated it ,couldn't make friends even some of the teachers bullyed me . Mainly verbal [ 20 people laughing and jeering at you is no fun] a bit of physical but not to much .The worst part was all the helpful advice like just be yourself or try to fit in or try to smarten yourself up. [Like i was in the wrong and some how deserved it] .

    Looking back just very socially  awkward and a school of 2000+ students ,there where others who got it bad too.  If not worst

    .I remember 1 boy braking down in tears and the teacher telling him to man up and stop being a girl, he climbed out of the window and ran away . I wonder what happened to him ,never saw him again ,i expect moved schools .That was wood work.

    Got 10 o levels all grade c  and 1 AO level grade b in geology. Strangely found the exams really relaxing ,finished them quickly and fell asleep in 2 of them. Which kind of made sense when i read the bit on embracing asd ,about fear and stress in others make autistic people relax.  

  • in reply to mael

    Yeah, some people do get it bad Like I remember at high school there was a lot of bullying going on and the teachers knew about it and didn't do anything about it. I was bullied for having long hair, not liking football and liking a different kind of music to everyone else.

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