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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 hated school from start to finish. I remember my mum saying that school days are the best days of your life & thinking "kill me now". They were without a doubt the worst days of my life. I didn't think at the time that I was bullied, because nobody repeatedly hit me or stole my lunch money, as per Grange Hill, but I can now see that I was certainly bullied by means of exclusion, which teachers were complicit in. Work-wise I scraped by. I was never in what we described at the time as the "remy" class, because I have a little higher than average intelligence. I always got average grades, but could have done so much better. I could never ask for help. Not a clue how to do maths. Had no imagination to come up with a story in English. Don't get me started on PE..

    At secondary school it got harder & harder. Impossible to learn when there is 1 book between 6 of you at the best of times, but when you're the class outcast who is unable to speak up for yourself its a complete nonstarter. I was so frustrated at my inability to learn or interact with my peers on any level that by the time it came to choose our Options I opted to do vocational classes with entry-level learning instead of the GCSE's I was very capable of doing.

    The last 2 years it was so hard, the work we were given was either too easy or nonexistent & my peers were disruptive & abusive, I couldn't face going in so I rarely went to school & ended up leaving earlier than I should have. I still regret to this day that I didn't get the qualifications I was capable of. I realise I could have done them at college later, but I don't seem to have the capabilities to focus or stick at anything. One day, when I get diagnosed, I hope to be able to rectify this & finally complete my education & get a job. 

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  • I hated school from start to finish. I remember my mum saying that school days are the best days of your life & thinking "kill me now". They were without a doubt the worst days of my life. I didn't think at the time that I was bullied, because nobody repeatedly hit me or stole my lunch money, as per Grange Hill, but I can now see that I was certainly bullied by means of exclusion, which teachers were complicit in. Work-wise I scraped by. I was never in what we described at the time as the "remy" class, because I have a little higher than average intelligence. I always got average grades, but could have done so much better. I could never ask for help. Not a clue how to do maths. Had no imagination to come up with a story in English. Don't get me started on PE..

    At secondary school it got harder & harder. Impossible to learn when there is 1 book between 6 of you at the best of times, but when you're the class outcast who is unable to speak up for yourself its a complete nonstarter. I was so frustrated at my inability to learn or interact with my peers on any level that by the time it came to choose our Options I opted to do vocational classes with entry-level learning instead of the GCSE's I was very capable of doing.

    The last 2 years it was so hard, the work we were given was either too easy or nonexistent & my peers were disruptive & abusive, I couldn't face going in so I rarely went to school & ended up leaving earlier than I should have. I still regret to this day that I didn't get the qualifications I was capable of. I realise I could have done them at college later, but I don't seem to have the capabilities to focus or stick at anything. One day, when I get diagnosed, I hope to be able to rectify this & finally complete my education & get a job. 

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  • in reply to Trei

    So relate to this if you are quite and non disruptive you get no help, just left to try and work it out yourself .

    They say you should be able to reach your full potential, still not happening .