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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 like this post I had a bad time in school I was lucky enough to get bullied I was good keeping under the radar from the other kids in a way where they wouldn't pick on me for being different.

    I only passed science, PE and an English language diploma but teacher I had was nice and more or made it so I passed English I wouldn't have passed English without her help. I was never tested for Dyscalculia but it was suspected by everyone of my teachers and a tutor I had for year 10 - 11 and was given help for it but it didn't really work for me which was a shame I'm 22 now and I've only just been diagnosed with ASD and maybe ADHD but haven't had an assessment for and don't know if I will the ASD assessment is enough for me to get any help I may need in life.

    It was hard for me in school because I knew I wasn't stupid but I just couldn't seem to learn what was being taught except for subjects that involved science and biology hence the pass in PE. With English I found it really hard to interpret the "meaning" behind the subjects we'd learn one thing I remember vividly was with Shakespeare I could never understand what the f*** was being said the Shakespearean English was so alien I just couldn't get it through my head.

    I very much had a love hate relationship with my teachers because I remember when ever we weren't in class I could talk to teachers about the things I was interested in, in a very detailed, well spoken, well informed way. I was always given the line "You have so much potential, you just need to apply your self." and the thing I really did try to apply myself as best I can. My academic downfall wasn't helped by the fact I struggled A LOT socially too. I know a lot people say the though school was prison but for me that was a very literal feeling I had towards school. I was forced day in and day out for 16 years to participate in this establishment where I was forced to learn things that I just couldn't grasp even though I tried and forced to be social with other people and kids where I just didn't understand how to be and what to do.

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  • I like this post I had a bad time in school I was lucky enough to get bullied I was good keeping under the radar from the other kids in a way where they wouldn't pick on me for being different.

    I only passed science, PE and an English language diploma but teacher I had was nice and more or made it so I passed English I wouldn't have passed English without her help. I was never tested for Dyscalculia but it was suspected by everyone of my teachers and a tutor I had for year 10 - 11 and was given help for it but it didn't really work for me which was a shame I'm 22 now and I've only just been diagnosed with ASD and maybe ADHD but haven't had an assessment for and don't know if I will the ASD assessment is enough for me to get any help I may need in life.

    It was hard for me in school because I knew I wasn't stupid but I just couldn't seem to learn what was being taught except for subjects that involved science and biology hence the pass in PE. With English I found it really hard to interpret the "meaning" behind the subjects we'd learn one thing I remember vividly was with Shakespeare I could never understand what the f*** was being said the Shakespearean English was so alien I just couldn't get it through my head.

    I very much had a love hate relationship with my teachers because I remember when ever we weren't in class I could talk to teachers about the things I was interested in, in a very detailed, well spoken, well informed way. I was always given the line "You have so much potential, you just need to apply your self." and the thing I really did try to apply myself as best I can. My academic downfall wasn't helped by the fact I struggled A LOT socially too. I know a lot people say the though school was prison but for me that was a very literal feeling I had towards school. I was forced day in and day out for 16 years to participate in this establishment where I was forced to learn things that I just couldn't grasp even though I tried and forced to be social with other people and kids where I just didn't understand how to be and what to do.

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