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Maths?

TheCatWoman

Are we Brits genetically bad at maths, poorly taught or what? It seems so many of us ND and NT really struggle with it and have done for years, so much so that it almost seems to be a point of national pride that we're collectively so bad at it.

All I know is that I'm terrible at it and couldn't pass a GCSE grade 3, even with special tutoring, it meant I failed my access course, luckily it didn't stop me going to uni because I didn't need maths for history. What makes it even worse is I seem unable to use a calculator either, I can put the same numbers in 3 times and get 3 different answers.

Parents

  • Perhaps you broke the calculator? Try the calculation on three different calculators.

    I used to be a secondary school teacher, among other jobs, and GCSE maths was needed for entry into my PGCE course which qualified me to teach. I passed the maths exam, but I’m not brilliant mathematically. I have been described as highly numerate which probably comes from my lifelong repetitive behaviour of counting. I can do mental calculations quickly. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I've tried lots of calculators and its always the same, they work fine for other people. I'm barely numerate at primary school level let alone at a higher level.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I've tried lots of calculators and its always the same

    Do you have dyscalculia? It is like dyslexia but for numbers.

    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia

    It could lead to you entering a digit that is different to the one you think you are.

    It could also be motor skill related - do you fnd yourself struggling with accuracy with your fine motor control? Dyspraxia is one form of this that seems more common with autists?

    I'm just thinking that understanding the cause could be useful so you know the reason and it loses some of its mystique and you can use techniques to manage it when you really need to use it.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I've tried lots of calculators and its always the same

    Do you have dyscalculia? It is like dyslexia but for numbers.

    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia

    It could lead to you entering a digit that is different to the one you think you are.

    It could also be motor skill related - do you fnd yourself struggling with accuracy with your fine motor control? Dyspraxia is one form of this that seems more common with autists?

    I'm just thinking that understanding the cause could be useful so you know the reason and it loses some of its mystique and you can use techniques to manage it when you really need to use it.

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