I realize this might seem a bit rude out of context, but I promise they thought it was funny
- Rose Thorne(She/Her) ( @NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee ) English15•4 days ago
I feel that last one, so hard.
I had access to extra time and all that for maths, which I have always struggled with learning. I never felt justified in using them, told myself I was just dumb, not trying hard enough to learn. It didn’t matter that I was losing sleep, and still not improving, there was something I could somehow magically fix if I just kept pushing myself through the rock in my way.
- Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English13•4 days ago
For me that was basically all the not science, math, PE, or art classes.
All trying harder in those classes did was make me feel shittier when I failed.
Managed to graduate on time though through a Herculean effort of basically doing 3 years of high school during my senior year after my guidance counselor figured out that I could do online classes to make up credits during the school year.
I flew through that shit like a rocketship through the stratosphere all because he said that he wanted to see how far I could get in one year because he “got the clearance” to give me as much as I could take and that he believed in me.
It felt good to have someone believe in me for once.
- wizardbeard ( @wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English8•4 days ago
there was something I could somehow magically fix if I just kept pushing myself through the rock in my way.
This is one of the worst “thought traps” out there. The biggest change in my life was when I decided to learn to work around/with my flaws rather than through/against them.
I don’t mean give up and never try to improve, like a post I’ve seen here where someone got mad at their friends because their friends should just expect them to be late because ADHD. I mean stuff like that I set as many alarms and reminders as it takes, rather than deluding myself that “one alarm will be fine if I pay attention”.
- Tobberone ( @Tobberone@lemm.ee ) English5•3 days ago
Oh, it’s funny because it’s true.
Now I need to go cry in a corner, because it’s true
- AddLemmus ( @AddLemmus@lemmy.ml ) English5•3 days ago
SO many math tests where I gave 100 % correct answers but only made the first 60 %. I didn’t even know this was related. Maybe the teachers should have investigated this further. Because it’s odd, isn’t it? If I were just bad at math, I’d either make many mistakes, or cherry-pick parts of the tests that I can do. But not do the first 60 % and then stop due to time running out. They should also have gotten the hint when they could always ask me something in class and I would know.
This went on at university (which I never finished) and certifications (still passed, because they typically have passing scores of 50 - 70 %).
- haui ( @haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com ) English4•3 days ago
That hits home like a cruise missile. Ouch.
- Andromeda ( @Workerbee@beehaw.org ) English1•3 days ago
Oof :(