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[Mz iMac]

If that is even a word and/or thing then I most certainly have it because.....

I cannot multiply anything over 5 times w/o a calculator.

Cannot do fractions w/o a calculator or asking my Amazon DOT.

Cannot do/understand do algebra.

Cannot do/understand geometry.

Cannot read inbetween inches on a ruler.  I have to ask my Amazon DOT.

In school we had to learn a slide rule.  My eyes just glazed over.

Metric system....NOPE!

I have no problems adding or subtracting. 

Some random math I can do like 2000 lbs = a ton, 4 qts = 1 gallon. stuff like that

I am a wiz at division!!!!

I firmly believe there is a "math gene" that is inherited.  My father passed along the "math gene" to all my younger siblings but skipped me the oldest.  The youngest is a "math genius" as he can calculate in his head.  Not like Rain Man but close enough.

All of my children have the "math gene."  Thank goodness because I could never help them w/their math homework after a certain level.  That was my husband's job.

The oldest GC is a "math genius" because both parents have the "math gene."  One of them is a "math genius."

The younger GC appear normal in math **at this time.**

[Mindy D]

@Mz iMac @It's called dyscalculia or dysarthmia. It can come from brain injury or have unknown causes. The be formally diagnosed with it, testing should reveal your functioning at two or more standard deviations below the mean and the dysfunction can not be due to illness, brain damage, failure to be instructed or improper instruction, or mental retardation, AKA, low intellectuality. Some parts of dysfunction  in math can stem of other learning disabilities and attention deficits. You would need a formal assessment by a licensed SCHOOL psychologist to determine if you had a learning disability. Did you move during first, second or third grade? Can you do your tens tables? Learning the metric system requires the same type of cognitive function as learning the Imperial System, also called the English System, of weights and measures. You could have had poor instruction and poor textbooks which lacked examples and practice as well. Were you taught this trick in Algebra? Pemdas? Parentheses, exponents, roots, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction to help you with the order of operations necesssary for success in Algebra? Did your classroom instruction in second grade include memorization of the times tables past the fives tables? Did you also do verbal counting aloud by 2s,4,s, 6s and so on? Division and fractions are related. You might have had a textbook that did not provide enough examples and you could have had poor instruction. During this period of your life; first, second or third, did your parents separate or divorce or did you move or have any period of illness or psychological trauma that could have caused you to miss any instruction? Your problems could be the result in learning gaps. There could have been gaps in your instruction. There can be multiple causes besides dyscalculia, but it is possible you have it and you could also  have other learning disabilities that affect your ability to learn math. 

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@Mz iMac wrote:

If that is even a word and/or thing then I most certainly have it because.....

I cannot multiply anything over 5 times w/o a calculator.

Cannot do fractions w/o a calculator or asking my Amazon DOT.

Cannot do/understand do algebra.

Cannot do/understand geometry.

Cannot read inbetween inches on a ruler.  I have to ask my Amazon DOT.

In school we had to learn a slide rule.  My eyes just glazed over.

Metric system....NOPE!

I have no problems adding or subtracting. 

Some random math I can do like 2000 lbs = a ton, 4 qts = 1 gallon. stuff like that

I am a wiz at division!!!!

I firmly believe there is a "math gene" that is inherited.  My father passed along the "math gene" to all my younger siblings but skipped me the oldest.  The youngest is a "math genius" as he can calculate in his head.  Not like Rain Man but close enough.

All of my children have the "math gene."  Thank goodness because I could never help them w/their math homework after a certain level.  That was my husband's job.

The oldest GC is a "math genius" because both parents have the "math gene."  One of them is a "math genius."

The younger GC appear normal in math **at this time.**

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[Meowingkitty]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

If that is even a word and/or thing then I most certainly have it because.....

I cannot multiply anything over 5 times w/o a calculator.

Cannot do fractions w/o a calculator or asking my Amazon DOT.

Cannot do/understand do algebra.

Cannot do/understand geometry.

Cannot read inbetween inches on a ruler.  I have to ask my Amazon DOT.

In school we had to learn a slide rule.  My eyes just glazed over.

Metric system....NOPE!

I have no problems adding or subtracting. 

Some random math I can do like 2000 lbs = a ton, 4 qts = 1 gallon. stuff like that

I am a wiz at division!!!!

I firmly believe there is a "math gene" that is inherited.  My father passed along the "math gene" to all my younger siblings but skipped me the oldest.  The youngest is a "math genius" as he can calculate in his head.  Not like Rain Man but close enough.

All of my children have the "math gene."  Thank goodness because I could never help them w/their math homework after a certain level.  That was my husband's job.

The oldest GC is a "math genius" because both parents have the "math gene."  One of them is a "math genius."

The younger GC appear normal in math **at this time.**

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Don't feel bad. I was thankful I never had to pass algebra to get my degree. I tried 3 times to take algebra in college and 3 times I dropped out after 6 weeks. I can make it through regular arithmetic but X's and Y's just don't make sense.  I just don't get it. Never tried geometry. I count on my fingers a lot or use a calculator 

[Mz iMac]

@Mindy D  It appears I have a little of dyscalculia.  A few of the symptoms apply to me but, not all of them.

I had scarlet fever when I was 3 or 4 yrs old. 

Dysarthmia appears to deal w/the heart.  I have no heart issues nor any of the syptoms mentioned.

Thanks for the info BTW.  At least now I know the name of my "condition."

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@Meowingkitty  

Thankfully, I can count in my head, how much "change" I should get back as I am a cash & carry type person when shopping in stores.

I also use my fingers sometimes.  Especially, when playing "slots or blackjack."

[Scooby Doo]

WHY I HATED MATH:

In class:

5 + 5 = 10

Homework:

734 + 555 - 432 / 69 = 12.42

Test:

With 2 sheep flying, one yellow and

the other headed right, how much

does a pound of asphalt cost,

given that the cow is 10 years old?

[skatting44]

A good Math teacher in grade school  can make a big difference . I see math as a puzzle and I love puzzles.

[Mz iMac]

@Meowingkitty   I forgot to add.....

I fluked geomatry & algabra in high school & summer school.  I took "college prep" courses in high school.

My parents hired a tutor so I could graduate w/at least a D minus w/help from my father I might add.

My college degree required no math courses.

[Mz iMac]

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@Scooby Doo wrote:

WHY I HATED MATH:

In class:

5 + 5 = 10

Homework:

734 + 555 - 432 / 69 = 12.42

Test:

With 2 sheep flying, one yellow and

the other headed right, how much

does a pound of asphalt cost,

given that the cow is 10 years old?

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@Scooby Doo   

  YUP!  I can surely relate.  Especially those word problems.  Another one that my eyes just glaze over.

[QVCkitty1]

I'm glad I'm not alone. I was good at everything else, but math was a struggle. 

[Pezzie]

@Mz iMac @Scooby Doo @Meowingkitty  Please don't talk about me. I am getting a complex! Lol. 😂