Mark's story of achievement from a diagnosis of dyscalculia and lack of support in school to becoming an advocate for adult education. The post My Educational Journey, Mark Daly appeared first on .|
some insight into arts place in the world relating to dyscalculia, so without any further ado here's the interview with Margot – The post Artist Margot Connop – Art & Dyscalculia appeared first on .|
My own mountain was always educational. Mathematical and numerical. My greatest supporters were always my parents. Some educational mountain climbers reach the top of the summit quicker than others. The ones who struggle are often left behind. And they cannot climb the mountain because there is no support for them. The post Accidental Mountain Climber By Mark Daly appeared first on .|
@JJlass1 tweeted the announcement of their Twitch proposal to include Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia in the newly launched release of new tags. We thought this was a brilliant idea and wanted to share this interview with JJ to raise awareness, interest and why this is important. The post Dyscalculia on Twitch – Interview with @JJlass1 appeared first on .|
Nobody really discusses educational-associated anxiety. This is separate from my more general anxiety. My mother would ask or try to ask me how school was today and just did not want to talk about it. There were no school counsellors when I went to school. The secondary school I attended was academically very strict. We were there to open our books face the front of the class, and shut up. The post Educational Associated Anxiety by Mark Daly appeared first on .|
To make sense of my thoughts as a potentially dyscalculic adult - who faces specific challenges with logical thinking - I probably need to start with some context. The post Dyscalculia… A Logic Challenge? appeared first on .|
It's the 1980s. I am sitting at a desk in primary school. It's senior infants. Although I was an easy-going kid, I would get frustrated that I could not do maths and got upset about that. There were five of us at the desk. The teacher is handing out copy books. we were doing maths work. She asked us who had finished the and they all put up their hands, and then she asked who had not finished the work, and I put up my hand. The teacher said that they would wait until Mark is finished. The pos...|
My math learning disability presents a variety of challenges, but the most difficult one is not being able to read the face of a clock. Many people don’t understand that I can’t do this. I have had generous people gift me with beautiful antique analogue clocks. But I am unable to read what time it is and other than decoration, they serve little purpose for me.| dyscalculia-blog.com