• Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    Yelling the same question instead of trying to figure out where you went wrong. I see your parents went to the same school of homework-helping that mine did. “YOU’RE NOT STUPID, THIS IS EASY. YOU HAVE 14 APPLES…”

    • ArachnidMania@lemmy.ca
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      Parents getting frustrated with a kid not understanding math, and are resorting to just saying the question louder and angrier.

      As a result bringing the child to tears (tear drops on a paper) and giving a traumatic experience.

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      Some people struggle(d) with math. The wet spots on the paper are tears from the student crying.

      Repeating the question was unfortunately a common method to “help,” but it helps in the same way that repeating a sentence slower to someone who doesn’t understand the language you’re speaking helps (that is, it doesn’t help at all).

  • therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    I didn’t get this from my mom but I sure got it from some teachers. Dyscalculia is the gift that keeps on subdividing.