Overcoming Obstacles, My Personal Educational History
Personal Educational History, Overcoming Obstacles When I was in second grade, I was diagnosed with a mild case of ADD and Dyslexia. My teacher had noticed that I had a hard time sitting still and that I was constantly writing my numbers and letters backwards. Several complicated tests later, I was diagnosed. My life immediately changed. Everyday I was taken out of class to a special tutoring session where I worked on my reading skills and other activities that I can't remember. I hated going to these sessions, I wanted to be back in a regular class with my friends and just be normal. I remember constantly wondering why I had to go to tutoring and no one else did. After my diagnosis my parents were told that I would have particular problems with math and English and that neither of these two areas would be my strong suit, that I would have to work extra hard to succeed in these areas. My parent, always trying to be helpful, immediately began doing everything in their power to help me overcome my "problem", this included continued tutoring sessions, silent reading time every night, a never ending stream of practice worksheets sent home by my teacher, and medication. I was willing to accept all of the above except fo
I did not like being on Ritalin. After being taught the basic fundamentals of math, I was doing very well with the advanced concepts that I was being taught. Although I had a learning disability, I was highly intelligent, scoring a 126 on an I. I knew I wanted to do something with math but what was there? After several months of searching, I finally chose teaching as a profession. I succeeded in doing nothing the first semester of my seventh grade year. I tried to tell my parents how I felt but, thinking they were doing the right think, they just followed the doctors advice and told me that in time I would adjust. As I moved into third and fourth grade, I continued to improve, especially in math, and, by most standards, I hardly qualified as having a disability anymore. Sixth grade proved difficult for me, particularly in English. It seemed no matter what, this stupid label I received in second grade would haunted me for the rest of my life. As I moved into high school, I continued to do well in math. For so much of my life I have fought against the stereotypes types that labeled me since childhood.
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