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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My controversial hot take is that high school is when you should stop worrying about “mild dyscalculia” and just accept that math isn’t your kid’s strongest subject. Do what you need to do to keep their grades decent but doesn’t make a ton of sense to focus all your money and time on their weakest subject. [/quote]

Yeah, no. I strongly disagree about that sort of educational abandonment. My kid with dyscalculia went as far as AP Calc BC in 12th grade, which was a notable achievement for him, and was able to skip the required freshman math course and do more of what actually interested him in college. More importantly, twisting his brain to solve math problems was good for him. He probably rewired his neuronal pathways significantly during his high school math progression. I wanted him to practice problem-solving, because of the lifelong benefits to all aspect of his life, and math is an excellent vehicle for that.

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Oh it’s you. I don’t think it helps things when you bring up your kid who clearly had no actual disability related to math. I don’t know why you got so attached to the “dyscalculia” label but your input is not helpful to those of us who have kids that legitimately struggle with math.

Meanwhile, it is also a kind of “educational abandonment” to focus all of your resources on your child’s weaknesses to the neglect of their strengths and other import things (like everything else they could be doing over the summer instead of math).[/quote]

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