Post by Graveyard Goddess on Mar 18, 2009 15:51:20 GMT -5
I am looking for a summer job but am really quite worried. I worked at a clothing store for a long time now but never had to use the cash register. Who would think such a simple machine could cause me such worry? I have dyscalculia.
Since I can remember I have struggled a lot with math. While other students learned how to understand fractions and time I would sit in class confused. If one fourth of the pie is 25% then how come one fourth of the clock was at the 3 when you divided it into fourths? When someone tells you to meet them at “a quarter to” what does that mean? I didn’t understand it.
Dyscalculia is a term meaning "specific learning disability in mathematics.” Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects me not only in mathmatics, but in many other areas. I felt that things this simple shouldn’t have been so challenging for me, but because they were easily avoided and went unnoticed by others...untill times like these where i will have to use a cash register to sell items or ring people up at the shop.
math is correlated to the stresses and frustrations I experienced daily and would continue to go through for the rest of my life! Things such as getting lost, time management and even tipping the waiter at a resturant. Not only would it frustrate me to be unable to do tasks that most people my age do with second nature, but it would frustrate others as well.
This learning disability also contributes to my poor sense of direction. I trusted that people gave me the right discounts, change and money when shopping, because it took too long to even try to do the math in my head on my own. I feared driving because I knew I would get lost. I couldn’t remember directions. I couldn’t remember how to get from home to school. I would have panic attacks while driving if I thought I was lost. Even if thought I knew where I was, but wasn’t one hundred percent positive, I would second guess myself, and tell myself that I couldn’t do this.
Throughout my life my friends and family tried to help me with this struggle. It is human nature to want to teach people things they cannot grasp. It took a long time to realize that’s just what people do—its not a personal attack on me or an attempt to make me feel stupid but nevertheless people do make me feel stupid, even the people who love me...so why would a customer just rushing to get in buy a product, get thier change and get out of there be any different? I am nervous nervous nervous about this. Everyone tells me its simple. the machine tells you what amount of money to give back...but what about the people who give you more money than they should so they can get less change? I dont understand it. I am even bad at counting money.
What sort of summer job wouldn't require me to do this? Eventually I will have to use a cash register when i get a full time job...and I know it will make me stressed nervous and feel really stupid. I am not looking forward to this!
Since I can remember I have struggled a lot with math. While other students learned how to understand fractions and time I would sit in class confused. If one fourth of the pie is 25% then how come one fourth of the clock was at the 3 when you divided it into fourths? When someone tells you to meet them at “a quarter to” what does that mean? I didn’t understand it.
Dyscalculia is a term meaning "specific learning disability in mathematics.” Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects me not only in mathmatics, but in many other areas. I felt that things this simple shouldn’t have been so challenging for me, but because they were easily avoided and went unnoticed by others...untill times like these where i will have to use a cash register to sell items or ring people up at the shop.
math is correlated to the stresses and frustrations I experienced daily and would continue to go through for the rest of my life! Things such as getting lost, time management and even tipping the waiter at a resturant. Not only would it frustrate me to be unable to do tasks that most people my age do with second nature, but it would frustrate others as well.
This learning disability also contributes to my poor sense of direction. I trusted that people gave me the right discounts, change and money when shopping, because it took too long to even try to do the math in my head on my own. I feared driving because I knew I would get lost. I couldn’t remember directions. I couldn’t remember how to get from home to school. I would have panic attacks while driving if I thought I was lost. Even if thought I knew where I was, but wasn’t one hundred percent positive, I would second guess myself, and tell myself that I couldn’t do this.
Throughout my life my friends and family tried to help me with this struggle. It is human nature to want to teach people things they cannot grasp. It took a long time to realize that’s just what people do—its not a personal attack on me or an attempt to make me feel stupid but nevertheless people do make me feel stupid, even the people who love me...so why would a customer just rushing to get in buy a product, get thier change and get out of there be any different? I am nervous nervous nervous about this. Everyone tells me its simple. the machine tells you what amount of money to give back...but what about the people who give you more money than they should so they can get less change? I dont understand it. I am even bad at counting money.
What sort of summer job wouldn't require me to do this? Eventually I will have to use a cash register when i get a full time job...and I know it will make me stressed nervous and feel really stupid. I am not looking forward to this!
I guess you'll have to write the first one then.
