#arithmatic

But I just want to say for any of my younger followers, especially any of you still in school: Do work hard in your maths classes! Study hard! Even if you have dyscalculia or another learning disorder, it is possible to overcome with diligent work and proper guidance. I know it's a very common thing even for neurotypicals to ask teachers "When will we ever need this crap in real life?" And I can tell you without a moment hesitation that the answer is nearly every single day of our lives.

It's not really noticable when you do understand maths, or when the subject comes easy to you, but when you don't? It's so painfully aparent how important it is. If all you can do is the basics of addition and subtraction, maybe a little multiplication, it makes life so much easier. Especially if you at least know when and where to use certain formulas even if you need a calculator or Google to do the actual legwork.

I learned the hard way how absolutely vital math is in your day to day life. Not just fun things like dragon neopets, but managing money, figuring out how much a basket of groceries will cost, knowing how much money is in your wallet and whether that amount is more or less that the price of those cool socks you want. It helps with time management, estimating distance or time-frames, hell telling time!

I stuggle to hold down even the most mundane jobs, and I have to pass up on some of the most abundant and available jobs like being a waiter or running a cash register because I can't count money. I've had to completely give up on my dreams of being a marine biologist or a veterinarian because you have to take advanced mathmatics just to go to school for those things, and I can't even read the face of a clock or a price tag. When I was a kid, there wasn't a system in place to help me. But there is for you! Take advantage of it!

Study and absorb as much of it as you can, and if you think you might have a learning disorder specifically with maths, reach out to someone in your school! Unlike when I was in school, there are now ways and methods of helping people with those conditions learn in spite of it! Don't give it up as a bad job or say you're too stupid to learn. Because you are not stupid!

Upper Elementary - Squares and Square Roots