I don’t know why, but I love math jokes. I laughed at all the math jokes in Futurama, even though they were written by PhD math geeks and even my husband (who has been known to do math in his sleep. For real) didn’t get most of them. Maybe it’s that whole thing where humor [...]
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So, I’m trying to do business with a place that’s only open by appointment. Fine. They have a phone number, so I call it. I’m hoping to make an appointment for the following day, which is a Sunday, to avoid Bay Bridge traffic on a weekday. I figure 24 hours notice should be plenty, if [...] When I was writing my squidoo lens on the long-term psychological effects of learning disabilities, I kept running into the words affect and effect. “Affect” is usually a verb, and “effect” is usually a noun, but this is English we’re talking about, which means there are exceptions. I think I used to have a handle [...] I hang out on the Dyscalculia Forum, and there are frequent new member posts from adults wondering if they have LD. They go something like this: I had no idea this condition existed, but when I read the definition on this forum it sounded just like me! I’ve been terrible at math my whole life. [...] There’s a persistent myth out there that learning disabilities are a problem of childhood; as if somehow, our dyslexia or Asperger’s or visual processing disorder just vaporizes upon reaching the age of legal majority. This is not the case. It is also not the case that LD is contained within the four walls of the classroom. [...] It’s not uncommon for me to mention being a musician, and for someone to respond with, “Oh, you must be really good at math. Music is all about math!” I generally respond by nailing that persons head to the table getting unreasonably defensive. I love music; I hate math. [...] OR, “My Mommy Says I’m Special!” At the moment I’m taking a break from filling out a quantitative survey on development in twice-exceptional adults. Twice-exceptional, or 2e, refers to people who are diagnosed with both giftedness and LD. It’s kind of a weird label for kind of a weird condition. As you might have guessed, [...] |
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