FabSwingers.com forum: School struggles

By *urvywelsh OP Couple
over a year ago

Everywhere and nowhere baby

I was just thinking about lessons in school.

I was an average student, coped with most things. But the one thing I really couldn't get my head round was Long Division. Still can't do it. No calculators in my day, (yes, I'm old lol).

Was there anything you struggled with at school,?

Curvy x

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Division still eludes me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was good at everything except maths! I still struggle with it now

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Going to lessons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English, still does.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Ah, the bus stop method.

I was good at most things except for French. I’m not good at MFL. Mais ouis, non!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont even know what that is i left school at 15

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is it Algebra with the x's and apples? That one, what wasted effort not used it since I left school.

Ginger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

PE ...hated it too but because i was tall i was always picked as goal shooter in netball

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I found fractions difficult to get to grips with. Where maths was concerned I think the teaching had a lot to do with it. If you didn't grasp the basics you were lost from that moment on. They used to move on regardless of how many pupils understood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just turning up was an issue for me hated the bloody place,but doing ok in life nonetheless lol mr Lincs

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Maths was my Kryptonite to

And as to long division......well, it might as well have been Sanskrit - I didn’t (and still don’t) have a clue and can only admire anyone who can do it

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

I always struggled with art, I think it was linked to my hand eye issues. Still struggle with anything like that.

Must say prefer photography now

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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago

Traffic land

It was maths for me, algebra, fractions, probabilities. The stuff of nightmares

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By *urvywelsh OP Couple
over a year ago

Everywhere and nowhere baby

Glad I'm not the only one who had trouble with school.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was ok at school but at uni I really struggled with the sociology part of my course. I just couldn't write a factual essay on someone's opinions!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Calculus. A board full of wiggly lines and numbers, just to prove that x=1..fuck that.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Calculus. A board full of wiggly lines and numbers, just to prove that x=1..fuck that."
very useful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Algebra still gets me to this day! Although not that ive ever needed it just another pointless exercise and one of many. they should be teaching life skills instead off just teaching them to pass exams.

Miss s x

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

Maths. I missed a lot of the early years input as I had really bad hearing, ear and throat problems.

Now I teach that early stuff and it all makes perfect sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it Algebra with the x's and apples? That one, what wasted effort not used it since I left school.

Ginger "

Never checked your change at the supermarket checkout or worked out it you had enough money on you to buy two blouses, a jumper and three scarfs in M&S then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sitting quietly in the classroom!

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Tan, cosine, and all that weird stuff, I think I switched off then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was decent enough at most things apart from English, but then once I left school I found out I was dyslexic so that explains it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every single subject, but I ended up getting PhD... People those don't believe in black magic ... Here is the fact to prove that black magic is real.... Any witches out there, can you plz help me get a meet with a lovely lady from fab?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was decent enough at most things apart from English, but then once I left school I found out I was dyslexic so that explains it

Me too mate. I am pretty sure, you will be very successful now in ur career ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tan, cosine, and all that weird stuff, I think I switched off then."

Useful stuff I was fine with, applied maths I could use in daily work/life..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tan, cosine, and all that weird stuff, I think I switched off then."

Quite easy really, basically they just help you work out lengths and angles of a right angled triangle.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Getting out of bed

I had 10 years at 2 separate boarding schools

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Following rules. I couldn't understand how the length of my skirt or the colour of my hair had a bearing on my ability to learn.

I once wore a denim shirt to school and was told it was against the rules. So I took it off whilst explaining to the teacher the school rules stated I could wear a blue or white cotton shirt and the label inside said 100% cotton. Didn't think about the effect of me in my bra on a classroom of puberty inflicted 13 years olds.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

"Tan, cosine, and all that weird stuff, I think I switched off then.

Quite easy really, basically they just help you work out lengths and angles of a right angled triangle.

Yes I know what it does, I wasn't interested in learning how to do it though and I have never had the need to work it out in my adult life anyway!

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

PE for me really hated the subject

more so as all they wanted to do was kick a bag of wind round a field.

5 a side I liked

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and PE.

PE was particularly hellish as my dyspraxia effected every aspect of it, from co ordination while trying to run, being unable to catch and throw things, finding it impossible to hit objects with rackets or bats. Being constantly picked last for sports effects a kid's self esteem quite a bit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tan, cosine, and all that weird stuff, I think I switched off then.

Quite easy really, basically they just help you work out lengths and angles of a right angled triangle.

Yes I know what it does, I wasn't interested in learning how to do it though and I have never had the need to work it out in my adult life anyway! "

Perusing your photos I would say you make quite extensive use of trigonometry....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything except Art and P.E.

Silly thing is I chose History over Geography (I have quite an interest geography now)

I chose Business Studies over Design Tech/Food Tech (I love DIY and cooking now)

Failed both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As I type from my smart phone with a built in calculator and access to google.

I’d like to say a big fuck you to all the teachers who said “you won’t be able to carry a calculator with you all the time”

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

PE, maths and art. I always loved english and history. They were my favourite subjects.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and art rubbish at both

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By *azkinsWoman
over a year ago

leeds

Binary and dinary never got that at school and still don't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was ok at most subjects if I put my mind to them. However,I was bullied all through school and didn't really fit in. I didn't really work hard and couldn't wait to leave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

None of the subjects but the other students.

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By *ornyDubMan25Man
over a year ago

Berlin

I had two of the worlds worst teachers for maths and physics... I got a good result in maths and failed physics. These were the two subjects I had to work hardest on.

My chosen line of self employment after university required a high level of mathematical ability and a deep understanding of numerous mathematical concepts. When I approached these concepts myself in my own time they all made sense and I excelled in them after a little bit of hard work. Without a depressed Middle Aged public school teacher in one ear to confuse me it turned out I had an outstanding ability for numbers, patterns, statistics and logic and haven't looked back since!

Sadly this happens across all subjects in schools and a lot of people will choose their future career path based on a teacher they encountered that inspired them on a certain subject!

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I was on the football & athletics team as for subjects I was rubbish at the practical subject like wood work , metal work and art and not much better in the others.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was ok at most subjects if I put my mind to them. However,I was bullied all through school and didn't really fit in. I didn't really work hard and couldn't wait to leave"

Pretty much my experience too. Sucks, but it happens. It shapes our whole future if we let it. Unfortunately I did.

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Anything to do with arithmetic maths and techie I was good at ..everything else I was shit at

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By *ornyDubMan25Man
over a year ago

Berlin

"I was ok at most subjects if I put my mind to them. However,I was bullied all through school and didn't really fit in. I didn't really work hard and couldn't wait to leave

Pretty much my experience too. Sucks, but it happens. It shapes our whole future if we let it. Unfortunately I did."

Negative way to think at 27 mate! You've a whole life ahead of you, stop dwelling on what was done to you and push forward!

Easier said than done but the 10 years since you left school isn't your "whole future"...

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

Bullying

Bottle green knickers for PE

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was ok at most subjects if I put my mind to them. However,I was bullied all through school and didn't really fit in. I didn't really work hard and couldn't wait to leave

Pretty much my experience too. Sucks, but it happens. It shapes our whole future if we let it. Unfortunately I did.

Negative way to think at 27 mate! You've a whole life ahead of you, stop dwelling on what was done to you and push forward!

Easier said than done but the 10 years since you left school isn't your "whole future"... "

No, I know. For the most part I try not to think like that. I have my moments every now and then. For the past few years I've been trying to move on from all that shit. It was a reflection of them, not me. It's just hard to get out of that headspace when you've spent so long there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had a great maths teacher at school. Always struggled with maths till one day it all clicked and I fell in love with the pure logic of it all.

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By *ornyDubMan25Man
over a year ago

Berlin

"Had a great maths teacher at school. Always struggled with maths till one day it all clicked and I fell in love with the pure logic of it all."

Yes and peoples brains understand and compute things in different ways, rather than teaching the method, the teacher should have been more focused on the concept and logic to build the correct thought pattern.

Instead we were forced to learn maths as it was done in the brain of a mentally unstable and incredibly angry man!

It's hard to develop a passion to learn anything if it's being forced on you!

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

"Had a great maths teacher at school. Always struggled with maths till one day it all clicked and I fell in love with the pure logic of it all.

Instead we were forced to learn maths as it was done in the brain of a mentally unstable and incredibly angry man!

It's hard to develop a passion to learn anything if it's being forced on you!"

I was crap at maths at school,but after playing darts I find working everyday maths out a breeze now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything, I was in the lowest classes for everything or with the kids that didn’t want to learn, everything I have learned in life is self taught and after school. I never had a chance to improve as my school when in the bottom groups they seemed to give up with. Plus also I struggled with friendships.

Geeky x

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

"Everything, I was in the lowest classes for everything or with the kids that didn’t want to learn, everything I have learned in life is self taught and after school. I never had a chance to improve as my school when in the bottom groups they seemed to give up with. Plus also I struggled with friendships

Geeky x"
. What you say is so true I was in the top class of the bottom band which ended with the letter S and the bottom class T.One of my teacher even said when I was 12-13 S stands for stupid T stands for thick we all laughed after all we were children but I know it effected me.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Physics was just too much for me towards the end of my schooling. Not sure what the point was but I think it would have been better to have been taught something useful in later-life!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Athletics. I hated having to run around in a field for no reason at all so much i once ran a 400m race backwards, start to finish as a protest. Needless to say i came last and got into trouble.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I struggled wearing the uniform. Shoes-no. Tie-no.

The lessons really weren’t the issue, I wanted to learn and tried my best, sadly when it came to exams and testing me, I seem to crumble. A little like LFC

It was the rules I tend to have trouble with, if there’s rules/regulations, I tend to see how far I can bend them.

Long division, I remember learning it all over again with my boys for there homework. It took me by surprise how much we forget.

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