Quote Originally Posted by BigBear View Post
All kids CAN do all things if given the proper guidance and help. I can take any kid with any "disability" or mindset and teach them music (my particular subject) and how it relates to math, science, history, etc whether they have a God given talent or ability in the subject area or not. Some of my kid hate music but just want out of a different class, and after a few weeks they are actually my student leaders. So I don't quite understand what point it is you're making, but I suspect we are agreeing on some level.
My wife completed all the credits for her BA (IDP) for Counseling. She actually wanted to work with kids and help them through their issues, dealing with families, etc., which is something I would never want to do. Well, she will not be able to do this because she can't get through the prerequisites in math, which is something she will never use. We spent hundreds on a tutor and she spent tons of money on classes and retakes...she just can't do the college level algebra so she is calling it quits. Because of this stupidity, the world will have one less counselor who actually wants to work with kids. Based on academia she should just get it if she spent enough time on it. BS! Given, it made it far more difficult since she waited until her 30s.

I am great at math, engineering, computer science, etc., but I absolutely hate interpersonal communications and most forms of language arts. It looks like we should probably focus on different skill sets and education curriculum. However, she is expected to be just as good at math as I am, and I am suppose to spend my time bored to tears with poetry and creative writing. My son is battling the same issues as I battled in school; his language scores are low and his math scores are high.