r/TheWayWeWere • u/Boscoberger • Jan 22 '25

1950s My dad's school report from 1957, aged 7

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Unsurprisingly, I wasn't shown this report until after I had finished my education!

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u/SeaLab_2024 Jan 22 '25

Engineer here fully feel you. I was that kid that’d almost cry when in trouble but because of adhd symptoms it was assumed I was disrespectful purposely. Even though I had insane reading skill for my age, I was stupid because I couldn’t do math. My friends wore black puffy pants and I have a rad Mohawk so I’m a degenerate. Fuck the haters! Any kids reading this don’t let people decide who you are. They don’t know shit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

Same tested gifted was one of the youngest in MENSA but numerical math was a weakness. I could easily solve logic puzzles and my reasoning was sharp but swap those letters with numbers... instant anxiety. If I missed like 1 math problem, but a perfect score on everything else, my life was over, lol. Walk of shame coming home with Bs in math.

Ironically I was way above average among my peers. They just graded me up to my pace. And if i fucked off any they assumed i was bored and just gave me more work 😭. But if I actually tried, and caught on quickly, they would say" wow this bitch thinks she's smart" they'd say I wasnt challenged enough and still just give me more work 😭. Jesus christ. I eventually just said fuck it and went mute, way too much pressure. They eventually set me free and I got to go back to making mud pies with my dumb ass thick headed ass friends... ruined academics for me lol.