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Originally Posted by gethen
Reptile, I can't say this loud enough: IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING, AT LEAST GIVE IT A TRY. My son was informed at ages 12-15 that he didn't have the mental tools to excel at math or the sciences. Based on some stupid standaridized tests. Today, he's a Phd candidate in astrophysics at one of the major universities in the U.S., and he loves every minute of it. Wanting something is a powerful tool. Don't sell yourself short.
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Oh gawd, do I hear that! When I was in school I was told by a stupid teacher that I didn't have the mental smarts to do science. I spent several years believing that tripe until I actually took some science in high school and ended up doing advanced placement! When I think of the time I wasted buying what this teacher wanted me to believe (her statement was followed by: "little girls don't need science to be good wives and mothers."), I still get angry, 40 years later.