January 25th 2010 : permalink : Comments
Anonymous asked: Even those people with learning disabilities like my little brother?
Hm… That’s a good point. Well, I think math — unlike literature, for example — is a very progressive subject. That is, you start with the basics and then move up one step at a time, advancing to more complicated ideas. Not knowing anybody with a learning disability, it’s hard for me to say whether, with enough effort from both the teacher and the student, my claim is as solid as I thought it was.
I really want to believe that everyone is capable of it, that nobody should be afraid of it. But if we consider an analogy of a handicapped man attempting to climb up a set of stairs to the next floor, while some may skip some steps and get there really fast, some may go at a medium or slow pace, should I not believe that the man is incapable of reaching the top, despite the handicap?
It’s a very interesting point, thank you.
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