Reading Impaired

I love my children. I would not trade them for the world. But I have decided having children under the age of three puts the dunce cap on your head. I was over at Mellow-Drama and found a math test for 8th Graders. To digress and help you understand the humor this brings to me, I am a degreed woman with a minor in mathematics that worked in the Professional arena for over 18 years. You would think since I was able to read technical manuals, write professional documentation and do the appropriate mathematics for my profession, that I would be able to read and take a simple 8th Grade math test. Before Children, I would have not had a problem. Now? I can’t write or speak in words with more than two syllables. Read directions? I have missed ingredients for so many recipes, that I’m not sure how the end product is really supposed to taste.

Does this stop me from trying to do an 8th Grade Math test? Nope. Did I miss a simple question? You betcha. Not only that… in the comments I said something about how I can’t believe I missed getting the volume for a cube. Ok, here’s the kicker… it asked for the surface area of the cube – NOT – the volume. Hello.My.Name.Is.VW.And.I.Am.Reading.Impaired.

Ok, go to the link above and give it a try. Pull up the ol’ calculator and see how you do. Or if you know of a 2nd grade math test I can try, let me know. And if you need a good laugh, give me something to read and see if I can understand it. I know I laughed pretty hard when I realized what I had done. Ahhh. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I know in another year or two I will be able to get those brain cells back. I just know it.

Posted by vw bug at March 8, 2005 10:34 AM | TrackBack