"Ukucamngca kwam kwi-STEM kubuyela umva ukuqala kuxabiso lwam lwe-STEM ngunyaka ophelileyo ukuya kwindelelo yam kunye nokungabinamdla ngaphambili kwi-K's. Ndikhumbula ndidlala kwimidlalo yamacintosh kwangoko kunye nemidlalo yokuchwetheza ukuze ndifunde itekhnoloji kodwa ndingaze ndinomdla kwimbono ye-STEM. Ngokwenene ungacingi ukuba ndifunde ubunzima besifinyezo kude kube sesikolweni esiphakathi kwaye ngelo xesha ndaziva. Andikhange ndiyithande i-STEM kuba ndaziva ndikhutshiwe kwaye ndingonelanga kodwa ngokufihlakeleyo bendinomdla kwaye ndizama konke okusemandleni am. Kamva ndaqonda ukuba ndinobunzima ekufundeni ndincediswa ngutitshala wam wezibalo uMnu. Horton kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo. Wayeyindoda ethe xaxa kodwa wayonwabile kwaye siyevana ndiyamkhumbula ebeka umnqwazi wethini entloko ukufundisa indlela yeFOIL. Kwiklasi yakhe, iminyaka esi-7 ndadibana nomnye wabahlobo bam abasenyongweni unanamhla. Umnumzana Horton wayenodadewethu omdala ngaphambili kwaye waqonda indlela esahluke ngayo. Ndandingcono kwimathematics kodwa worse eklasini kwaye wayengowokuqala owathenga ukufumana uxilongo kubazali bam kwaye wasebenza nam ngexesha lesidlo sasemini nasemva kweklasi. Kwakungokutshintsha komzuzu ngexesha njengoko nam bendiqale ukubuyela kwi-STEM ngenkxaso katitshala wam we-IB Biology endandinobuhlobo obukhulu naye. Ndiyakhumbula ukuba wayene-dyslexia kwaye wayithanda kakhulu ibhotani. Umnumzana Welker wayeqhula kwaye aphinde abhale izinto okanye axoxe ngomzabalazo wakhe wedyslexia kwi-STEM. Umnumzana Welker naye waba ngumcebisi weklabhu yam xa ndifuna ukwenza iqela elinomdla pre-med elikhokelele ekubeni ndidibane noogqirha ababesabelana ngamabali abo besokola kwi-STEM okanye besenza izinto ezininzi.

La maxesha andincede ndakhupha kwaye andafunda amabali am obuxoki malunga nokuba yintoni i-STEM, ijongeka kanjani kwaye andifanelanga. Xa ndandimdala, ndaphulukana neentloni, uloyiko kunye netyala endandilithwale ukuhambisa le minyaka ukukhupha indlela ekumnandi ngayo kwi-STEM kum. Ndiyayithanda ibhayoloji, i-astrophysics, iikhowudi zokufunda kunye nenkqubo yophuhliso lwetekhnoloji. Zonke ezi zinto zazibonakala zikude lee kum kungekho namnye umntu owakha wandikhuthaza ukuba ndijoyine amaqela awayeyiklabhu yamakhwenkwe kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo yayingeyondawo ikhuselekileyo kwintombazana emnyama enolusu olunendlela engaqhelekanga yokufunda nokuthetha. Endaweni yoko, ndiye ndafunda ukuzenzela ezam iindawo kwaye ndisebenze ecaleni kophuhliso kunye nabo bebesele bendikhuthaza kwaye bendixhasa."