"Ukucabanga kwami ​​nge-STEM kubuyela emuva kusuka ekuthokozelweni kwami ​​kwe-STEM ngonyaka omkhulu kuya ekuzideleni kwami ​​nasekungabi nantshisekelo emuva kwe-K's. Ngikhumbula ngidlala emidlalweni yokuqala ye-macintosh ngithayipha imidlalo ukuze ngifunde ubuchwepheshe kepha angikaze ngibe nentshisekelo ngombono we-STEM. Ngempela ungacabangi ukuthi ngafunda isisindo sesichazamazwi ngaze ngafunda esikoleni esiphakathi futhi ngaleso sikhathi ngazizwa. NGANGINGASITHANDI i-STEM ngoba ngangizizwa ngikhishwe inyumbazana futhi ngingelutho kodwa ngasese ngangikhangwa futhi ngizama konke okusemandleni ami. Kamuva ngabona ukuthi nganginobunzima ngokufunda ngosizo lukathisha wami wezibalo uMnu. Horton esikoleni esiphakeme. Wayeyindoda ethe xaxa kodwa wayemnandi futhi siyezwana ngiyamkhumbula ebeka isigqoko sikathayela ekhanda lakhe ukuze afundise indlela YOKUDLA. Ekilasini lakhe, iminyaka engu-7 ngahlangana nomunye wabangane bami abakhulu kuze kube namuhla. UMnu Horton wayenodadewethu omdala ngaphambili futhi wabona ukuthi sasihluke kanjani. Ngangingcono ezibalweni kodwa ngimbi kakhulu ekilasini futhi wayengowokuqala owathenga ukuthola ukuxilongwa kwabazali bami futhi wasebenza nami ngesikhathi sasemini nangemva kwekilasi. Kwakuyisikhathi esashintsha impilo njengoba nami ngase ngiqale ukubuyela ku-STEM ngisekelwa uthisha wami we-IB Biology enganginobungani obukhulu naye. Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi wayene-dyslexia futhi wayethanda ngempela i-botany. UMnu Welker wayehlekisa futhi abhale kabusha izinto noma axoxe ngomzabalazo wakhe we-dyslexia ku-STEM. UMnu Welker uphinde waba ngumeluleki wami wekilabhu lapho ngifuna ukudala iqembu lenzalo ye-pre-med nalo eliholele ekutheni ngihlangane nodokotela ababelana ngezindaba zabo behlupheka ku-STEM noma beba nezici eziningi.

Lezi zikhathi zingisizile ngavula futhi ngafunda izindaba zami zamanga mayelana nokuthi i-STEM iyini, ibukeka kanjani nokuthi angifanelanga kanjani. Lapho sengikhulile, ngaphelelwa amahloni, ukwesaba nokuzizwa nginecala engangikuthwale eminyakeni edlule ukukhipha indlela engijabulisa ngayo i-STEM kimi. Ngiyayithanda i-biology, i-astrophysics, amakhodi wokufunda kanye nenqubo yokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe. Zonke lezi zinto zazibonakala zikude nami futhi akekho noyedwa umuntu owake wangikhuthaza ukuba ngijoyine amaqembu ayesephenduke ikilabhu labafana futhi nakanjani kwakungeyona indawo ephephile yentombazane emnyama yesikhumba esimnyama esinesitayela esingajwayelekile sokufunda nokukhuluma. Esikhundleni salokho, ngafunda ukuzenzela izikhala zami futhi ngasebenza ngokubambisana kanye nalabo ababesengikhuthaza futhi bengisekela."