Today I told my class about my Dyspraxia...
I’m a Drama Student which means we study a lot of Physical Theatre (great mix, right?), having managed throughout the first term I thought I would be okay today, so I volunteered to do this section of an example our tutor told us about.
I kept trying and trying, but I just couldn’t do it. My tutor then told me to “let go of my ego”, then I would be able to do it. This lead to me snapping at her, tears appearing in my eyes, I raised my voice and said, “No..no, it’s my dyspraxia”, she replied with “what is that? You can’t hear? You can’t spell?”, she kept questioning until a fellow student had to tell her it was to do with co-ordination and rhythms. I then felt as if I had to justify myself as I could see people thinking it was just some bullshit sob story to try and get myself out of doing the work. My flat mates say I'm thinking too much into it and getting worked up.
I’ve just never felt so belittled or uncomfortable by a member of staff in my life.
Tutors and Mentors are meant to build you up, not push you down. If teachers had training and an understanding on issues such as Dyspraxia things like this wouldn’t happen in schools, colleges or universities.
