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I'm a swim teacher and I've always had proplems remembering the children's names. I always thought the problem was with names, not faces. I am still terrible but after two and a half years I can see an improvement. I also try to remember the colour of the children's bathing costums or goggles. It is still a battle though especially if the children look similar.

jenny Aylmer of 4:32AM April 19, 2008

Thank you all for sharing your stories. I just took the "Famous Faces Test" (it's available through the website Jo mentioned above), and I got only 59 percent right. The average person gets 85 percent, according to the site. That sure sounds like an "F" to me. I even mistook Richard Nixon for an actor in Star Trek!

Ben Harder of DC 6:05PM March 24, 2008

First, to Mark in Poland: Obviously this is not a problem for you, so instead of being (extremely) rude, please go read something else.

I have had this problem for as long as I can remember - I thought it was brain damage from a fractured skull. My husband gets totally annoyed with me and says I don't pay attention, other people think I'm being "stuck up" when I don't speak to them. It was an extreme problem when I was teaching school with 25+ kids in each class, plus all of their parents.

Diane of VA 3:53PM March 19, 2008

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