Ups and Downs of Being Gifted

  Some people think being gifted is good. And it is! There are many good things about excelling in one subject or more. You get to experience things other kids don't get to, like special academic programs. Gifted children also get to be good at something, and it can make them feel proud of themselves. I was one of those people, since I always was happy when I got good grades. "There are a number of benefits typically associated with being identified as "gifted" child", states WINK News' article on "Gifted" being a blessing or a curse. Being gifted can be a very good thing. 
  Others think being gifted can be a curse, too. People say it it bad because they always finish work first, or are expected to go above and beyond what they can even do. Some people even push themselves to go farther! I was one of those people too, who pushed themselves, but that wasn't my main problem with being gifted. Once started school, I was very good with my work, even though I wasn't the first one to finish and help others. My main problem was that I was extremely shy! I used to barely talk, and I was always scared to read out loud and raise my hand. Because of that, no one ever thought I was gifted. It kind of put down my confidence about being smart. I did get into a special education class in second grade, but it didn't help me much, since we didn't even do work. I think the only way people even knew I was smart was because of tests scores. It is still a problem though to be judged like that. I think another reason I didn't have much self-confidence was because I was always the smallest in the class. I was also much younger, until I went back a grade by mistake. This is an example of asynchronous development, which is then your physical, emotional, and intellectual traits are not together. When my intellectual levels were very high, my physical and emotional levels were way down. I think it's better now, but that really messed up my past years having asynchronous development. So, being girted can be a good thing, but also a bad thing.

All About Me!

Hi! My name's Emma and I'm in 8th grade. My dad's in the military, so we move around alot. This is the 7th place I've lived! My favorite subjects in school are History, English, and any music or art classes. Some activities I do are acting, dancing, guitar lessons, and singing. Other hobbies I like to do are reading and hanging out with friends.  That's a little bit about me!