![]() So my first issue is that I don't know how to learn, but I also have an issue of seeking validation from those around me. ![]() What seems to work for everyone else doesn’t work for me. And I'm not gifted, so my question is, what went wrong? What am I doing wrong? I've talked to people, semi tried tutoring, I've taken an Advanced Academic Achievements class (which is a college prep class mandatory for graduation, it's nothing special), but nothing works. It seems that those around me are able to just do the homework and read the text and understand what's happening, but I can't do that. I've tried so hard to learn how to learn, learn how to study. But I'm not smart enough to be around the people who can have those conversations. I want to discuss abstract ideas and theology, and I want to have conversations about meaningful, academic topics. There's a quote that goes something like, "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss people." I want to be a great mind. I absolutely am not pushing anybody down, and I am by no means saying that I'm better than anyone, but it feels like I'm in between the line of being more cognitively capable than those in my current classes, and those who are far above me intellectually. I'm behind where I should be, and it's killing me. But I can't perform nearly as well as my friends, and again, besides them being near-geniuses, which I am not, I don't know how to learn or study. It's not just some cage that we're all trapped in that we may never understand, but rather it's an art piece made up of numerous brush strokes that happen to be math and physics, chemistry, biology, art, psychology, philosophy, and so on. I'm able to keep up with their conversation, and it feels at home being able to have fellowship with other people who see the universe the same way I do. I'm in a weird situation where I've made friends with the "gifted and talented" crowd, who are all in advanced programs and incredibly high achievers, and I really enjoy being around them. I really do love this school, but I feel trapped. It's not prestigious by any means, whatsoever, but it does mean that I'm now enrolled in both the high school and a local community college. I've never had to before.īack in December of last year, I made the decision to switch to an early college high school starting in the last half of my sophomore year. Because of this, I don't know how to study. I didn't have to try, and I lost all of my ability to learn. Throughout the next two years, I learned absolutely nothing, but still got straight “A”s. In 8th grade, I was transferred to a brand-new start-up school, which heavily impaired my academic journey. I have always been in some sort of one to two day per week co-op program, but it was not the same as being in a classroom where every student has the same curriculum. I never had anyone that I had to keep up with. ![]() I was always a straight "A" student because of this, and never really had to learn how to study. Being homeschooled, I got to learn at my own pace, tailored to my own self. I've always been very curious, always learning, and always wanting to discuss ideas with other people. I tested in college level English by grade 8 (I'm in the United States), and I had a knack for learning. I was never told that I was gifted, but I was told that I was above average in a few disciplines. Up until this spring semester, I was homeschooled. I'm going to share a bit of my testimony, and see if anyone here has a bit of information or maybe some resources that I might be able to confide in. I'm sixteen years old, and I'm really struggling right now. I don't believe that I'm gifted by any means, for a variety of reasons, but I've noticed that I do have a few similarities to those of you who are. I've decided to make a throw-away account to ask for a bit of advice. I posted this to r/Gifted, but I'll ask here as well to have a larger chance of meeting someone that might be able to help me out.
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