Writer's Block: School daze
Jan. 20th, 2010 11:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I stayed in the same school district for my entire career. I was a smart kid, skipping first grade and going right into second. That impacted me more than I think my parents and teachers could imagine. I was able to keep up scholastically, but I was a year behind emotionally and developmentally. One year makes a HUGE difference when you're in grade school.
So, while I was confident as a smart kid, I had some social issues. I didn't have many friends that I was close to, and didn't even date in high school. Most of the people I did become friends with didn't attend my school, and the few dates I had were also from out of the area. While people liked me and there wasn't any real animosity, I just didn't fit in. I was always a little behind in the social arena.
Big impact. HUGE. I still have issues in that area, although I've since learned how to be friendly and outgoing, against my usual impulse to remain quiet and in the background.
I stayed in the same school district for my entire career. I was a smart kid, skipping first grade and going right into second. That impacted me more than I think my parents and teachers could imagine. I was able to keep up scholastically, but I was a year behind emotionally and developmentally. One year makes a HUGE difference when you're in grade school.
So, while I was confident as a smart kid, I had some social issues. I didn't have many friends that I was close to, and didn't even date in high school. Most of the people I did become friends with didn't attend my school, and the few dates I had were also from out of the area. While people liked me and there wasn't any real animosity, I just didn't fit in. I was always a little behind in the social arena.
Big impact. HUGE. I still have issues in that area, although I've since learned how to be friendly and outgoing, against my usual impulse to remain quiet and in the background.
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Date: 2010-01-20 09:28 pm (UTC)I do, too. I got caught reading Little House on the Prairie, which was a 4th or 5th grade book. I remember very clearly trying to catch up in math. My school was trying a new program where they combined 1st and 2nd grades, so I had to same teachers and classmates which helped.
Things didn't get tough until everyone else hit adolescence and I didn't. I was a late bloomer to begin with, and being a year behind made it even more noticeable. Kids can be cruel.