I had to persevere in high school because school is hard because I have learning disabilities. I have ADD which causes a few problems. For one thing, it makes comprehension and doing work slower because I lose focus and have to come back into focus. Another thing is it makes it hard for me to sit still without being quite fidgety. I was that kid at story time that the teacher had to give a ball of wax to, so that I could fidget in order to sit quietly and listen to the story. Another thing that really matters in high school is organization, and ADD makes it hard to stay organized. But school is important to me, and I like to do things well, so I’ve worked hard, used strategies, and tried new ways of doing things when my initial way hasn’t