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Personal Narrative: My Struggles Of Elementary School

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My struggles started in elementary school, so much so that my parents took me to have some testing done to try to find some answers. In between fifth and sixth grade I had a neuropsychological evaluation done and the results were not optimistic. The doctor informed me and my parents that I read well below my peers and that I would always struggle to keep up with them especially in high school. My parents took a wait and see approach. I went into sixth grade with an “I 'll show this doctor” attitude! I was determined to prove this doctor wrong! Much to my parents surprise, I began making A 's and B 's. I began to have confidence in my abilities and it inspired me to work harder than I ever had before.

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