Junie B. Jones And The Magic Treehouse: Student Analysis

At the age of six Mozart was proficient in the use of numerous instruments and could draw in large audiences. When I was six, my biggest accomplishment was being the first kid in my class to finish a chapter book. Child prodigies like Mozart show their artistic or intellectual potential at a young age and are propelled into adulthood with an exceptional competency, knowing their abilities and how to use them. Unlike the Mozarts of the world, my early proficiency in reading the tales of Junie B. Jones and The Magic Treehouse has yet to get me into that same prodigy category. Growing up I was encouraged from a young age to learn as much knowledge as possible. My teachers, parents, and grandparents would always praise me when I would finish a book or learned a new fact. …show more content…
However, once I reached middle school, the constant praise of my intellectual abilities became more detrimental than supportive. In elementary school, I always felt like I was the best and smartest in my classes, but in middle school that all changed. Middle school posed a new challenge for me, as I was put into more advanced classes with peers that were closer to my academic level, and some that surpassed my abilities. I learned that I would not always be the smartest kid in the room, and a portion of my self-esteem shattered. Despite this fact, I still kept receiving the same praise, telling me how smart I was and how I would change the world one day. I began to feel disappointed in myself, and how in reality I was not as good as all the adults seemed to think I was. So, I began to become frustrated with the flattery I once loved, and looked down upon myself. Throughout my three years of middle school, I silently felt myself-esteem spiral downward, without ever telling