What does gifted/talented mean, really??
Yes, I am gifted/talented, but what does that mean?
I make A's and don't always have to study?
Is that why I'm gifted?
No, I just pay attention the first time because I like to learn new things.
Am I gifted because when I see something I think about why it's that way?
No, I'm just curious.
Am I talented because once I made nineteen out of twenty free throws?
No, I think I'm more talented because I have the discipline to shoot that shot so many times that it finally clicks.
What I am trying to say is I'm not who I am because I'm gifted or talented,
I am who I am because I care enough to use that gifted/talentedness.
I don't like being labeled that because that sounds like I don't have to try.
I succeed because I try.
by Amanda Jerrard