Beginnin Beginning High School Analysis

The very beginning of my academic career started in elementary school. The very basis of education, setting the foundation for who I was as a learner. Though elementary is a distant memory, the lessons have impacted me still. I was told that I was smart and above my level. During then, I was actively involved in numerous sports and competitions. This made for quite the shock during the transition to middle school. My academic life changed dramatically in the following months. Insecurities I buried begun to show. The feeling of being unworthy, persistently comparing myself to others. My accomplishments were undermined by the notion that there was someone better. Yet, this was only middle school, a pivotal point in development. My grades began to fall abruptly. Previous achievements seemed meaningless in comparison. It felt like I was silently drowning underneath the schoolwork and the feeling of inadequacy.

My grades plummeted lower than ever. The guise that I disregarded school crushed me. I had all my self-worth into what I thought was unchangeable: my grades and mental health. Though it felt like things had spiraled downwards, part of me believed there was hope. This prompted me to begin putting effort into my work like previously. There was a time when frustration prevented my learning. I remember a moment in the fourth grade where I had been brought to tears because I could not grasp long division. But I learned, eventually. It took time and perseverance, but I finally understood. Academically, this accomplishment is insignificant now, but it proves something about my character. That even in a seeming defeat, determination persists. Instead of striving for grades, my goals were improving