My Transition From Elementary School To Middle School

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Back in elementary school, I used to think that I was special and often used this as an excuse to seek out attention. Often times, I would raise my hand to answer a question or just burst out because I was so confident in myself. Now that I think about it, my huge ego and overconfidence were problems in itself. However, in my transition from elementary school to middle school, I had transformed from a child with an overbearing ego and huge amounts of confidence into a quiet adolescent who would rarely raise his hand or participate. I would always doubt my own answer or refuse to share my opinions because I was afraid of how people would react. As I moved up in the grade ladder, this problem of mine became even worse. It had gotten to the point

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