Education: Being a Gifted Student

Ever since I was in the first grade and maybe even before then I was in gifted programs. I knew that my friends in my classes and I were somewhat different. When I was in John Muir Elementary from 1-3rd grade I was exposed to so many things such as learning how to cook healthy alternatives on Monday, learning Chinese (Mandarin) on Tuesdays, German on Thursdays and learning how to play the bongos with our teacher on Fridays. I noticed that when I switched to Renton School District that I was stripped of all those things.

All the knowledge that I would need later. Who knew that the Mandarin that I was learning at age 9 would become t he number 1 language in the world. If I would have stuck with it, I would be fluent by now. Even though German isn't one of the top languages but it is still important to know. I could have been fluent in three languages by now.

These things such as foreign language and healthy cooking classes are starting to become less and less common within the school systems. I noticed that by the time I was in high school I was only demanded to take one year of a foreign language when I would need at least two years of foreign language to help me become fluent.

Also, I do think Study Skills or Life Skills classes should also be taught to young people. Statistically, when students take these classes they are more ready for life. Many of these classes are considered "electives" and they are so essential for our success. I just feel that the school system sets us up to fail. And that our generation is "destined for failure". It's the lack of funding bu the education department because these classes or what should be core classes are put up as something that we can choose from and for once I see what these people meant when they said they are left to fend for themselves in his education system.

We have to make change, something has to come from this. We have to make this a well known problem because the first step to recovery is recognizing there is a problem. If we come together as well as work with the people who have control over these things (such as the education department) and try to get funding for these programs so the ones coming up after us know what to do even before they are out of high school.

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