Project one

I believe that having a learning difference is a great strength rather than a weakness. My main reason for believing this is because in sixth grade I was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. When I was in fifth grade math I could not keep up. I was falling behind and I really just did not understand why everyone else could do the math but me. My teacher would tell me to just look at examples and try to figure it out. This frustrated me because it all looked like a foreign language to me. When I got to the sixth grade, I began attending The Hill Center, a special school for children with learning differences. There were four students to a classroom and you sit at a U-shaped table. The teacher is very close so you get a lot of one-on-one attention. Once I began at The Hill Center, I expected to be just as frustrated with math as I was before, but they took the time to explain it to me. Soon I was catching up to my friends back at my other school. The Hill Center taught me that having a learning difference does not mean that you are dumb or cannot learn, but that you just learn a different way. I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to attend such a wonderful school like The Hill Center. Since then I have become more organized, picked up more study skills, become a great advocate for myself and, most of all, learned that I can do anything if I put my mind to it. The Hill Center taught me many things besides just school work. They improved my self confidence and helped me become a more confident person. The Hill Center has made such a difference to me and my schooling. If I had just attended my public high school and not The Hill Center, I would not be at Nova Southeastern University today. I am so grateful for having teachers who care about their students and understanding the work they are doing. I embrace having a learning difference because of The Hill Center. I see it as a challenge, not a setback. I am a stronger person because of my learning difference.