Don't Waste Your Talents

No one listened to me. What did I know, a mere classroom teacher? After one afternoon with the psychologist, Steven marched into the classroom triumphantly and announced, "I sure fooled the psychologist. She thinks I am stupid, because I gave her all wrong answers."

Intentional Underachievement

There was method in his madness. He came from a family who did not believe in work. He underachieved on purpose to avoid having to put forth an effort the next time. He knew that he could sail through life on the welfare wagon just like his parents and his older siblings. He only achieved for me, because I demanded it, and he achieved especially well in Art class, because it was fun. Art is supposed to be fun! After I left Central School, no one fought for Steven, and he was placed in a program for slow learners. There he was supposed to acquire some practical skills to prepare him for a low paying job. He should have become a writer of comedy skits. He certainly had the talent for it. Hopefully he found a way to entertain friends after work when he grew up. I hope so. And maybe once in a while he will take a whack at some fun art activity.

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