I struggled a LOT with football. Football was a very common sport, that everybody at school played. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't catch or throw the football. Everybody at school used to make fun at me. I persevered, with still no luck. I kept on trying, but it still didn't work. I realized that I should probably ask someone on how to catch a football, I needed an expert. I asked my older brother and he was happy to help. We went in the backyard and had hours of practice. After a few days of practice I could finally catch the football! This showed me I could really learn something with help and practice.

When you think you can learn then your brain gets stronger and study shows that you have a better chance for increasing your intelligence. When you don't think you can get smarter and you give up, your brain won't grow.

When was in second grade i struggled with subtraction.

When my brain was used to going in one direction, for a new thought it struggled to move in a new direction.

My brain when I'm learning Irish.

I am a competitive gymnast and struggled to get a skill on beam called a back walk over flip flop on beam.

In tennis, I had been struggling to perfect my volley. Before, I wasn't ever able to hit it with the right amount of skill. I tried to avoid it, because it was hard. But my coach told me to keep trying. I practiced it in lessons, matches and even went over the technique in my head. Even after I got frustrated with how I was doing, I continued to try. Now, all that hard work has payed off! My volley is one of my best shots.

When we first started inequalities it was kind of confusing, though when we really started getting into the harder problems I started to understand.