You are extraordinary!

I don't want to get IQ tested. Do want to know why? It's certainly not because I'm "stupid". Yes, I quoted stupid because to me, it's just a label. Which brings me to my point. Labels. I don't want to get tested because I don't want to be put in some category. I don't want to be labeled as "stupid", "dumb", "smart", "genius" or "average". I am who I am as long a I know it. I don't need society to emphasize whether I have potential or not. I am special no matter what, and so are you. I don't need a test result to know my potential, my talent, my specialty, my purpose, and... Me!

 I don't like standardized tests such as state or national exams (FCAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, etc...) What if that day I went testing I was sick? Perhaps, I was struggling with a personal issue, at home or at school. Perhaps, something that happened right before I walked into that room that made me unable to focus. Perhaps, I didn't care for testing on that day. We all have a day when we "don't feel like it." 

Don't let nobody tell you that you can't. Take a piece of paper. Write one thing you think is impossible. Now, crumple that piece of paper up. You just crushed the impossible. Don't let no one tell you that you're not special; because, you are. Don't forget that. You have potential. You have talent you CAN do it. Put your mind into it. If it gets tough, then push harder. If you can't come to a resolution, then walk away for a minute; look at it from another view; then, try again. This time, try harder. Because, you can do it. You are extraordinary.

                                                                               _Nephtalie Félix