When I was in kindergarten the school I was attending gave me a test. After I took that test the teacher sat my parents down and told them that they should not expect too much from me. They said that I was not very smart and I would be much happier if they just did not expect too much. That night my father asked me, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" I told him that I wanted to be a veterinarian. His response is that I would have to work very hard and get straight A's if I was going to accomplish that since veterinarians are some of the smartest people in the world and have to know tons of information about all kinds of animals. I took him at his word. When other kids were at recess I was doing my homework. When other children were going to birthday party's I was reading through wildlife magazines. It turns out I was not unintelligent. I just needed to work a little harder to reach the same goals.