Are You a Creator? An Essay for Kids!

Kids seem to come in two basic designs: some are good at school and some are good at creating. There are also some who are good at both, and everybody can become better at one or the other. Those who are good at school can become better at creating, and those who are good at creating can become better at school.

If your parents were both good at school, you stand a better chance of being good at school as well. If one of your parents was not so good at school, you might struggle with school, too. So what can you do about it?

Well, you can be stressed, or you forget to do your homework, or you can put off your homework, or you can argue with your teachers, or you can refuse to go to school. But these don't solve the problem. Worse, they keep you from being able to reach your goals in life. You need a real solution. I have one for you.

Learning isn't hard. You learn lots of things quite easily. You're really smart outside of school. What are the things you do really well?

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I'll bet you missed some things that are important. Check which of these things are easy for you:

If you checked a lot of these things, you are probably a different kind of learner: a visual-spatial learner (or VSL). You think in pictures instead of words. You think about things all at once instead of step-by-step. You have a wonderful imagination. You know more than others think you know. You solve problems in unusual ways. You know things, and you can't always explain how you know them.

You may have trouble with spelling. You may have a hard time memorizing your multiplication facts. You may lose track of time. You are probably not well organized. But you can do some things that amaze others, like being able to see something upside-down or from different angles in your head. You are a natural builder or inventor. You may be an artist or a musician or a storyteller or a whiz with computers or someone who can take things apart and figure out how they work. You may be great with numbers or puzzles or science. You may be especially kind to others, knowing just how other people (or animals) feel.