Doing Poorly on Purpose by Delisle James R.;

Author:Delisle, James R.; [Delisle, James R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Published: 2018-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 6

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Getting to A: Alternatives

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E-mail messages from unknown recipients can be scary, especially if the single word in the subject line is desperation and a portion of the e-mail address itself contains the word assassin. Nonetheless, I opened this uninvited message to find this:

Dear Dr. Delisle:

I am an 18-year-old college freshman on the verge of dropping out. I was a constant daydreamer growing up and diagnosed with ADD. I got by easily in school but was labeled as an underachiever. But really, what can you achieve in an environment where you are not challenged and lose interest quickly? I was put on medication but stopped taking it. I felt there was nothing wrong with me and that if I could concentrate extremely well with things I liked, how could I have a problem with attention? I recently took an online IQ test and scored above 130. I know that's not as high as some kids you know, but it's still respectable.

I took a lot of self-identification tests online as well, trying to discover who I really am and why I'm having problems in school, maybe even what career to pursue. I don't know where to turn or what to do. School (even in my community college) teaches in small steps, and others not being able to see the big picture doesn't help me at all. I can't get by in college like I could earlier. I never studied in high school, and I don't know how to do it now.

I live in a rural area and am just looking for somewhere to go to discover who I really am and how I need to go about learning. Right now, I'm losing hope and slipping into depression; I can feel it. I don't want to feel like this. I've always been an optimist, but that's starting to fade. Please, can you give me the name of a psychologist near to where I live who specializes in people like me. I feel trapped and isolated from unleashing my true potential. I'm dying on the inside.

—Jacob

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