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My mom taught me to read Chinese at a very young age．My parents and neighbours tell me that I was three when I started to read newspapers and books．Anyway, I do remember people called me“shen tong”,which means“gifted child”．So my dad decided that I should go to elementary school early．
In China you are supposed to enter the first grade if you are six by June 30th of the school year．I was born in the latter half of the year, so I wasn't supposed to enter elementary school until I was almost seven．However, I was still sent to school．As a result, my classmates were older than me．But I did pretty well in class, and stood out in math and language tests．
I remember that none of the girls wanted to play with me for some reason and my best friends were boys．Maybe it is because my maturity level was the same as boys' since it's generally accepted that boys are 1 to 2 years less mature(成熟)than girls．I liked bugs, dirt and I liked running around．I finished the 4th grade in China, and all the friends I remember are boys．
After the 4th grade, I moved to America, and I didn't know any English．At first I was put into the fifth grade class．Since I didn't understand anything, it was pretty tough．So my mom decided that I should still stay in the fourth grade class．This turned out to be a good choice．After a year or so I was able to catch up in English and I was really glad to be with kids the same age as me．I have pretty fond memories of secondary school in America because for the most part I was normal, and I had plenty of friends．
