Recently I gave my students the task of creating their own comic character that displayed speech bubbles (what people hear you say) and thought bubbles (what you say that people don't hear). This was after a couple of days of discussing adversity and what adversity they have in their lives. We also spent time discussing different resiliencies that people use to get through difficult times or situations. Here is a 5th grader's list of adversities: loneliness divorce immigration-why President Trump sent my dad to Mexico parents on their cell phones - not paying attention to me pressure of being a GT student pressure of being the oldest and being mature stereotypes that girls can't play sports relying on adults that are not responsible texting and driving (when parents do it but everyone says not to) I was actually surprised by their response and didn't expect the things they were sharing. This is a pretty intense list of thin