This is the story of two Tiffanys, what hap pened to them, and reflections as to why. Tiffany A was extremely bright. An identi fied gifted student, Tiffany made only straight A's. Not only was she bright, she had the looks, the personality, and the popularity to go with it. Tiffany was elected president of her junior high student council. She was also a cheer leader which she enjoyed very much. Since academics were never a problem, Tiffany did not have to spend vir tually any extra time studying. She had the freedom to pursue any extracurricular activities she wanted. She was in band and made all-region. She was active in girls ath letics and on the traveling team for every sport. Between classes Tiffany could be seen in the halls laughing and talking with the prettiest, most confident girls and the coolest guys. This was a young lady who appeared to have it all together and was enjoying every minute of it. The biggest trial in Tiffany's junior high existence was how to fit cheerleading practice around volleyball prac tice. It was hard to enjoy so many things and be good at all of them. Tiffany's parents were divorced. She lived with her mother, a hard working, intelligent woman who wanted only the best for her daughter. She knew Tiffany was extremely bright and talented. She wanted Tiffany to uti lize her brains, to go a good college, graduate, get a good job, and never have to work as hard as she herself did. Tiffany had an older brother, also very bright, who had enlisted in the military. Her father was never discussed. The rest of her family, though, was very supportive and proud of her. The apex of her junior high career was being named valedictorian and being able to give the valedictory address at her junior high graduation. The future looked bright indeed as Tiffany left the junior high and headed across the street to the high school. Scheduled for all honors classes, Tiffany was looking forward to great grades, an active social life, ath letics, and being able to try out for junior varsity cheer leader the next year. Then there was Tiffany B, a member of the same eighth grade class as Tiffany A. The two Tiffanys knew each other but did not live in the same world. Always in the shadows of the more popular students, Tiffany B with her quiet, nonassertive personality always had a shy smile. Tiffany had struggled throughout her life with a learning disability, predominandy in the area of language arts. Tiffany's father's job necessitated that they move a good deal, so she had lived in several different states and attended many different schools. She usually made one or two really good friends with whom she spent her time. She never was known as the giggly, cheerful, outgoing type. Still, Tiffany B was known as a nice girl, a quiet girl who worked hard, fit in nicely, but never drew attention to herself. Tiffany B had to work hard for all her grades. Reading was extremely difficult for her. Because of her handicap, as she got older, her disability spilled over into her performance in any academic area that involved reading. Science, history, and math problem solving that involved reading for comprehension all became more and more difficult for her. Her school tried to accommo