Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high though I hit a stumbling block with math - I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college.
The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.