In Dr. Reis' article, she speaks about how gifted females struggle with wanting to fit in with their peers, versus stepping out and being who they want to be. As expectations for girls get set differently than males, some gifted females are often pressured into fitting into the "slipper" of glass. The gifted females feel obligated to fit into the glass shoe that is already made for them, rather than trying to see how to shatter the glass ceiling of stereotypes. As a teacher and future mother, my