To be sure, growing up the child of a school superintendent has its upsides. There are certain perks, such as never having to worry when you forget your lunch money and having your parent hand you your high school diploma. But there is plenty of pressure, both internally and externally, to act just right so as never to draw undue attention to the family. And like the offspring of Hollywood celebrities or Washington politicians, the children of school superintendents are, within the school community, rarely judged on their own merits, perceived instead as walking, talking visual aides representing their parents' agenda, says Figley, founder and director of the Florida State University Traumatology Institute. The major job of most children is searching for their own identities. But for many children of celebrities, their identity is so closely tied to their parents' that they have trouble easily breaking out of the mold.