Going back to my fourth and fifth grade years, I can honestly tell you that I was one of those kids that needed extra help when it came to reading, writing, and comprehending. My family and I moved to the biggest city that ever lived in which is Cleveland, Ohio and I just started a new school year. (It actually wasn’t that bad either now that I actually realize that I made a lot of friends. I was getting used to the new suburban area around me.RUN_ON) Later on in the school year, my teachers were worried about my reading and writing skills, so one day it was parent-teacher conferences and my teacher was informing my mother that I needed extra help with those skills. I was a good student, but when it came to popcorn reading, spelling words, …show more content…
When I started high school, I never liked to read or write at all. I just thought it was boring and a waste of my time. Most of the teachers in the high school pretty much knew about me because I was athletic and extremely involved in sports. My grades were always fine during basketball season because I wanted to play the whole season. I went to tutoring when I was supposed to. It really felt good. Then it finally smacked me in the face in the beginning of track season my freshman year, I was ineligible. I was so hurt that I did my self like that. I learned that I can’t always do everything. My English teacher, Mrs. Stubbs was a great influence in my life in high school. She is the main reason why I’m still motivated and dedicated to the goals I want to achieve in my life. She would tell me all the time that there are other people out there that still have trouble with these skills just like you do, you just have to take time and actually learn …show more content…
Senior year was my year to make something happen like getting a 3.0 or something like that. Since I tore my ligaments, it was going to take me a lot to catch up. I realized that reading is very important for me and my future. Yes I got bored with books and reading along the way, but it really paid off. I did what I was supposed to at the end of my senior year and graduated. All of my teachers didn’t give up on me and I made progress along the way. It hit me like a bag of rocks, more than I can ever imagine after I graduated from high school and went to college that reading is very important. I had suck it up and tell myself that I need to read more and discipline to write as well. There was so much reading I didn’t even know where to start. When I first came to Sinclair, I thought it was going to be easy and it was, sort of. Being in the position that I was in made me realize that being a student is very important and that reading and writing is very important, and this is without being involved with
I don't read for my own pleasure any more there's a lack of time, i am a full time mom, full time employee, and a student in college. If i get time to myself i’ll read a small article out of a magazine or on Facebook, but finding time to read an adult book in my life is harder than one thinks. If i got the opportunity i would love to read about old medical equipment and treatments. It's so amazing how the medical industry has evolved from the 1800’s or even earlier. It's amazing how advanced we are and how we think of things now compared to then. I believe reading is important in any career you go into, but reading outside of school for hobby is honestly not my cup of tea. I would rather be involved in my hobbies, or playing and planning days with my daughter. When it comes to my daughter's reading skills i believe it's very important for a child to be read to in his/hers life time, and a goal book during the summer when not in school. But after a highschool if you choose to not read i don't think it's that
School was an overwhelming place for me as a child. The teacher told my mother many times that I was great at socializing, although, I took too much time cleaning my desk and thus never finish the assignments. The teacher would send me home with simple books to practice reading to my mom. I would bring them home to read to my mom, but my mom never wanted to listen to me read and so I never practiced reading. She later told me that she felt they were “stupid.” To this day, I wonder if she knew the effect she had on my reading development.
When confronting change, individuals may face perceived fears and challenges. Many current middle schools do not address the needs of middle school students as they transition from elementary to middle school (Akos,2004; Eccles, Midgley, et al., 1993). School personnel understand the problematic transition students embark on when moving from one level of schooling to another. The transition from elementary to middle school may be particularly challenging because it often involves substantial school and personal change at a time when most students are experiencing cognitive, physical, social, and emotional challenges that occur in puberty and have been coupled
Throughout my life I have always coasted through everything that I have ever done. When it came to school you could describe me as an average student when compared to my friends, I always did the bare minimum that I needed to pass, when it came to outside of school it was the same thing when ever my mom or dad told me to do something I always to put in the least amount of effort to accomplish it and waited to the last minute to start doing it. When I read Carol Dweck’s Mindset I learned about fixed mindset and growth mindset, Dweck explained fixed mindset is when a person sets himself up for failure mentally, they always think they wont amount to anything so they just stop trying; while growth mindset is the exact opposite of a fixed mindset,
It wasn’t until elementary school that I noticed I started to develop literacy skills. I was never big into reading. Writing has always been easier for me, but I would say the 2nd grade is when I realized how important being able to read and write was, to be successful in life. I really can’t remember a time that I have actually read a book from start to finish and I don’t have much literacy history, because I was the only child and I always found other ways to keep myself occupied. My parents both worked full time jobs and long hours so the subject was never pressed on me when I was at home. I was pretty responsible as a child. I would go to and from school on my bicycle, then after school, I would do my homework and my chores before I went outside to play. When I was in school, I always had a lot of friends, so reading and writing never really fit in to my schedule at all. I knew at an early age, that I didn’t really care about literacy.
I had a difficult time learning in school. I became a few years behind my grade level and my parents considered having me repeat a grade. My learning support teacher worked with me one on one for months and taught me how to study and work hard. I continued working hard and started getting better grades, and soon I became top of my class. I kept studying and strived to get the best possible grades throughout middle school and high school. I looked to challenge myself and took advanced placement classes. I don’t think I would have worked hard in high school, if I had not struggled earlier on, I would most likely be on a completely different life
When I first got out of school, I had time to read. But as I got older the more I worked and the harder it got for me to get into a good book. When I did find a book I could get into I had a hard time with the bigger words, from reading to understanding them. Over time I got a little better at understanding and using the words around them to figure out what they meant. I still have those obstacles, but I am working through them to better my reading.
My senior year is very important and that is why I must use it efficiently. There are many things I hope to accomplish during my senior year. Graduation is my top priority because if I do not graduate my future will be in jeopardy. Clubs and extra activities are very important for college acceptance. I hope to get certified in the areas in which I have been training for. Getting into college so that I can be successful is the main goal in my life is. I hope to get accepted to a college or university by the end of my senior year. My schedule will be busy but I will
As I went through high school there were a number of individuals who often made remarks about how my brother is a better reader and writer than I am. There is no denying that my brother is in fact a good reader and writer. As a result my sophomore year of high school was the turning point for me in writing. I really enjoyed my English class and I really like my English teacher. Because of all of the remarks about how my brother was better than me I looked at it as motivation to do better and improve my skills and I developed the desire to achieve success in the class. I began to work exceedingly hard by spending countless hours studying and reading carefully over the assignments. My outpouring desire to do well continued up through my senior year of high school I discovered enjoyment in reading and writing again in my English classes and the teachers taught the classes in a way that I found very gratifying. For example senior year my teacher connected the Star Wars series with various literary concepts. By the conclusion of my senior year I was awarded by my English teachers the outstanding senior award in English. Although I still do not often read for enjoyment I do not look at reading and writing as such of a burden anymore. My attitude towards reading and writing has drastically changed a number of times throughout my
Senior year can mean many things to everyone, but to me it is about my last ten football games, senior project and, graduating.
All or most of us have gone through it. The countless hours we spent filling out college applications, scholarship applications, visiting colleges, and taking the dreaded tests. Whether it was the PSAT, SAT, ACT, or other college entrance exams, it was a big hassle. After visiting such a great number of colleges, the advantages and disadvantages of the schools seemed to run together in my mind. The endless paper work and deadlines seemed as though they would never end. When I thought about college, it seemed like it was not real, like it was a figment of my imagination. I imagined what it would be like, wondering where I would go. The questions of "What did I want to major in?" and after I decided that, "What schools had my major?" circled around in my head. When filling out questionnaires for college searches I was asked about what size college I preferred, whether I wanted to be in a rural or suburban area. Did I really know how to answer these questions that would so greatly affect the next four years of my life?
Reading and writing have made a huge difference in my life. Throughout my reading and writing career, I have had my ups and downs on how I feel about it. In elementary school I was more positive about both of them because I knew I was learning and I was really eager to learn. In high school, I had years when I loved reading and writing and years where I didn’t like it. During my college experience, I have had a mostly positive feeling about reading and
A few years passed by and I started to gain confidence in my reading. I would go through my father’s newspaper and read, though I stammered reading word by word. Whenever a bill was brought, I cried to read it to them, and I was allowed to read though they really had to wait for some time before the information was passed fully for them to understand (Richter 18). In my class, each of the pupils was given a paragraph to read and it was supposed to be read out loudly. I was among the pupils who were rated to be average, and seeing some pupils performing poorer than I ...
Going to school can teach you many things, even more than you can imagine. Who would know that in school you could actually learn a whole new vocabulary? This never seen before vocabulary will only come out in writing and besides that will be hidden deep among the depths of your subconscious. Truly, school can teach you more than just random information. Schooling has a huge affect on language you use in a daily basis. The only place where I was ever taught that the way in which I spoke was wrong. When I look back at the time consuming vocabulary work and the never-ending readings, I now realize how I benefited from them. I may not me the best writer, but I do have a plethora of words to share. Where do you think you learned that you’re not doing good you’re doing well, and who taught you that a coma should be placed here, or that you shouldn’t end a sentence with a preposition, without these helpful teachings I don’t know where we would be at.
As a teenager I was an avid reader and excelled academically until I was in the ninth grade when I conceded to peer pressure and took a turn for the worse. I became lackadaisical and nonchalant, and little by grades fell. When I took my mid-term examinations in the ninth grade my report card was so poor that my mother had to be called in to collect it and have a parent-teacher session to discuss