Reading And Writing Failure

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Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you failed at something important over and over again? I have many many times, but I cope by believing that failure is a part of life. I have had my fair share of failures when it comes to wrapping my mind around the English language. Through the decade I’ve spent at school, I have always struggled with reading and writing. During middle school I joked that I was better off teaching a dog algebra, than to write a five page essay. However, through perseverance and hard work, I was able to improve my reading and writing skills, and now I confidently claim that I don’t struggle in that subject anymore. You don’t have to just take my word for it, because the MCAS examiners placed me in their top …show more content…

I specifically remember how inadequate I felt that everyone was always several reading levels ahead of me. In order for me to just barely keep up in class I would have to stay in for recess for extra help while everyone else was having fun playing Four Square or basketball outside. This was obviously the low point for me, and this trend continued for a while. Dealing with this problem was frustrating, demoralizing and worst of all mentally draining. Fortunately for me, everything changed when I went into sixth grade. At this point in school, each teacher taught a different subject, and my english teacher was like the Michael Jordan of english teachers. I would be lying if I said she was 90% of the reason English isn’t a problem for me anymore. When I came in for extra help, she was patient, compassionate, and willing to try every approach to a problem to help me understand it. I recall one of the assignments over the course of the year was to read thirity books. I put in the effort to find a challenging book which I generally enjoyed, and I saw my reading ability improve! For the following years I continued to apply the strategies she taught me in order improve my reading analysis and writing. Now I’m in honors english rocking a 94 average at

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