Interview With My Educational Experiences

From the time when I was a little boy, growing up in Graves County, Kentucky, I have had problems with my reading and writing. Things never seemed to click for me, a trait that the teachers attributed to a mild case of dyslexia mixed with a healthy dose of attention deficit disorder. I knew, however, that no disorder was the cause of my distaste of reading and writing. Rather, there was nothing really interesting surrounding me that would grab my interest in the classroom. The teachers I encountered never took any interest in what their students wanted to read or write; they developed assignments based on what the curriculum, a course of study developed by some politicians at the Board of Education, told them to

My education started not long after I was born in 1989. I attended Ruth Washburn Nursery School, for 3 years, but I don’t have a lot of memories of what I learned. 3 things stand out to me. This was a place of great fun!! I learned how to love running. I could run for ages. Secondly the plecostomus’s were the coolest fish in the fish tank! Lastly I remember the song that goes, “Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away.”

Secondly, One of the people most interested in my literacy performance other than my mom was my fifth grade teacher Mr. Greg Monroe. Most students didn’t appreciate his teaching style but I did. Up until this point in my literacy development, I had excelled easily. It wasn’t until I met my teacher that year that I realized everything wasn’t going to be so easy. For the first time I had to actually study rather than to just know the information like normal. Mr. Monroe taught me that I needed to push myself to be better than good, even if it feels like I can’t. Teaching students to go beyond the norm was Monroe’s approach, and I feel as if his approach was extremely helpful as well as encouraging. He taught students to set goals and to develop aspirations. The fifth grade is the last stepping stone to becoming a middle school student which warrants new responsibilities for the students. Mr Monroe made sure that students graduated from his class not only with

At the end of first grade, my parents were concerned because I could not read. I never developed any basic decoding skills making reading almost impossible. My mother had me tested for special education and we talked to our doctor about other issues that may be interfering with my ability to learn. I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) along with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with high anxiety. I was placed in Title 1 reading in second grade, and with hesitation, my parents decided to put me on medication for the ADHD. With the help of many supportive teachers, and slowing my thought process down with medication, I began to read. As a result, my confidence rose along with my grades.

Growing up in elementary school every day presented a new obstacle that needed to be overcome. Most of the time they were reading and writing challenges, and most of the other students at my grade level didn’t have the difficult time I did.

I interviewed Ms.Grealy. Name of School, church, or agency? The name of the school is The Reform Church Nursery School. Education received? Ms.Grealy has a bachelor in education. Years of working and at present location? In the field? Ms.Grealy has worked at the Reform Church Nursery School for ten years. She started at this school as a mom and as her kids got older she started working here and then teaching. Work title? Ms.Grealy is a teacher in the morning and a ministrative assistant in the afternoon in the office.

The peaceful sound of the windchimes awakens the night. The infighting sound of the rain pelting on the beige colored roof, with the trees waving their hands like they just don't care, sets the perfect time for an interview. Over by the window, my mother and I pulled up some chairs and sat at the kitchen table by our vibrant fish tank, to start the interview. Since earlier that day I helped out at her school by setting up her classroom with her, as soon as she got home, she relaxed and changed into her black tank top and some pajama bottoms. Wearing that outfit, she decided to be willing enough to answer a few questions about her coming of age moment, her high school experience, and what influenced her to become a teacher.

As a reader, I have always struggled. From the first time, I began to read to now. We never understood why until I was in sixth grade. In sixth grade, I was tested for dyslexia and as a result we found out I was dyslexic. Through my grade school and high school years We did everything and anything to help me to read better.

It wasn’t until my bright seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Garver saw the signs of a dyslexic kid in me before the first quarter ended that I found out what dyslexia was. She told my mother what she thought I was dealing with and how we should go about learning if I even had dyslexia. After a week load of tests and my annoyance level raising, they told me I had dyslexia. I tried to ignore what they said, the help they tried to give me, and I decided I wasn’t going to believe them. I thought they were just making dyslexia up, that they were trying to make me look stupid. After long talks with my mother and my teachers where I told them I had no intention of going to special classes, they decide to instead give me extra time to finish assignments. The extra time to do assignments really did help, I would have to re-read any assignments given to me multiple times to understand them, and I would have my mother check any writing I did to make sure it made sense and wasn’t backwards.

Public school systems need to be more sensitive to their students. Parents play the major role in determining a child’s academic outcome, but the school system needs to notice children who don’t necessarily acknowledge their gift. These children need guidance -- I believe it is the schools’ responsibility to provide it to them. I have been through a situation that makes me feel strongly about the subject. My example is an indisputable case in point.

A lot of people think education is just something you get in school, but in reality education comes from different places and people not just school and teachers. For example, way before I started school I was already being educated by my parents, they taught me how to eat, behave, use the bathroom, talk, and a lot of other things that help out in life.

As a child, I never particularly liked school. I recall in elementary school, I always dreaded reading time the most. I would see all the students in the class pulling out their “Magic Tree House” books and sitting back spending time practicing their reading. I didn’t really understand why during this time I was pulled out of class to read aloud with a small group. I have always had a harder time reading and writing than most of my peers. As a young child, I was told that some people just have to try a little harder, and I always was always one of “those people”. When it came time for reading homework I would get assignments that were should have taken 30 minutes at night. It usually involved reading a section out loud to one of my parents and having them sign off that

Throughout my educational experience, I have endured countless hardships that made progress difficult at times. Although it was a struggle through my strong dedication to education, I have also earned a list of achievements for my hard work. These experiences from, failing two of my English classes, to excelling tremendously in mathematics, have molded me into the type of student I am today. I am a student with a growth mindset and, an optimistic outlook on education and, the bright future ahead. I now understand the impact that a positive mindset can have on your future. I am definitely proud of the student I have become. I feel like my journey is unique, but is also very relatable.

American society values higher education. College provides many opportunities for developing a variety of social networks, both formal and informal. Obtaining a college degree will be such a valuable and

Throughout my education, I had so many challenges I had to overcome. Dealing with school, personal life, and sports. Dealing with all of these problems has shaped me up as a person. I know now how to work for what I want, nothing is handed to me in life. That is something everyone needs to know, and now I know.