Lindwold Personal Statement

A lot of people are uninterested in reading and writing because they think it is boring or a lot of work. I am looking forward to thinking of fun and exciting ways to promote English. I believe that all types of literature are exciting and have purpose. I love to read all the different points of views authors have. I also love how every piece of literature has a purpose. I think it is fun to find all of the hidden messages and symbolism in texts. When I read, I am amazed by the author’s ability to make me feel like I am transported into another world. I love the adventure and the feeling of a book so good that I cannot put it down. English is so exciting to me because you can be as creative and imaginative as you want. I want to help others unleash their creative side instead of thinking of English as just educational. As a member of NEHS, I would have the ability to think of ideas to encourage English along with those who feel the same as I do. For example, it would be fun to hold book drives for children that do not have any. I would like to volunteer more at places like the library and elementary schools where we can show children that literature is an amazing subject that can help to see the world in a new

lives below the poverty line, and those numbers are likely to increase as the world economy continues to work through a painful de-leveraging of accrued debt… They [printed books] are inherently amenable to the frictionless dissemination of information. Durable and cheap to produce, to the point of disposability, their abundance, which we currently take for granted, has been a constant and invisible force for the creation of an informed citizenry.” If society continues to press eBooks and educational television rather than printed books, less fortunate children will have no source of information such as children books.

Students in Katherine Owen's language arts classes at Chagrin Falls Intermediate School were challenged this year to complete a “Make a Difference” project. Sixth grader Celia Hawk decided to set up a “Little Free Library” for the CFIS school cafeteria, where students in grades 4-6 could stop by to take a book to read and leave a book for others. After discussing the project with Principal Sarah Read, Celia learned that students at JM Gallagher School on Cleveland's near west-side were in the process of building their own Little Free Library in a new community garden located next to the school. Celia decided to collect

My daughter found out in one of her English classes that two-thirds of America's children live in poverty have no books at home. Children who do not have access to books or read regularly are vulnerable to falling behind in school. My daughter came home and grabbed every book she has ever read since kindergarten and donated them to the lower income families in Davis and Weber

I am a student from Grayslake Central High School in Illinois. During the summer I read a novel called Sold by Patricia McCormick. Sold really hit home for many reasons mostly because of all the thematic subjects it brings up including gender, power, suffering, innocence, and hope are just a few. I am writing this letter to ask for your support to make something that is very important to me happen. I believe with your help we can change many of families life’s. By helping me out you can save hundreds of lives everyday.

the Erika A. Brehm Memorial Library at the Kegonga Primary School in Kegonga, Kenya. To do this, I had to find a way to send 1,000 children’s books to them.

Action plans: I started by writing my present weight down, which is 160, my end weight will be 148; this is a loss of 12 lbs over the course of 8 weeks. Week one I will start drinking plenty of water. My goal is to drink a gallon of water each day for the durations of my personal wellness plan. The first few days were a struggle, but as the week when on it became easier to drink more water.

To lose weight I will consume less calories and burn calories as well. I will do this by consuming less food, eating healthier foods, and being more physically active. I recently re-activated my gym membership and started going to the gym this week. I plan on going to the gym 5 days a week for at least an hour. I plan on burning more than 500 calories per day. In the gym, I will be doing 45 minutes of cardio exercise. I will alternate between the elliptical and stair master machines. Additionally, I will be strength training my body with weights. I will train my legs every other day and work on my arms and back on the rest of the days. I will work on the machine that targets my thigh muscles and calves. I will do 3 sets of 15 reps and break for about 20-30 seconds in between. I will also follow this pattern on the arms and back

After the birth of my fourth son, I left work and became a full-time mom. One would think that having four boys would be an exercise program of its own, but the pounds kept creeping on. Finally, when my 5 foot 4 inch frame reached 160 pounds despite the constant experimentation with one weight loss drug after another, I knew things had to change. I had recently gone for my annual check up and now I had high cholesterol as well. I was now on a mission. I decided to take advantage of my stagnant gym membership, signing the kids and myself up for some much needed exercise classes. I figured if the kids had an obligation to be there, I would force myself to be there as well. Each day we packed ourselves up and made our way to the gym. Some days I would join in the kids class, they liked me being there and it was nice to spend some fun time with them. As far as my diet went, I decided to do away with processed foods in my diet. I needed to curb my meat intake, (even though I am not a big meat eater to begin with), and get my cholesterol in check as well. I made a promise to myself that I would only use cholesterol medicine as a last resort. Well, In a matter of 2 months, I am down 17 pounds and counting. I never thought I could do it. I spent all of my life until my last son was born fluctuating between a size 4 and 6 but then completely lost control. I have now regained that control. I am back into a size 6 and aspire to get back into a size

Maybe I could start reading books regularly. I had always been told that I was a strong reader. Regaining some faith in my teacher, I let her guide me over to the bookshelves and listened to her talk about how there were so many great books to read. Once we reach the bookshelves, I stand there in awe. I have never once glanced over here before. The shelves are packed with books, each one looking a little different that another. I pick a few up, looking them over to discern what each one is about. Before I finish reading over the fourth book's summary, I make myself a promise: I will read every one of these

One of the most important aspects of a young child’s development is their exposure to literature from a very early age. It is critical for their success that they not only develop the skills necessary to read and process information but also that they develop a love for it. Enthusiasm for reading and learning at a young age will translate into success across all areas of their life as they progress into adolescence and adulthood. One of the most vital resources available to help foster this love of reading in a child is easy access to a library with a high-quality children’s library section. Three characteristics of a children’s section that make it an excellent resource for children

The Road Home in Salt Lake City is a non-profit organization that has been established since 1923 by the Travelers Aid Society. The main mission for the Road Home is to aid with children’s programs, and to help the homeless community in Utah which includes providing the homeless community with temporary housing. I chose to be a volunteer for the children’s’ book club out of all the opportunities offered to me. The mission of the book club at the Road Home Midvale Center was to tutor children from K1-K6 grade level from any type of working class and help them develop reading skills that could be helpful for them in the future for educational purposes on what a good book is supposed to look like, and somewhat know how the structure of a future essay or assignment is supposed to look like and for fun because the children I worked with had a lot of fun reading with me. There is eight sometimes nine or ten volunteers that show up to the book club for the road home and work with any children that comes through those classroom doors, all the children could use our help when it comes to reading.

Our commitment to integrity extends to the role we play in the communities we serve. Wanting to instill a lifelong love of reading in children, we created the BOOK IT!® National Reading Incentive Program in 1984. This unique program awards a complimentary Personal Pan Pizza® and special recognition to elementary school children who achieve set reading goals. Former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley cited BOOK IT!® as the model for corporate/education partnership. Today, 65% of public, private and parochial schools use BOOK IT!® in more than 910,000 classrooms. In 2005, more than 22 million children in the U.S. were enrolled in BOOK IT!®.

I believe all children can learn to read in a classroom that is integrated with differentiated instruction and has a safe and engaging learning environment which is rich with a variety of literature to light that spark in the children to want to learn. I will make an effort to get to know my children in order to be able to provide a classroom library with nonfiction books to inform the inquiring mind, picture books for the artistic mind, and fiction books to entertain. All books will be chosen based on their curiosity, interest, personal connection, and learning profile, in order to attract and enchant the young readers into going back to the book area again and again.

Many children in urban areas buy books and they either sell off their books, if students are appealed to donate the books, we can be able to generate books for the needy and even buy new books if needed, local donors can help us in this matter. Self-help groups will take Book bank responsibility with the senior students; this will also create the atmosphere of promoting education in the villages.