Reading has always been part of my life. Whether it was being forced in school, by my mother wanting me to expand my vocabulary, or even myself binge reading. I've always taken part in it. As a child I didn't necessarily enjoy it, it was more to please people. I don't think I've ever gotten the chance to embrace it.
In my opinion, forcing young kids to read outdated books is unnatural. Yes, it's one way for them to interact with reading but not in the best way. Back in elementary school, there was always a competition where we would read to gain a form of points. The competitors with the most points would win prizes. It allowed us to read whatever books but it was irritating when yours didn't have enough "points" to lead you to the top of the leaderboard.
I believe it was a good way for students to read and comprehend but I think it was a toxic way because the kids who didn't read would get others that did read to take the tests for points for them. Overall it was a learning experience good or bad. From my perspective, I don't think competition is the best way to form a reading hobby. If anything it's unmotivating and comical.
I soon had realized being a "reader" could be physically reading anything until I found my passion. Reading short blurbs became a daily thing when I accidentally read one and became hooked. Not perceiving reading could be accessed on my phone had me shocked. It may have taken me a while but I found my way back to this passion.
Reading has certainly changed me from my past. I used to finish a 200-page book in five months. Now I could easily finish one in a day. It has honestly opened my eyes to how I want my future to be. Yes, it may put unrealistic outcomes into my mind but the one thing I can surely say is it has made me more optimistic about things I would normally ignore.
Reading
has always been part of my life. Whether it was
being forced
in school, by my mother wanting me to expand my vocabulary, or even myself binge
reading
. I've always taken part in it. As a child I didn't
necessarily
enjoy it, it was more to
please
people
. I don't
think
I've ever gotten the chance to embrace it.
In my opinion, forcing young kids to
read
outdated books is unnatural. Yes, it's one way for them to interact with
reading
but
not in the best way. Back in elementary school, there was always a competition where we would
read
to gain a form of
points
. The competitors with the most
points
would win prizes. It
allowed
us to
read
whatever books
but
it was irritating when yours didn't have
enough
"
points
"
to lead you to the top of the leaderboard.
I believe it was a
good
way for students to
read
and comprehend
but
I
think
it was a toxic way
because
the kids who didn't
read
would
get
others that did
read
to take the
tests
for
points
for them.
Overall
it was a learning experience
good
or
bad
. From my perspective, I don't
think
competition is the best way to form a
reading
hobby. If anything it's
unmotivating
and comical.
I
soon
had realized being a
"
reader
"
could be
physically
reading
anything until I found my passion.
Reading
short blurbs became a daily thing when I
accidentally
read
one and became hooked. Not perceiving
reading
could
be accessed
on my phone had me shocked. It may have taken me a while
but
I found my way back to this passion.
Reading has
certainly
changed
me from my past. I
used
to finish a 200-page book in five months.
Now
I could
easily
finish one in a day. It has
honestly
opened my eyes to how I want my future to be. Yes, it may put unrealistic outcomes into my mind
but
the one thing I can
surely
say is it has made me more optimistic about things I would
normally
ignore
.