The Mean Teacher

Noah Luccini

What happens when a small 10 year old who is used to young nice teachers who would read to…

How Dance Changed My Life:

Learning the language of movement

I started to dance at the age of two; standing in the studio with my black bodysuit, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. Now not many kids at the age of two know what a plie is. I’m not saying that at…

Live or Die

So basically my story starts out like this, a young teenage girl who cares about being popular, goes to a small school in a small town in Vermont. Her and her best friend are joined at the hip. They did everything together, and they spent every moment together. Then there was a moment in life where it all…

Turn Around?

I was always a good little reader and writer in elementary and middle school. I always loved to read with my parents when I was little; picture books were my favorite. But some other books I also liked were Dr. Sues books as well as small chapter books, mostly adventure books. Until I got to around…

Fact: I can’t Read
act: I can’t read. I know what you’re thinking already “then how did you make it to college”. I was thinking the same thing when my tutor at Sasc (Student Academic Success Center) told me I didn’t read correctly. He explained to me when I do read, I take twice as long as I should need to. (For example, instead of reading every word…

The Best Teacher I Ever Did Have

Mrs. Chenelle Saved My Life

As a student I’ll admit, English class hasn’t been easy for me until I reached high school because my teachers focused more on disciplining us middle schoolers instead of elaborating on lesson plans…

Eyes Wide Open

I remember the year of third grade and the years that had lead to then. It was almost as if I was being corralled and confined like a farm animal in the classroom. The classroom had cinderblock walls with no posters or color and desks in rows that looked like they were in a military formation. My…

How I reset my life by reading

My literacy experience begins when I reset my life at the age of 12. I was going through a very rough transitioning period of my life. My family was being broken up right under my semi perfect life. Semi perfect, meaning I thought my life was going smoothly and everything…

Gaining Independence

During my senior year of high school my love for books was destroyed. There was no hope for my love of reading and writing to come back after Ms. Lefrancios, my senior year English teacher harshly criticized me. Senior year was alone was filled with mix emotions and memories. There was my…

My Mom Prepared Me for the World

I was just a kid and I remember sitting curled up on my mom’s lap reading specific books. Every time we read the books it was like I had never read or seen them before. They were my favorite books for a reason. I would get into my onesie and run and grab my books that I…