The Magic Treehouse

It was nine o’clock on a beautiful Monday morning at Nut Swamp Elementary School, it was my first day of second grade. The morning bell rang and it was time for me to take my seat. Within the first couple minutes my teacher introduced herself and handed us a book called The Magic Tree House. Up to this point, I was not very interested in school, and I did not enjoy reading or writing. After a few discussions about the book in class, I still wasn’t impressed. It was now three o’clock and time to get on the bus home!

 

        When I got to my bus stop, I ran inside and started to complain to my mom about school and how the teacher already had me reading a couple pages of the Magic Tree House on the first night. As I started to walk out the door to meet up with my friends, my mom stopped me and asked, “Don’t you have homework to finish first?” I tried everything in my power to get out that door but I knew I had to get my work done. I sat down with my mom and we started to take page by page together. I started to think that this reading thing was not that bad. Once I had finished my book, I ended up getting most of the books from that series and did my monthly book reports on them. I did not even realize it but my ability to write was improving as well.

 

            Reading and writing have became two tings that I enjoy doing in school. Even though I may struggle with writing, it still is something I have liked to do and want to continue to get better at. Without my second grade teacher handing me that book on the first day of class or my mom sitting down with me to read, who knows if I ever would have been interested in reading and writing. Over the years it has helped me become a better student and even help me branch out to new reading materials like magazines and different kinds of books like the Hardy Boys.

 

            My ability to read and write was tested during my high school years at Christian Brothers Academy. There I was told a lot of papers had to be written and books to be read and since it was something I enjoyed, it helped out tremendously. Reading and writing is very important in everyday life and helps us communicate with one another. There is always something new to be learned by picking up a newspaper, magazine, or book.