Quinton Lyvers
Ben Taylor
English 101z, 9:15
9-1-2015
Raymond says that from the start of school, his family suspected that there was a problem with his ability to read and because of that problem, he felt like he wanted to die. He felt like he was the dumbest person in the world. He felt like everything he attempted to do he would fail at because he failed at one of the most important things that there is: reading. No young child should feel like that, especially in a school environment; there should be almost too much encouragement in a school environment. It didn’t help Raymond’s situation that the kids in his class would make fun of him because of the troubles he had reading the board. All that Raymond wanted was friends and he felt that because he couldn’t read no one wanted to be his friend. He became concerned about how he was going to live his life after school because there might not be anyone to help him. Raymond’s story can tell us about how early childhood experiences in the educational system can affect us today. My early childhood in school was great and I really enjoyed learning and my teachers I had, so maybe because I enjoyed it then, I’m able to continue my schooling now and actually enjoy it as well. What I’m saying is that the way we are treated in school at an early age carries with us all throughout the rest of our school career and can somewhat determine the educational path that we decide to take. Experiences in school at an early age are important and this can definitely be shown in Raymond’s story.
Quinton Lyvers 