The Moment That Made Reading Enjoyable

Before this moment reading was a chore to me. You could not get me to read unless it was completely necessary. In the 4th grade I had a teacher that showed me that reading could be so much more, an adventure if you will. He showed me that everyone likes different books for different reasons and helped me find my own interest in reading. This moment occurred in an English class I had in the 4th grade. We were required to read for the class, but we were not required to read a certain genre. This inevitably led to me finding books that I not only could read, but also thoroughly enjoyed. Throughout my time in that class this teacher would recommend books for me, or new genres until I found what I enjoyed reading. We had to write book reports each week on a few chapters from a book we would read, which kept me busy finding my favorite parts from books I loved. I would be able to write the book reports for weeks off a book a read in a day, but most of all I was having so much fun. This teacher still sticks out in my head as one of my best teachers to date. He was the only teacher that tried his hardest to make everyone see reading the way he did. He saw it as a way to learn and progress, a way to see the world from other perspectives, and most importantly as a way to keep your mind occupied and constantly imaginative.  Without this moment in my life I may have never read for pleasure, or learned as much as did through reading. After that class I did not just start reading a little bit, I was reading a book every few days. A series every week or two. I would run out of books and find new authors. That class forever changed my life, and I can confidently say in a good way.