I've read the assigned readings for Tuesday evening's class on 10/05. "I Read But I Don't Get It" by Cris Tovani took me back to my own history of having difficulty with reading. I, too come from a background of teachers and tutors continually telling me to "think harder" and "concentrate" more to understand/comprehend the text. Eventually, due to my own interest in books and having this need to escape from reality sometimes and finding reading to be just it, I was able to discover the common "reading strategies" that Tovani presents.
When I read the text, all I was thinking was: I wish I had a teacher like Tovani back when I was in middle and part of high school. So that I wouldn't feel "dumb" for not being able to read well and would instead just employ the "reading strategies" to get to my "destination". I need to stop quoting now and get to bed; I had two really long classes at Hostos and did a bit of medical interpreting (another job of mine) this morning and am now officially exhausted. I don't think red bull will do the trick. Sleep is what I need, at least for the next 4 hours or so.
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