I Like Reading

I remember for a long time back in elementary school that I did not like to read. I would flip through the pages of the book without caring about the words on the page because I had yet to find anything interesting to me. My parents would read books everywhere they went which set a good example for me later on down the road. I would never have read if it were not for one of my teachers showing me the cirque du freak series which opened my eyes to the wonderful world written in text. Just like that I became a reader, I would read a book a week minimum until about the time I would enter college or at least try to. So the thing I connected to most about Miller would be the “reading emergencies.” I remember I would bring books to soccer games/camping/music practice, now with amazing technology I have kindle on my phone so I am never without a book. But if I don’t like the book within 50 pages it gets tossed. If the book truly intrigues me then I will read the whole book as soon as I can. I think we always have a little bit of time to get lost into a world hidden within a book. Some of the greatest things for getting new books are library book sales for those looking to start a classroom library.

 

Reading seems to be always 50/50 with people who either love to read or just never really cared for it and that always seemed strange. I remember that I disliked reading essays and papers because I felt as though I had to read for this assignment and worried about that assignment more than anything I felt towards that book. If I were to teach kids my biggest fear would be that I could potentially break another person’s pleasure of reading which would be tragic. However, I think I would be most excited to help a child discover a series that they could enjoy along with allowing them free time to read. Miller makes a great point about allowing students time to read in class rather than just at home. I remember always having reading time from k-12 which I started to like less in high school because of reading rules. 

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”  – George R. R Martin