Lucy’s Thoughts and Background

Hey Guys!

My name is Lucero Malagon, but you can call me Lucy or Luce for short. I am from Willows, Ca. I consider myself kind of a local. I am 19 years old and I am a junior this year. I currently am a waitress at a small cafe and a tutor for migrant children. I recently became a Liberal Studies major, but before I was a Liberal Studies major I was a Child Development major. I really enjoyed it, but it felt like kind of empty ended. I didn’t know what I wanted to end up doing with that degree. I enjoy working with children, and I realized teaching was my calling when I worked over the summer at Orland’s  Fairview Elementary. Seeing how much a teacher can do to improve the children’s ability to understand concepts amazed me, and I wanted to be a part of that. I am a first generation and DREAM student so I feel very grateful to get a chance at an education. I am hoping to persuade and help children of multiple backgrounds to get an education and follow their dreams.

Being a reader can have many different definitions, but to me being a reader is someone who genuinely enjoys reading and understands what they read. I never really thought about different types of readers until I read the article that was assigned to us. It’s true, readers can vary and everyone has a different definition. I tend to read a lot of self-help books and “adulting” books. People’s personal stories of bettering themselves fascinate me. I also read off of social media apps, I truly enjoy twitter. It keeps me updated on what is happening in the world and I love funny tweets. It connects a lot of people in one single application. I think the only way my readings connect to school readings is the news. Sometimes, professors like to assign articles about what is happening in the world.

The most important takeaway I got from the article is that everyone has a different definition of a reader, and no one is necessarily wrong with their definition.   Also, the article talked about how being a reader can come up with stereotypes. If you are a younger child who enjoys reading, you are considered brilliant. It’s considered a positive image. If you are a teenager who enjoys reading, you are considered “weird,” and you are probably hiding behind a book. You are considered absent-minded. It’s crazy how there are double standards.