Week 16
Honestly, I have had a difficult time with books ever since I was a child. I loved to read when I was little. I loved having books read to me. However, it all changed when I started to participate in Accelerated Reader. Even though I now run the Accelerated Reader program at my school, I understand its importance now. I did not when I was a child. After I read a book, I knew I would have to take an AR test. I would have extreme anxiety as I would take the test on the computer. I hated taking tests in general, but I also hated failing the tests right then and there. I never liked to see my grade right away. I always needed a couple days to process and hope for the best. AR turned my love for reading to hate. I did pass most of my tests, but I would have to take them in the comfort of my mom’s classroom (she worked at the same school I attended). When I finally moved to a different school in sixth grade, I didn’t have to do AR anymore and I was relieved. Since AR had squashed my love
