For as long as I can remember, I've struggled with reading and writing. For the first nine years of my life I went to a small private school in Orlando, called The Christ School. Since I went to a private school there was always a strong emphasis on reading and writing. We were showered with constant tests and evaluations of our reading abilities. I dreaded reading and could not handle the stress of being forced to read books I did not find interesting at a fast pace. With all the tests and constant pressure from teachers I lost interest in reading, not only because I struggled to understand it, but also because of the constant disappointment of not being able to perform like the rest of my peers. I was a young boy who struggled to find the slightest bit of motivation to read until 6th grade, when one teacher completely changed my perspective. From kindergarten through fifth grade all my english teachers never really appealed to me. Each year it was the same thing over and over again. I always found english to be a class that was often not taught to me by teacher but instead something that was told to me. Students in private schools were required to take a test each year called the SAT(Stanford Achievement Test) which evaluated the core 4 courses: math, english, science and social studies. I would always score high on everything except my english would be below average. This was a direct relationship for me struggling to find interest in the class. I could not stand the thought of knowing that I had reading every day. I couldn't pay attention and even when I tried I still struggled with it. Every year the english teachers would assign books for us to read as a class and we would usually have to do reports or test on them. I have always been a visual learner so I could not stand when a teacher read a book to the class and wanted a teacher that would make english interactive. It was hard to find interest in a book that you didn't choose,