In kindergarten, I had a teacher (a semi-permanent substitute while the real teacher was on maternity leave) tell me I couldn't read because I couldn't write.
0_o In third grade, I was reading better than most highschoolers, but was in a remedial writing class because I didn't have te coordination to write properly. I still can't write in cursive. I still am clumsy. I still read voraciously. --Ben Ian Skinner wrote: > I got kicked out of a remedial reading program (I rather enjoyed the couple > of weeks I was in it, nice teacher) early in the third grade. When, at the > first parent teacher conference, my mother let slip I was reading Black > Beauty. That's when we learned I had been placed into the program with some > "bad spelling = bad reading" analysis. When my actual reading comprehension > was tested, I got college level scores. [I still can't spell to save my life.] > > I then went on to read The Lord of the Rings and the original Dragon > Rider/Singer series. Later in, early junior high, when I tried to pick the > Lord of the Rings for a class assignment, the teacher was reluctant to allow > such an advanced book. She relented when I explained it would be the third > time I had read it. > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > ....-----Original Message----- > ....From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ....Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:52 PM > ....To: CF-Community > ....Subject: RE: Ender's Game movie > .... > ....> -----Original Message----- > ....> From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ....> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:07 PM > ....> To: CF-Community > ....> Subject: Re: Ender's Game movie > ....> > ....> I'll stand by it. I /loved/ Ender's Game, but the subsequent sequels > ....> pretty much stole the luster of it, and Orson Scott Card is a colossal > ....> jerk, to boot. My favorite "young adult" fiction is probably Phillip > ....> Pullman's "His Dark Materials", which is also sorta kinda movie-bound - > ....> at least New Line has the rights, and they're taking their time finding > ....> a director for it. > ....> > ....> "The Golden Compass" (First book of HDM) was also an ALA selection of > ....> outstanding books for College-Bound: > .... > ....I'm having trouble remembering what I really liked reading as a "young > ....adult"... aside from about 30,000 "Dungeons and Dragons" novels (I read > ....every single novel TSR put out in the 80's). ;^) > .... > ....I truly loved the "Narnia" books (although, like Card's work, they > ....dragged > ....on) and Lloyd Alexander's "Pyrdain" books. Although I might have just > ....skipped "young adult" books since I read "The Chronicles of Thomas > ....Covenant" > ....(something I've not read in many years but remembering devouring), "Lord > ....of > ....the Rings", the "Earthsea" books and around the same time... > .... > ....Perhaps my favorite book from Junior High (and one of the few that I > ....still > ....read at least annually) is "Watership Down". > .... > ....Jim Davis > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151539 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
