My name is Matthew Garcia and I am a junior at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I am studying to get my BA in English with 8-12th grade Teacher Certification. Going into teaching is something that I have always been hesitant about because over time I have lost interest in reading. However, I will not lose hope that I will gain that interest back, but for now I will just continue to concentrate on graduating.
Community Literacy is something I am not familiar with, but I hope that it will give me the tools I need to be a successful educator. This class includes service learning in which I will be required to go out into the community and put the skills that I learn in this class to test. I hope that this experience will get me more comfortable with helping others. While I have some experience volunteering and tutoring, I still get nervous when I have to help and educate someone. I am ready to learn and hope that this semester will teach me new and enjoyable things.
Good post, Matthew! A love of reading can ebb and flow throughout life, depending on the kinds of texts you read. You might find that there's something in this class (or other classes) that actually interest you, maybe a different type of literacy. :-)
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