Douglass' "Learning to Read" and Education Response

I am naturally a hard worker and things just click in my mind. It wasn’t until my sophomore year in high school that I was challenged beyond my comfort zone. For a sophomore, I was enrolled in the most vigorous classes and I was pushing myself to excel. My two toughest courses were Advanced Algebra and Advanced Placement European History. For instance, Mr. Kimmel’s class is the hardest class to get an A in. Furthermore, I will even say this after taking Calculus my senior year and achieving a 5 on the exam. On top of this, I had European History to worry about which isn’t for the faint hearted. Being good at math, I put all of my focus into my history class which led to major problems. My grade in math was slipping and Mr. Kimmel was noticing. One day he confronted me by asking what was going on. I told him about my history class. He gave me wonderful advice and reminded me that every class is important. I devoted the same amount of time to each course and his advice worked. Without Mr. Kimmel and his ridiculously hard tests I don’t think I would be the student I am today. He instilled the will to succeed in my heart. I was passionate about earning A’s and haven’t received anything lower than that ever. He is the reason for my motivation and why I will never give up. He taught me that anything is possible if you believe it to be so.