As freshman year comes to a close,
in a lot of classes we have been reflecting on everything that we have done in
the school year. This past year, I have
not been completely satisfied with my outside reading as I have been in years
past. One thing that I have definitely
learned this year is that I have a hard time sitting down and focusing on a
book, often enough that I don’t get bored and eventually finish it. This did not happen as often as I wanted it
to, which really made reading something that I didn’t look forward to. This was
very unusual for me, because I have always loved reading, and for some reason I
just didn’t all of the sudden. Looking back, I have realized that I didn’t
really get into reading this year because I didn’t take the time to find a good
book that I would be interested. More times
than not, I would just pull something off of the shelf and read it because I
knew that I should be reading. Towards the end of the year, I started to take
more time to pick out a good book, and actually ended up finishing most of
them. It really surprised me that I wasn’t enjoying reading because of
something so simple. This has now made
me more aware of what I read, and how to realize earlier on if I am interested
or not.
This summer
and next year especially in my reading, I plan on being careful about what I
pick to read for outside reading, and knowing that I am interested in it early
on. I am one who always wants to be
productive with my free time, and I want to feel especially productive when it
comes to outside reading. Though I am
not very happy with how I went about my outside reading this year, I think that
with what I have learned from it, I can be very successful in the next school
year.
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