Personal Narrative Analysis

“Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” In this quotation, Albert Einstein explains that by thinking someone is stupid because of his lack of a certain ability, then he will have less desire to learn. Einstein was dyslexic and never finished his education because his teachers thought he was mentally challenged. If it weren’t for his determination to continue learning, he would never have put forth the General Theory of Relativity. Like Einstein, I was diagnosed with dyslexia in the fourth grade; it seemed that teachers and some of my friends doubted my intellectual prowess. They did not believe that I could achieve at a high level and suggested that I take easier classes and not overload my schedule. However, because of what they said, I wanted to try even harder.
When I was in the fourth grade, my parents saw my determination to succeed and provided me with tutors to help me speak, read, and write. With assistance and learning strategies, I was able to learn how to read successfully.

I was in this program for two years. In seventh grade, my parents and I decided I was ready to be placed into the regular English class with my classmates. It was difficult at first, as my writing was still weak. My parents realized this and provided a tutor to improve with the writing. Again, with this assistance and my determination, it became easier. With the additional help of my parents and teachers and using strategies for studying and organization, my grades improved. In my eighth grade year I was able to make the principal’s list, a reward for a student who earned more A’s than