Blod Post 4

A literacy agent in my life, who did not necessarily sponsor me, is a program called Y-READS. It was a program to help children in elementary school read better and in some cases learn how to read. We were always at the same school, working with the same students, in the same classroom, but all the teachers made a bond with the students that they would work with. One of the teachers, Mrs. Colleen Fearney, who was also the supervisor, really showed me how to not only manage kids behaviors, because sometimes they would have a bad day at school and take it out on us, but also to help kids learn a skill that is much needed in the world today. I was a "teacher" throughout my whole junior year of high school. Everyday, before I got out of my car, I would think, "Okay, here we go, another day." Sometimes I would think about making this one a better day, if the day before did not go so well, but my days were usually fine. Some days, I would get out of my car with a not so great attitude, but I would change it, right then and there, so that I would not upset the kids. Overall, the mood of the day would just depend on the people who are interacting with each other.  On very good days, I would walk in the door I would be greeted with a multitude of hellos and how are yous, which made me feel wanted and gave me a sense of belonging. In a way, I guess, you could say that I was a literacy sponsor to those children.