I Read It, but I Don't Get It

I think what hit home most for me from this book was the fake reading. I remember before I actually enjoyed reading, I would fake read all the time. I just didn't know people like teachers even struggled with it. I just kind of learned how to read and understand on my own. It definitely helped when I started reading things that actually were interesting to me. However, what didn't help was when I was still in elementary school, my teachers had us read to see how fast we could get through a paragraph and not base it off of understanding. Because of this, it became a competition between me and my friends. Who doesn't like healthy competition? But, when you get kids to think like that, they won't care about comprehension. All they will care about is who read it faster. I really liked how she had her students bring in their favorite books, and how she explained they would not be writing papers because of fake reading. I had many friends in high school who would ask me about assigned readings and what they were about so that they wouldn't have to actually read it. I even did it a few times before I learned to enjoy it. I really liked how relatable this book was, it was fun to read.