Personal Literacy Narrative

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25 middle school and high school students are in a bowling alley. Pins crash, and some pop music blares in the background. It’s about two hours into the game, and none of them have spoken a single verbal word. Instead, they communicate through Sign Language, which they learned the previous two days as part of a week long intensive course. As the teacher, I’m truly humbled to have helped these students get so far. For most, this was a completely unexplored language, and now each of the students can carry basic conversation. As a student, however, I’m truly in awe. I have made huge progress within the past few years, and collecting the leadership and courage to tackle such a task would be unheard of, even a year ago.
My life leading up to my senior year of high school was a nightmare. My father was short-tempered, compulsively dishonest, and habitually abusive. Nearly every day there would be some horrific trauma or threat that hit us. Fear was no stranger to me and my family. Midway through my junior year, my father disowned me and my siblings and committed suicide. It was Christmas. I thought that this would make all of my problems disappear, but it did not. Grief was a new experience for me, …show more content…
My sense of caring and sympathy has strengthened from personal traumatic experiences. I volunteer with my county’s LGBTQIA+ organization and Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Both organizations have wonderful causes that I personally support, and I love contributing to what they do. In addition to volunteering, I am an active member of my school’s community. I taught American Sign Language to sixth grade students for one month, and a variety of grades in a weeklong intensive course. My teaching is an exemplary display of how I bring my compassion to my community. It was clear that I made a lasting impact on several of my students. The experiences were profound enough to make me favor education over any other career
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