My kindergarten experience was a time that was very exciting for me. When my mom told me I was going to kindergarten, I was very excited. I was excited to learn about numbers, shapes, math, words and anything else I could learn. My mom enrolled me in a private school because it was easier for her, since she worked at Jackson State University. I didn’t care if it was a private or public school I was just excited for school.
My first teacher was named Mrs. Chaney. In my eyes she was one of the smartest people in the world, besides my mom of course. She taught me everything I ever dreamed of learning in kindergarten and more! I was always successful in her class. While everyone else could only count to ten; I learned how to count to twenty. My teacher was always very fond of me, and that made want to learn even more so I could impress her. I also wanted to impress her because every time I did, I would be happily awarded with either a beautiful sticker, or a mouthwatering piece of candy. For me, this was the beauty of kindergarten, and it couldn’t get any better.
One day, my mom came home and broke some horrible news to me. She …show more content…
My teacher wrote on the report card that so far, I wasn 't ready for the next grade. She also said that if I don 't get better, I would have to be held back. My mom sets up a conference with my teacher because she knew that what my teacher said wasn’t true. As the conference progressed, my teacher told my mom that I didn’t paint my shapes right and that I couldn 't count. My mom knew that wasn 't true. She felt that teacher was picking on me and not being fair. My mom tried to change my teachers point of view but she wasn 't hearing it and set on keeping me held back. Matter of fact, the more my mom tried to convince my teacher, the more she kept her mind set. This went on for a few weeks until my mom realized nothing was going to come of