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Stories celebrating students' success
In 2018 the Warkworth Institution Literacy Council held a writing content. The first, second, and third place entries are featured below.
Domestic Violence Is A Crime Against The Community
By Brad Pritchard at Simcoe.com
Bill Maes has spent a lifetime hiding a secret.
The 78-year-old Alliston, Ontario man has spent the majority of his days unable to read books, peruse the newspaper to catch up on current events, or write letters to his family.
Well I didn’t finish high school. No surprise there! I dropped out because I was always told I was stupid and that I wouldn’t get anywhere. So I just stop going and got lots of jobs moved around a lot. At 22 I had my first child and so I stopped working to take care of my children till they were old enough to not need me around as much.
Written by: Shanda Laberge
My reading problems have affected my life in countless ways. From childhood on, I had always had problems with reading and spelling. But, my story starts in high school. Very seldom did I attend classes while I was enrolled in high school. I was what people would call a troubled teen. My reading skills were such an embarrassment, it made me hate school.
I’ve been working with my student, who I will call John, for almost a year and a half now. John still only admits to close friends his need for help with writing and spelling. He is a skilled tradesperson, who works full time and also on part time projects. Between that and keeping a love life going, John does not have a lot of time, but I know that he considers our sessions important and he has never missed one without good reason. In John’s normal work day, the only material he may be reading is blueprints.
