the heroes page is where i have to write reflections on videos about inspiring people
The link above is for the video we were assigned to watch. It is about Malcolm Mitchell, a famous football player. In his journey, he aspired to become a better reader, therefore he joined a book club in hopes of improving his reading and also began to enjoy doing so. Now, Malcolm has written his own book for children called The Magician's Hat. I can't say I relate to being a famous football player, though I wish I could, but I definitely can relate to the aspiration part about reading. I've experienced many challenges, and reading relates to a few of them. I can honestly say, I've always enjoyed reading, however third grade in particular is when I recall struggling on it. I was frustrated- and it wasn't because my enjoyment for reading had stopped- it was because my reading level had went down. My reading level in third grade was at a sixth grade level. Upon taking the reading level test a second time the next month, it had stooped down to a fourth grade level. I was extremely upset and worked hard to improve my vocabulary by reading about an hour or two everyday. Eventually, I overcame my struggle, because the next month my score did go up. I was very satisfied and proud of my improvement.
I would say even now I still have a bit of trouble reading. I haven't picked up a book in a while, since reading hasn't exactly been my peak of interest at this point. Watching this video has me thinking I should read more, so I guess you can say it has inspired me to start reading again. What I really enjoyed about the video was how Malcolm didn't care about the stereotypes being a football player comes with. Those stereotypes don't usually include reading with woman of an older generation, but Malcolm claims he's proud of his status. I find that to be the most inspirational thing out of this video. Stereotypes are very harmful, and athletic stereotypes are, I would say, one of the most in-a-box of them all. The fact that Malcolm embraces that he enjoys reading and his book club despite many people having a mindset that he cannot, is a courageous thing. Like I said, that is what truly inspired me, because- especially in school environments- stereotypes can shift your mind, and you have to remember that you can't put yourself in a box because other people tell you to.
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| actual picture of me in third grade aggressively promoting reading due to my failures |
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| Malcolm Mitchell and his book |
-4-year-old superhero has the power to feed the homeless
This video was about a four years old who uses his allowance to give chicken sandwiches to people, specifically the homeless. After hearing about different people's situations, he decided he would dedicate his time to making sure homeless people have food. I personally thought, first of all, that he was adorable. I'm going to be honest, I also thought "wow, that's something I would never do." I feel like President Austin, which is what this four years old calls himself (rightfully so), is really intelligent for his age. I don't know if this is odd, but this is the first thing I noticed. I mean, he said something that six years old me still wouldn't understand, which was this: "Feeding the homeless is the highlight of my life." President Austin probably will become president one day. This is random, but another thing I noticed was that it's on CBS News, which is one of my mom's top five channels to watch on Sunday morning. Anyways, here's the part where I incorporate something from my life that I felt is similar to this. I am no savior like President Austin, the pure, wholehearted intelligent four years old. I am just a regular child who is very narcissistic inside. However, I wish I was or knew someone as helpful and kind as President Austin.
When watching this video, I thought of the time I went to China. I was walking with my parents and my grandma in a mall, and there was a homeless man with no limbs on the stair steps. My dad gave me yen (or money) to give to him. I went up the stairs to do so, and he looked so happy. It was a really rewarding moment. I feel like people should help people less fortunate then them if given the chance, however it is now unfortunately hard to tell between scammers or homeless people. I will be honest, there are many people who claim to be homeless around my neighborhood that are scammers who just want money. I hope that these people stop doing what they're doing, as it's obviously wrong.
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| Literally my whole mood after watching this, because I loved it. |
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| Austin's dad being relatable and explaining that when he was a four years old, he just did four years old things |
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