Homework# 2

Before I came to America, English study had never been a fun experience for me. During my middle school year, I was regarded as one of the stupidest students in the English class because of my poor memorization skill. Once, the teacher assigned homework, memorizing a short text, which was less than 100 characters. I spent hours to do it. However, one the second day, I was one of the only few students who could not recite the text, and I was the only student who worked hard on it but still could not finish the homework. The teacher punished us to face the back wall and memorize the text while other students were taking the class. Whoever finished could raise his or her hand and recite the text in front of the class so that they could go back to their seats. Eventually, I stood in the back awkwardly for another two classes. It was not only because it took me so long to memorize, but also because I was too embarrassed to remember anything when I stood in front of the class. This was only one of the many bad memories through my English literacy learning experience. Therefore, it surprised everyone, even myself that I am studying in America.