Day 3 - The Movement

Flowers blossoming like feathers, glowing in the settling sun. The rays of the sun pierced through the curtains and disturbed James, who had woken up much earlier than his normal routine. James was still feeling uneasy after his meeting with Samantha the day before. Something was off about her behaviour but James couldn’t put his finger on it.

James showered and got dressed, today was the start of orientation week and he knew that today meant business, he started to plan how he would get people to join his movement of which he now called it “ the writeitright initiative” to correct the errors of the past and  to stabilize and uplift the future.

James had a burning passion for education which came from his childhood tutor who had the patience and determination to teach James when everyone else had failed. James had to leave primary school because his teachers were not equipped on teaching a child with ADHD and most of the time he was referred to as a ‘disturbance’ in the classroom. After many hardships and tremendous help from his tutor, James excelled and was enrolled in one of the top private schools and that is when he met Samantha Ashburn.

James was taught to believe that all children are individuals and should be taught in a fashion that addresses their individual learning styles and passions as frequently as there is opportunity. Consequently, he believed that education should be inquiry based and related to existing schema as often as possible. He knew that if you allowed the student’s curiosity to lead their voyage into the unknown, not only will they be interested in the topic, but it then becomes personal to them and far more important thus creating an opportunity for remarkable results. 

James now wants to instil the belief that by allowing varied instruction for differing skill levels. By allotting extra one-on-one time for struggling students and allowing more challenging opportunities for advanced students then each child is enabled  to better fulfil their potential because each child brings his/her own history and knowledge to each class. By varying the fashion in which the curriculum is presented, you have a better chance of successfully turning each child into a motivated learner.

James knew that finding members to join his movement would be difficult but he also knew that the end result would be very rewarding and that he was not going to quit just yet. James had several meetings with the university’s guidance counsellor because he knew that there would be many people that came from a situation similar to his. After much deliberation and advice from the counsellor, James knew that forming a support group first would be the right way forward in launching the 'Writeitright Initiative' and so it began the first step towards a brighter future, a future everyone could be a part of.