Personal Narrative: My Third Grade Class

I received my first B in Mrs. Grant’s third grade class. I hated cursive, and thought it was pointless to spend time learning a new system of writing. I put forth very little effort in the subject and was pleasantly surprised by the grade I had been given, unfortunately my parents weren’t as impressed. They knew I was capable of more, and grounded me from video games until I raised the grade. As a kid video games were my favorite thing in the world, and I spent hours every day playing them with my brothers. Two months were spent watching as my brothers and friends played without me. It was a torturous experience for me and I worked hard on improving my handwriting that quarter. As a result, not only did I receive the A that I had pushed