However, extra academic courses helped broaden my knowledge in these areas. I was able to take Psychology and Sociology in high school. The study of why people do what they do really intrigued me because I was nothing like my brothers. Physiology and sociology expanded my vocabulary and literacies. I looked at the story from a different perspective, which interested me. He also introduced me to humanities courses. I practically skated through my English classes. The books we read didn't interest me and I didn't feel like I was getting anything out of my lessons. That was until my senior year. My English teacher taught us to read. I don't mean the words, but the content. Different methods of active reading and note-taking helped me have a deeper understanding of the content I was reading. The historically influenced change in education has helped me progress in my literacies (Panther, 2015, presentation). I could identify with the novels we were reading. For the first time in my education, I was reading novels that made me want to keep reading. After this, I started reading for myself, rather than