Sponsors of Literacy

My primary literary sponsors in my early childhood were my father, preschool teachers, and my sisters. My father read to me and my two sisters every night before bed. He also would spin off random scientific facts all the time. I didn’t realize this even happened until I went back and watched some home movies. At four years old I learned what pH was and why water conducts electricity. My father wasn’t the kind of guy a child could keep asking why to.  The preschool I attended was also a Nazarene church. I was taught all the religious songs and we did the Christmas programs and read from the bible. The religious aspect didn’t stick. From four until nine years old I don’t remember learning a lot. My next major influence was elementary school; primary didn’t do anything for me.  I learned academically and socially from these two sponsors. On the football field I learned how to handle stress and be a leader. I was one of the bigger kids on the field so I took a leadership role early and that role has stuck with me since. More recently, I was sponsored by my employers. I’ve learned how to manage assets and handle document and information security.  From a banking perspective the red tape has increased substantially in the last two years. From stories told by supervisors, I’ve learned that the regulation noose is quickly tightening around corporate America. With only two years of experience I can already see this. The most recent sponsor I’ve had is the Civil Engineering department. In several of my classes the professors have told the students that understanding the jargon is as important as the math, because communicating with coworkers is essential. I wish I had more experience with the engineering literacy.  If I had been introduced earlier on my classes and communication with perspective employees would be much smoother.