But since you haven't had the opportunity to be on-line at home, I don't think you've had much of a chance for this side of you to develop. My development has been quite varied in respect to these different sections of development. I have always been an avid reader of novels that interest me, but I have never really been a reader who tries to expand his knowledge by reading the works he would not normally read in his spare time. This somewhat changed through the required reading for my English courses in high school. We read a variety of books that I would have never read in my own spare time, but through looking at their meanings in class and the discussion that developed around them I gained a greater understanding for the value of reading a variety of materials.
Writing is a different story completely.
I struggled horribly through elementary school with my writing because of my terrible handwriting, poor sentence structure and absolutely atrocious spelling. I left the fourth grade TAAS test crying because I knew I would never receive a passing grade on the writing portion. That changed with a teacher who spent numerous hours working with me on putting my thoughts onto paper. Even though my spelling and handwriting has not improved, I can compose a paper without the distressing strain I felt in my younger years. Now speaking is my forte and love.