Lately, I have had an incredible amount of reading to do for various classes, and it has been a serious struggle. I just finished a 470-page book for English class in less than two weeks and am already behind in our new book, and I read a 300-page novel for a history paper.

The source of my struggle to keep up with my readings is that I have forgotten how to read.

When it gets toward this time of year students are filled with joy that the holiday season is approaching: no school, no homework, and we actually get to sleep in for once! But it never fails that this feeling of joy is overcome by an overwhelming feeling of stress. In essence, finals week.