Alora Young, a Hillsboro High (Metro Nashville Public Schools) graduate, is the youth poet laureate of the Southern United States.
My therapist told me I have to face my fears this year. And I turned to her and I said, Dr Jenifer, that s going to take a while.
Because as a person with OCD, I’m afraid of everything, starting with ladybugs, the concept of numbers, and addressing my learning disability.
My uncle never learned to read and many children who live in our most rural counties are dismissed for an issue like dyslexia. Kids like me. Kids denied a proper education because equity isn t free.