CFT #2

The blog I read today, Teach, share, inspire  by Julie Reuter, was just that, inspiring! She wrote a great article that inspired courage and reminded us that change and growth are good especially in our line of work. Julie recently won an award for Teacher of the Month and uses this post to thank people as well as answer the question "Why am I a teacher?". Julie explains that the answer to that question can change on a daily basis. However, ultimately the students are the answer. She brags on her students and talks about how they knew exactly what to say and do when she was given an opportunity to move schools after 19 years in the first school. She took the opportunity and is very grateful that she did as discovers growth in her life.

Julie's blog, Just Keep Pedaling, told the story of a lesson learned in her life. Julie had often been afraid of going bike riding though her family and friends were experienced at it. She often found ways to get out of going on biking trips. However, one year she was faced with a decision and went on a bike trail with her family. As she increased her speed and reveled in the freeing feeling of biking she remembered she was not as experienced as those with her. As they came to a stop her foot got stuck in the pedal clip and she fell in front of her kids. While she wasn't happy about letting her kids see her fall at something she set out to do, she used it to inspire them to always get back up and keep going.