The Blind Side

After church today, my family decided to go watch the movie "The Blind Side" at the recently restored theater "The Ritz" in Hinton, WV. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip, the theater, and especially, the movie. I can admit that I laughed and cried interchangeably throughout. While watching, I would catch myself getting caught up in the environment of the movie. There are so many similarities of "Big Mike" to my students. There are probably numerous of us associated with education and Globaloria that can relate to our youth as compared to Big Mike.

I can also further comment on and agree with Jim Allder's blog on motivation that he wrote this weekend. Of course, I wish I had the drive of Leagh Ann to make things happen. I was initially upset at the portrayal of the teachers at the school, but in all honesty, we have and know teachers within our schools who want to be considered teachers but they don't want to really get their hands dirty by trying to connect with the students. I want to be like the biology teacher who helped change the other teacher's first impressions of Big Mike and help him become such a success.---Talk about inspiring and motivational!---If you haven't gone to see the movie, you must go. Also, if you miss the small town nastalgia of a small theater, the Ritz in Hinton, WV is a great place to visit!