Rudy

I watched the last half of Rudy last night. I've only seen the movie once before but remember loving it. If you have never seen it, I highly recomment it. The movie is about a young student whose heart is to get into Notre Dame and play football for them. Rudy has more determination and self-discipline than probably everyone I know combined. His focus and hard work even causes many others to ridicule him for making them look bad.

I think there may be just a little bit of Rudy in me. I really wanted that math curriculum specialist job, as intimidating as it was to me. During the last two years, I have learned so much about teaching for learning and I dedicate most of every school day to refining that art. I have hardly perfected it, that is for sure. I really hope that I can learn something from Rudy. He had heart and passion that made him a great inspiration for others. I know this may cause some of my colleagues to judge me, but I really just want to do what is right by my students.