For this week, I thought I would share some inspirational videos with you. We all know that as we get farther and farther into our education, it can become frustrating. Sometimes we can lose site of why we originally wanted to teach. Teaching is one of the hardest professions and sometimes, it seems as though it is one of the most unappreciated. I know that I personally get frustrated at times, but always seem to become inspired once again when I remember how I can change lives and be an inspirational person for many children. In my TE 401 class this week, our teacher showed us two videos on youtube.com. One was that of Taylor Mali titled "What Teachers Make" It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU. We have previously talked about this clip in TE 448, but if you haven't checked it out yet, I really suggest that you do. It can really inspire you when you realize how much money we really are not going to make. The other clip we watched was of a young ten year old boy named Dalton Sherman. He gave a speech to about 20,000 people at a school districts start of the year conference. This clip can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZm0BfXYvFg. Please watch this clip whenever you might be doubting whether teaching is something you want to do. This child inspires you to be the best teacher you can be by believeing in not only yourself but your students and collegues.