Recently I received an email from Jeff Montgomery, a classroom teacher and coach in Austin, Texas. He sent me a recent posting from a blog he writes. The title of the blog is A Teacher Like You, and through his postings Jeff offers reflections about his experiences in the profession.

“Teach because it matters,” Jeff advises. “A wise man once told me, ‘If you do something that you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.’ And there are some hard days, but most of the time, I’m not working. One day, my father-in-law — an awesome man — asked me if I wanted to take over his plumbing business. It’s a very profitable business, and I was so honored that he would ask me. But I was in the midst of teaching, and I had to tell him no. I honestly feel like this is where I’m supposed to be.” I know many of us feel the same way about our own practice in the classroom.

You might find Jeff”s musings interesting or inspirational. If you’d like to check it out, here is the link: A Teacher Like You.