I remember seeing this movie.
If anyone were to ask me what made me decide to take up the teaching invocation I will say, "because I see the possibility instead of the problem", in the same way the coaches from this movie (based on a true story) went into this troubled facility and transformed the lives of these young men because they looked beyond the problem and saw the power of believing in the human possibility. For many of us who became teachers we tend to forget that this is not just a profession but an invocation where we are expected to go above and beyond the, "call of duty"; where the financial benefits do not equate the efforts and yet we are called to fulfil an obligation. We are called to prepare each child to be an asset to the community, the society and to themselves. Often times we forget this fundamental role and ignore that troubled / disruptive child or fail to go that extra mile with that "slow" student because it probably takes too much effort from us in our attempt to complete that all so important curriculum to establish the root of the problem and find a solution.
The Grid Iron Gang from the time I saw it is my constant reminder that all problems have solutions and child each; though they may seem problematic has within them a candle representing their possibility which needs to be lit.
Every time I see this movie I rededicate myself to my profession and the role that I will play in it.
