Stories along the Way: I reach, I climb, I reach again

Just when you think you are making progress, making a difference, a student cheats, and you feel the air go out of you. It’s a good student, one you felt a connection with. So what happens when she apologizes, wants to take the quiz over? Teachers face tough decisions every day. Sometimes they turn out well; sometimes they don’t. In the end, we can only reach again.