In Rachel Pater's
Learning to Ride, she talks about how her eccentric father shaped her life and made her the person she is today. She uses mainly photographs as she tells the story of when her dad bought the family a tandem bike. She said he was always quirky and had quite a sense of humor. My favorite part was when she talked about riding with her dad on the two seater bike, and before he heard the kids in the neighborhood point and say "Look! A two person bike!" he'd quickly exclaim, "Look Rachel! A ONE person bike!!" This reminded me so much of my dad and how care-free and loving he is. My dad is my hero and I have learned so much from him. No one will ever compare to him. But most of all my dad has taught me to be myself, no matter who is watching.
Amanda Wise's digital story
How To Change A Life talks about her elementary school library teacher and how she had such an effect on how Amanda felt about learning and reading. Before school started one year, Amanda found out her teacher had passed away and she wished she'd told her how much she'd meant to her. Now, Amanda wants to become a teacher and to teach like her library teacher did. With enthusiasm. She used music and photos to help tell her story, including yearbook photos of her teacher. This story meant a lot to me because there are two teachers I can say have changed my life. One was my 8th grade math teacher and one was my junior high and high school band director. Both mean passed away within about a year of each other. But both of them made me excited about school and learning and that has never changed.
