Retired Teacher interview-Todd
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Todd, a retired school teacher in Topeka, Kansas.
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Damn. This chokes me up. Teachers are one of the few that can actually make a difference in the world.
I think everyone has the opportunity to make a difference in the world
Im so happy you interviewed a teacher. Alot of teachers have stories to tell that would help benefit todays youth. I hope you have the chance to interview a special needs teacher.
That’s a really good idea.
For real, that would be awesome! I’m the mom of a multiply disabled teen and her teachers and school therapists are legit angels
@@firstmiddlelast1697 aww you sound like me. It's the same with my son. I'm always thanking them because my child has grown so much. Angels is the perfect word. 🥰
I haven't watched the interview yet but I hope he talks about those female teachers that have s*xual relationships with children Because it's a huge problem.
I’m a special education teacher. I have became friends with many of the families and still keep in touch! ❤
Finally someone that isn’t on drugs or in the sex industry.
There are so many interviews with people who are not on drugs or sex industry, you must have missed all those uploads , i guess
I agree. This channel has become a septic tank. Why not interview the good, decent people who are struggling? Shouldn't they be heard?
@@thematriarchy2075 I hear ya. The trick is whether or not the person agrees to talk. So many who were raised right and had fallen--don't want to talk. Reasons are numerous. Social media is not kind to those who are vulnerable and/or vulnerable to vengeance. It's not easy to speak forth. We are a mercurial species and therefore, cruelty and kindness goes both ways. So many prefer not to air their laundry in YT or other social media platforms. Take care.
Wrong tag, i think@@chrislin2774
I think the original concept of what Mark was trying to do was to give a voice and humanize the homeless, drug addicted, criminals, sex workers, etc. that most of us walk right by on the streets. A noble thing to do… but it seems he now wants to expand the scope of his subjects ..
My dad was a high school math teacher and coach. When he passed I received so many letters from students telling me the impact he made on their lives. The true definition of legacy is what these “old fashioned” teachers provide and taught us all !
I've been a school bus driver for 31 years. I've had a lot of kids come in and out of my life. I've had numerous second generation kids and this year I had my first third generation kid. His grandmother was 15 the first year I drove. I was 25. I say all this to point out my favorite thing about this interview. When he was asked about if things were different now than when he started he didn't say the kids were worse. He listed all the things that are different in the lives of children today. They are dealing with things that we could have never even imagined. Children want the same things today that we did when we were young. That is for someone to love them and make them feel like they matter and somewhere to be warm, safe and dry. I can tell by the way he talks that he loved them all. He may not have liked them all every day. But he definately loved them.
I'm 58 years old which means I was a school student from the early 70s to the mid 80s.My personal stories aside, my teachers were kinder and more concerned than my own mother.
My father passed in his sleep when I was 8. My mother was emotionally ill-equipped to be a single parent to my sister and me. Over the years, the man she chose as her partner was abusive, at first towards her, but then towards me. I cannot remember even hearing about Child Protective Services during the 1980s but somehow my teachers understood what was happening at my upper-middle class home. My teachers protected me. They intervened in different ways and saved my life. Teachers are underpaid, overworked, undervalued and overlooked. They wear many hats but not every hero wears a cape. Teachers, at all levels, are intrinsically responsible in shaping the world's future. Yes, they're that important.
Well said.
From my experience, the great majority of teachers are there solely for the paycheck. Many are willing to go above what is required of them but usually only if it's for a student who will be easy to help. But I come from at best a lower-middle class environment.
Kids these days read and write more than any other generation. Yes, they’re texting. Who cares how they’re getting it done, but it’s the reality that they DO in fact write.
@@alysiahegg4606true and most bosses I've had cannot spell. It's irritating but is it that important? Obviously not
and when they DON'T they are also shaping the world's future. teachers are also able to dim bright minds. thank god we have the internet now and so any offramps like alternative high schools. obviously this guy looks like one of the good ones. and so thankful for all the good that the good ones do. they save lives and do make a major difference
I can’t say I ever had a teacher that left an impression on me. None took me aside or provided me with personalized feedback. Not bitter about it, but so many people seem to have had a different experience. Ironically, I ended up in education. I hope the work I do makes a difference.
I had the same experience as you. I was so average and didn’t cause problems. That’s a recipe for being ignored. The over- and under-achievers get the opportunities and attention. That’s probably how it will always be. Not complaining, it’s just an observation. Parents have a role in building their kids’ confidence and providing opportunities especially for the average Joe types. College was a much better experience for me.
Same here. I wish I had one teacher or counselor take an interest in me. I was a good student, average but I sure could have benefited from just one teacher taking an interest in me and not just looking past me. I guess they were just afraid to say anything to me. Like you said top students and trouble makers got the attention. Us in the middle got no attention.
Same here.
Became the teacher you need at that Time
Same here. I felt so overlooked my entire education. Didn’t finish college- I wish I had gone away to college, and not a commuter school. I think I would e finished and found my passion.
I had a wonderful teacher, who was a substitute teacher. She took me home for a weekend and we played basketball, went to the movies and just made sure i had a good time. She was, as was her boyfriend, a basketball player. She knew i was going through big trauma and obviously had an eye for someone needing love and an ear.
I didn't forget about her. Wonderful person.
Speaking of sports, it is very important for children to do some sort of sport, for physical health, but more importan, for mental health. Less depression.
Well said, my friend!!!
I had a teacher who was similar. I didn't realize until I was much older what she was doing. I was young enough I don't remember her name and I wish I did but I certainly remember her and what she did for me and my siblings.
Can you imagine if a teacher took a student home today? The world has changed.
Sports is what makes our little town. The kids grow up playing together, and their very special bonds are literally visible. My husband and I don't have any kids, but we now have 2 foreign exchange sons. Their senior class is a whole 32 kids, and they have been so a-mazing to our boyz...from Spain and The Czech Republic. My heart cannot take it. They are playing all the sports, had a senior night..and all the great things that happen with sports, like producing endorphins/oxytocin..the happy stuff.
@@kristieandreas2971have you all never heard of all of the abuse in sports? The locker room?
God bless these people because lord knows it’s takes a special person to be a teacher.
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness” (James 3:1).
the only teacher I appreciate was the one who was able for me to understand algebra
But it's teachers having sexual relations with students are they still special
Coach Fargo!! HUGE positive impact on me and many of my classmates. Coach you are greatly appreciated! Thank you
Thanks to all the decent teachers out there!
Damn bruh. Keep your head up.
Hope ur doing well now. Many blessings
I hope you're doing well and have a beautiful life 🙏🏻
Best wishes, from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Sorry man.
Your grammar is terrible.
I’m 54 lost my mom in 6th grade lived with grandparents 7th and 8th grade and I was truly a asshole to some of my teachers one regret is how I had treated Mrs Harrison I was so bad to her she made me sit in the hall that poor woman was battling cancer while dealing with me and she passed away from it I wish I could drop to her feet and beg her for forgiveness I have never forgotten her. Then in 9th grade I was put in special education classes and had some great men there and shop classes that didn’t take my shit and a dean that wore my ass out with a paddle and changed my direction in life. I’ve been a productive member of society and raised 3 wonderful kids and even had that dean as a customer when he retired and I shook his hand and thanked him for what he had done and he said your welcome
The best revenge? Learn some punctuation. I appreciate your story.
Really?
If you're willing to take the chance, you can send a prayer of apology and gratitude to the teacher you mistreated. You may or may not believe in things like this but, if you're sincere, there's certainly no harm in it. If nothing else, sharing your feelings and insight with kids now may help "pay it forward."
We learn through our mistakes and there's no shame in that. It's human. And, of course, as kids we don't usually have the maturity to think about how our behavior affects the adults in our life. I recall thinking as a kid that adults were impervious to anything I did. Live and learn!
@@silasmarner7586 🤣🤣🤣true
I am the same age as you. I wish I knew back then what I knew now. I would have been a kinder person. I remember making fun of other people without considering their feelings or what they have been through. I am so glad that our daughter has so much more compassion then I had when I was her age.
This was brilliant to watch. I was fortunate to have an amazing teacher in primary school and stayed in touch with him and his wife until his death. He got to see me graduate from high school and uni which was special.
You had a fantastic role model. I hope they rest in piece ✨🙏💕
Loved his history telling
I went to school in Tripoli, Libya in the late sixties/early seventies. I am STILL in touch with my 2nd grade teacher ('68/'69) almost on a daily basis on facebook and on the phone fairly often.
can you interview teachers who are leaving this noble profession in droves
What an absolute gem 💎 I could listen to him talk all day. Part 2 please!
Absolutely needs to come back❤
Working in education is EXTREMELY taxing mentally and emotionally. You are working with children who are STILL GROWING n LEARNING, their brains are still forming. On top of their parents own individual views n beliefs. That’s close to 100 people (a school year) you gotta communicate with n build relationships with n be present with all while remaining patient n calm n open minded to each individuals persons experience. Teaching ain’t for the weak.
!! Absolutely agree!
Thank you Mark for having people who contribute to society.....not
dramatic, not shocking, but people
who DESERVE a platform. This is
a major change in content, and I
pray that SWU will explode with
viewers who can appreciate wholesome positive content!❤
And imagine the special education teachers…. They do not make more money than general education teachers and they get assaulted on the daily and have to manage multiple adults (paraprofessionals) and all of their drama, deal with upset parents and lawyers/advocates. God bless them
...or the gender ideologist woke, child predators and child abusive school board administrators.
100%!!!!
“Dads are great” understatement of the year. My dad was everything to me. I pray my kids can see how great their own dad is.
Retired teacher here. THANK YOU for doing this interview. There is no teacher who wants a kid to fail; they've become a scapegoat for all the ills of society, especially parental drama.
My kids had a band teacher like his PE mentor. Tough, high expectations, and the band room was where they all hung out, you couldn't get them out of there. I absolutely loved him for the model he set for my kids.
Kids absolutely have no filters about what is going on in their life. Be advised. Teachers hear it all. Sometimes it's absolutely heartbreaking - we are mandated reporters about abuse, but otherwise we can't do a lot about their home lives.
I moved my DC suburban kids to a rural country school. Best thing I ever did. Dress code was jeans and T-shirt. Most had jobs after school. No fights at school. There were issues, of course, but no one would go after a teacher because they had grandparents at home who would ... you know. Academics? The school didn't have the greatest test scores, but my kids graduated with honors and went on to graduate college with honors in business and bio-chemistry (nothing I could have taught: that's the calibre of their teachers). It's all about the culture of the school and parent involvement.
Yes, cell phones and laptops ... I taught college after I taught elementary school. I forbade these items in my class (phones on mute). Only an idiot would think they are not abused. Unless they are specifically required for the lesson, no. Also, I agree that computers have made teachers more instructors, when they are required to use online learning at their age.
Finally, the truth. It's not the teachers, America ... it's you.
along the way, the teachers do reflect America more and more. thank god for the good teachers. why do the bad ones get to stay all the way to retirement? I know of some that don't make it. but i also know of some that all the good families know not to put their kids in the classroom with. meanwhile the kids that don't have any support stack up in those classrooms. and it gets even more out of control.
@@gosnellktnYes. One or two in every school. Don’t understand it. And thank god for all the rest! I’m a small school kid and my kids went to the same school with a lot of my classmates’ and coworkers’ kids. I am thankful to my district for the experience my kids’ had, and the bad apples…. that was an opportunity to explain to my upset kid that not everybody has the same personality.
@@tmusa2002 I wish I had parents that helped me navigate the bad apples. it did help me support my kids through the school system and it turned out good for them. as a parent i am watching the other kids my kids grew up around go through the system and i watched the family dynamics and saw how much the good teachers made up for the missing stuff at home. I just wish they would deal with the toxic few. and not wait until there is a scandal they could all see happening but didn't want to deal with.
in one case we moved our daughter out of class after the first quarter due to the teacher. the code words we were told to use by another teacher is "my childs learning style is not compatible with the teacher's teaching style." that is code for you don't want me to say the real reason out loud or in print. she was moved even though it was against policy to move a kid mid semester. the teacher was a drug using male that had a kid and a wife that was off the rails drug addict. he would talk in class about women being you name it and you could get extra credit if you would walk his kid from the elementary school over to the high school so he didn't have to. these are some of the mild examples of what was wrong in the class. our school had a teacher sex scandal a few times, probably once every 10 years. while i was able to help my kids. other kids are being messed up by the few bad teachers praying on the weak. while the system looks the other way. i lost a lot of trust in the system.
❤This was a great interview. We need to have more conversations about our kids, our schools and our educational environment. We can do better for our kids, communities and country. I teach in community college and technology is basically forced on us now. We have to use it-or be left behind. I prefer a lot about the pre-cell phone days. People talked to each other for one. Great interview!!
If a bunch of patients start dying at the hospital, it's on the nursing dept because they are suppose to find and correct whatever problems there are causing it. Its also teachers fault for not correcting their own profession instead of going along with the union/money.
I'm a new teacher and I really appreciate hearing Todd's story. Thank you both, Mark and Todd!
Grateful that Mark is peeling back an onion to examine the sources of how our society evolves -- where teachers and their devoted vocation is the best witness. Sadly, bureaucracy in academia continues to thwart our educators best efforts.
I was thinking the same thing! Teachers are the first to witness the potential or downfall of a human being.
My mom is a school registrar for the same school for 41 years (K-8). Anywhere we go she always runs into her old students. She knows their names, parents/grandparents/siblings/relatives, and where they live. I call her Erin Brockovich. She says students are getting worse, unfortunately. She’s all for medication. Every year she says, “This is my last year.” She then signs on for another year not because of money. She loves her students.
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once I was at work and I saw my elementary art teacher. She recognized me before I recognized her, it was the wildest thing and I couldn't believe she remembered me, made my day
Todd was my PE and Health Teacher in middle school. I remember him well and always like PE. He was always easy-going and fair. I miss those days
Beautiful video! Made me cry…. So many teachers who made th biggest impact in my young life… lost most of the time, and always wanted to be where my favorite teachers were during breaks/lunch etc…. The safe place, where someone cared about me…… thank you to the teachers of this world, you may never know what kind of impact you are having on that kid who seems to be in a bad home life/in need for someone to care…. May God watch over and protect our teachers/coaches….Mr. Mora 9th grade art teacher, Mrs. Eichle 7th through 9th grade music teacher, Mr.Gazetta 6th grade teacher, Mrs C kindergarten …. That blonde hair blue eyed needy and sad girl? She’s going to be 49 this Sunday, she’s a nurse, a mom, a grandma….and I’ll never forget you ❤
As a retired teacher, your post absolutely touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. I hope l made a difference. ❤
We need more teachers like this man. I have endless stories after 32 years of teaching high school English. I loved teaching but my last 2 years I faced much more disrespect. I retired last June at 58. Amen 🙏. I would never regret my career. You made me happy of the fond memories.
Please continue to interview teachers, their stories and experiences are so important. I saw a comment about reaching out to special needs teachers and I couldn’t agree more. I come from generations of teachers and my mother was in special education for a decade and the stories she shares you wouldn’t believe. Some really good and some pretty bad. My grandmother who was a teacher for four decades, who has since past, had students for many years interact with her and how she helped them so much. My girlfriend is becoming a teacher and these types of stories inspires the next generation of teachers. We need more teachers and teachers need more credit
42 minutes and 46 seconds of an angel speaking from their golden heart.
Great interview! I'm almost 54 & I still remember my favorite teacher in grade school.
I remember a few that had an impact on me. I was pre computer and pre cell phone too. I'm grateful as I had more good teachers than bad. I had a couple that should have been in another profession.
As a 8th grade teacher this episode rejuvenated me to find my “why”
This will help me get through June
@@MrDroverThis video has helped me reach the finish line.
The fact that teachers, even all these years later, refer to their past students as though they're still their students, speaks volumes to the life commitment they're giving to these kids for life.
He's a good man. He's sung the same song to everyone, always and forever.
Teachers can have such a deep and lasting effect on a young Person. There a so few that really are good and want to help and guide. Such a hard Job imo, you really have to be build for. I think the kids this man teached have been really lucky. 🎉
This is example of being a role for our kids. Topeka is like Kansas City were I live, getting high crime with kids. husband’s coach and teacher are friends today, our daughter went to school with husbands coach in high school. His coach our friend now is amazing, humble
25 year teacher here. Cell phones are destroying education. People don’t understand that it’s not as easy as “put the phone away”I’ve had dozens of parents tell me “oh yes it was me who was texting him”. It’s insane.
My mother has been a public school teacher for 35 years and is still at it. I know she can relate to about everything you’ve said here. Thank you for being one of the good ones, kids need them now more than ever in this crazy world
So many beautiful ideas and thoughts in this convo. God bless this guy. One thing that hurts from this interview is how now everyone is divorced. When I was a kid everyone was together, but now everyone I know is divorced. The only person that isn’t divorced was my Christian aunt who sadly passed away prematurely
You are probably a sourpuss to be around. Are you divorced?
“parents don’t like surprises.” Awesome quote
a suprised parent is a dumb parent.
.@@user-rl5yc5dq3gso untrue. My child was a sweetheart but not at school. She'd come home crying and the teachers and principal would only tell me she had a bad day. Later they finally tell me that she made friends with a bad kid who got special treatment when good. So my kid acted out for the goal of a treat. I switched to secular homeschool and when their were outings with other students and teachers, I was in attendance
Good you remind me so much of my Dad, he retired at 55 as well and his pension was great. He always had students come back and thank him. When he died, so many people connected with me and told me what a positive influence he was on their lives. ❤
The teachers vs instructors part is so key yet something I never thought of.
This was beautiful to listen. And so important!! Thank you for sharing, sir
This is an important discussion. He is describing how quality education is divided between enforcement of laws and requirements.
The same as quality of life is divided between the enforcement of laws.
No enforcement of laws… chaos and violence.
No enforcement of standards and rules in school … no education.
Starts at home
@@sherwood07 which requires there to be a parent at home to teach these things, and jobs which pay enough to allow for that.
@@Gingerblaze He said the worse kids were when he was teaching in the city, where their parents/parent are likely on welfare. So I'm not sure a parent being physically present at home is the issue.
@@Gingerblaze But I agree, a parent being home to teach is a big deal. The bigger issue, imo, is parents don't know what to teach or how to teach it.
@@sherwood07 So, then maybe the issue might be the school, or persons who are teaching. It seems like the quality of the curriculum, and people teaching have gone down. We need better teachers, and administrators - I feel sorry for kids that can't figure out the correct change, when I purchase things. They didn't have real teachers at all...
I used to be a teacher. The kids were great... every one of them. The problem I had was the parents and other faculty. My god there are some really strange people teaching our kids! And the parents... oh geez. I just couldn't do it anymore.
I agree! I worked in a school office for a year and absolutely hated it. Parents are so irresponsible with their kids they shouldn’t be parents. When there’s a problem child at school all you have to do is meet the parent and you have your answer as to why the child is the way he or she is.
And the apple never falls far ….
I've been retired for 10 years, taught 30 years in a low income suburb of L.A. In 30 years a teacher will see amazing and horrific things: suicides, murder, pregnancies, drugs, gang-banging, as well as incredible bravery, determination, hope. You get to see the students grow up. If they choose you as a mentor, it's a great privilege. Sometimes you teach a lesson and all the students are on board with "ah ha" moments and enthusiasm . . makes a teacher feel like she can float on air. Other days, bedlam ensues. In a teacher's early years, it's like boot camp until you learn to convincingly claim your turf.
The students are always looking to hack your system. I was young and wily, and over time learned to outmaneuver their machinations . . . until I couldnt. I agree about the cell phones, ugh! I left teaching when my hearing deteriorated, and when the bureaucrats took over our lesson plans. I loved teaching, but after 30 years I was beat. Retirement is great.
Thats a great story you sound like a great teacher. I used to get in trouble with the law and with school and now i’m in my first year of law school so i know the importance of good teacher like you. Have a blessed day and retirement!
Our 40th class reunion invited many of our teachers to join us. It was very refreshing to reminisce with all of them. And for one teacher, he and I exchanged a few kind words in what would be our last opportunity to do so.
I really admire teachers. They do such an important job, yet they are not valued or properly compensated for the work that they do. Todd thank you for being a teacher. Thank you for pouring into our children and being a listening ear. Teachers really do make a difference. Thank you for sharing your story.
Hello from a 30 year, (and going), teacher from inner city Wichita Kansas. Good to see another one of us!
Did it for 37 years in public school and now in year 7 in private school...kids keep you young.
My new favorite episode by a LONG SHOT!!! This man was absolutely fascinating and amazing to listen too!!! Bravo for this video and thank you Todd for doing whatever you could to have an impact on all those kids as much as possible!! Frankly, we need far more teachers like you in this world because it sounds like you were very good at your job and you really did care so I hope you know how much everyone appreciates that!!!❤❤ I also hope you can now enjoy your retirement to the absolute fullest since it sounds like you certainly deserve it and thank you for choosing to share your story with us!!! I love the episodes with guests like this man that come on and enjoyed listening so much!!! Thanks Todd and take care! ❤️💯👏👏👏
I’ve taught middle school in the Bay Area of California since 2008. This man definitely has the heart of a teacher and has experienced the joys and sorrows of the job. It’s an incredible honor to teach but it’s also a very demanding career in so many ways. Loved hearing his stories.
I'm a school bus driver, and i call it "lord of the flies."
Ha ! 😂 That's the best analogy I've heard ! They start out with the best intentions, don't they, and then devolve into savages ... 😮
😂😂😂
This was my gym teacher. Was fascinated to see what route this interview was going to go.
What a gem! Great, feel good interview! ❤ Wish more kids had teachers like him!
Talking to friends we all had a teacher or two that made a positive impact, it’s a shame that it was only a teacher or two.
Loved this interview. Great teachers are angels. I am so grateful for my little one’s teachers. Thank you Todd.
I was a paraeducator for 20 years. I also worked in middle school and high school. I was able to see how the teachers taught and of course was watching the students in the classes along with whoever I was assigned to I also tried to remember the things they were doing especially over the weekend. I loved my job. Is it so nice to listen to this man who was a role model. I almost wish that I could be interviewed I was doing this in Vermont.
Paras are the most underrated and overworked position in the school! Thank you to you and all of the paras out there.
I wish more teachers were like this man. 1/2 of the teachers in our high school and middle school do not care and are only there for their retirement. Its very sad. I'm almost 50 and I still remember every good teacher I had.
I wish so too. But I wouldn't recommend teaching in America. .
Well mark you did it again what an awesome interview hearing this teacher took me right back my good teachers that made me want to go to school I was one of those kids that hung out with the stoners so I could’ve went either way and my mom wouldn’t have cared if I graduated or not I already surpassed her eighth grade education but I had a principal that made sure I made up my ever class I didn’t go when I should’ve
So thank you Mr. fisher ( my principal) and all the other teachers who really cared teachers are so important you spend more time with them in your school year then family, I’m 64 and it was the 70s as an adult I’m doing well
love this
Mark just continues to keep his channel fresh. What a GREAT FIND. Amazing story from something I wouldn’t even think about watching.
One of the BEST INTERVIEWS you have shared. Everyone needs a teacher like this guy and he is a good role model for future teachers!
Ive been hoping to see a teacher interview! Yay middle school teachers 💗 Middle school teacher here.
One of my favorite interviews sp far. Thank you Todd for your years of being a coach, mentor, role model and teacher.
This interview is so refreshing and wholesome. We like watching these people too.
Great interview… i got to remember teachers that made me what i am, good memories.
This is my favorite interview so far! Thank you Mark for sharing this man’s insight. This is a great watch for parents.
Teachers are such unsung heroes who touch so many lives.
Im 47, I had a couple great teachers back in the day in grade school, I was bullied and didnt have a good home life. Those teachers gave me the caring and love I needed. When i would see them in town, I made a point to talk and thank them I was bummed that they retired, I would have loved my kids to have the caring teachers I had.
Dear Mark, I've been watching SWU for a year now & all I want to say is thank you♡ Your program has had a huge impact on how I view & interact with society as a whole, but above all, there has been overwhelming healing for my poor old heart. I'd forgotten what school was like & now am grateful all over again to have had teachers that actually care during some pretty rocky home/parental care. Sometimes it's like every interview is a piece of me that I need to understand better, each story lending itself to reflection. Sometimes it breaks my heart....& always, it seems that each of us are woven together. It's like you've built a beautiful tapestry that can only be seen by NOT closing our eyes to harsh reality.
Thank you & thank you to the crew of SWU. We are in these stories together. Like this veteran teacher & coach said, wr need to be a team!
Really loved this!! I would love to hear from more teachers and their experiences with this new generation of students
Teachers are very special, usually overlooked and underappreciated. Really appreciate you, Todd. Blessings ❤
I once heard from attending a seminar that all male prisoners interviewed - did not have a father, or who had an abusive, neglectful, or emotionally unavailable father… Yes dads are very important🥰
Thanks Todd, for your years of dedication to the kids. Great interview. I had 2 teachers that were role models and really impacted my life. So so special and during such a pivotal time in my life.
This was an amazing interview. If I was still teaching in an education dept. I would show it to my students. All teachers should watch this inspirational teacher!!
Respect for this gentleman being a teacher for that long and excellent result & right attitude. Well done sir !🙂
Enjoyed this interview ♥️ more like this please!
I changed for my daughter as well. She saved me.. now it's my job to keep her safe and give her the best possible chance at life I can. Congratulations on your success. May you continue to find blessings each and every day.
Enjoyed this video. Keep them coming. 👍
This was heartening and so damned wholesome of a human When I was in school the gym teachers were a subspecies of the other teachers and by proxy as they were treated in their classrooms and everyone's sexuality was school business - often the butt of school skits and often cruel in my case ...
to know here was a philosophy student and social worker could have been one of these people was an immature revelation again - Thank you both for illuminating the landscape of the American education system and again bringing the real humanity whispered about in the showers into life and hopeful change
i love how you daily are challenging misconceptions and juxtaposing them with so much dignity as an artist and giving these real people much needed platforms
Thank you for every kid you connected with Todd - gym class does bring out the primal fear and screams of the loss of innocence , thank you for noticing
Loved this interview, as a recent high school graduate who moved states multiple times it was always teachers like this who gave me some light in what seemed like very bleak days❤️
Thank you Mark for this new turn in your interviews! I think and hope that they will inspire people.❤
This was excellent. Love how you visit all walks of life
I actually enjoyed this video way more than I thought.
My two nieces are BOTH almost at the completion of their education to become educators. I’m extremely proud that they chose a profession that makes a difference not one for salary. I’m a retired nurse and I graduated nursing school in 1980 when things were simple. Yes many things have changed.
Great interview.
Thank you Todd for help shaping the children of our FUTURE !! 🎓✏️✂️📚❤️
And yes happy retirement !
Tell them to RUN. Teaching is not what it used to be. They will basically be special education teachers. Teachers are dealing with managing behaviors for 80-90% of their day. There is no teaching going on anymore
Loved this interview, thanks Mark!
I'm 57, back then, in addition to giving you a grade, my teachers would also hand write comments about your overall behavior, both good and bad. I still have those reports to this day. Reading those comments as an adult about how I performed as a snotty nosed 8 year old running around the playground demonstrated to me just how valuable teachers are to society. Great video. Thank you.
A caring teacher can be just as influential as a parent in guiding a child. Excellent interview 👏
one of my favorite episodes - nicely done Mark. glad to see you're achieving your goals as far as what you cover.
I am a fourth generation teacher in my family. After twenty-nine years, I retired but guest teach to help make a difference. My forte' and concentration is Special Education. So nice of you Mark to highlight an educator! Fantastic interview!
This was a great interview. It's nice that someone saw value in their role model and sought to become that type of person.
It's so rare to have such an amazing teacher like this man... It sounds like he was put on this earth to be a role model for others♥️🙏thank you for your hard work 😊
Refreshing. Important conversation with a great solid teacher. They can make all the difference in a child's life.
I don’t know why watching this made me more emotional than all your other interviews… I guess cause it’s more relatable, made me think about my own difficult experiences (bullying, betrayal, low self esteem, death), my family dynamics and the amount of pain & resilience to overcome growing up. Then there’s the good stuff…I’m still good friends with a handful of friends and my 4th grade Spanish teacher Mrs Fox who we all adored & love til this day❤️
I wasn’t expecting much out of this interview but I soon realized it was one of the best interviews I have watched on this channel 👍
Thank you sir. we need more caring & understanding people like you in this world.
This is great. One of your best.
Great interview! Lovely man! My Dad was a teacher too. He loved his students. He was always there for them. Thank you both! ❤️
I really enjoyed this interview, change of pace. Todd seams like a great dude. We need a lot more teachers just like this gentleman sitting in front of us. I wish Mr Todd great health and all the happiness in the world. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏
Thank-you Mark for this video. Todd is a hero for his compassion for the kids.
Really great interview Mark! One of the saddest parts of this interview was the girl that didn't fit in, committing suicide. Most was uplifting and I must say that I had a few teachers like him, he is a great teacher. My twin daughters, one with special needs always had great teachers, of course my spouse and I preached to them to "try your best" no matter what. They thrive to this day with their independence.
"Our students don't fail the school system, our system sometimes fails the students".
I'm 11 years into teaching and I relate so much to the "highs and lows." Some days I just want to throw in the towel and find any other job but some days there's nowhere else I'd rather be. Great interview!
Another great interview, simply amazing
Please come back this interview was so informative.
Golden! Loved this one, what a great guy. Thank you.
Wow, thank you, this was wonderful to hear from this former teacher. Having been a kid before, I know children and teens can be difficult. But as I listened to this I thought about some of the amazing teachers I’ve had. Too many times we hear about the bad actors out there that do wrongs, but this made me feel so emotional because of the good people that I’ve known that touched my life in positive ways.
One of my favorite teachers was young and so kind to me. I remember how she made me feel loved. I even asked my mom if I could ask her to our house so we could have dinner together, and she came!
Sometimes it was just a kind word or an encouraging thought, but I was so fortunate to have teachers that took my education seriously and cared.
Honestly, I wish this interview had been much longer but glad I got to hear something good like this today because it restores my faith in humanity. There really still are good, caring, people out there. Thank you, sir, for being one of the good ones. I hope you know you made a difference.
Excellent interview! thank you!!!
Awesome interview mark really good . Vary interesting to list to someone that has it together.