Teacher makes good on decades-old promise to watch eclipse with former students

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @roberthudson1959
    @roberthudson1959 7 месяцев назад +102

    This story demonstrates why people teach.

  • @DeadeyeJim327
    @DeadeyeJim327 7 месяцев назад +580

    Its not about the eclipse. Its about you guys. Finishing your homework.

    • @spanzotab
      @spanzotab 7 месяцев назад +12

      definitely some overdue lab reports among that group

    • @NPC_YouTube
      @NPC_YouTube 7 месяцев назад +5

      Yes, that homework that my dog ate 25 years ago is now finished

    • @Dissistheway
      @Dissistheway 7 месяцев назад +1

      I was going to say, now POP QUIZ! Haha

    • @conmanalbuquerque3116
      @conmanalbuquerque3116 6 месяцев назад

      It's not about the eclipse it's all about the Mets baby ⚾⚾⚾ oh yes love the Mets hit a home run ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾

  • @CanadianSmoke
    @CanadianSmoke 7 месяцев назад +214

    That is the sign of a teacher that made his mark.

  • @sulleneldritch7680
    @sulleneldritch7680 7 месяцев назад +571

    He kept a promise for 46 years and I still haven't met anyone who can keep a promise for 46 seconds. A rare person, who created his own rare event, far more inspiring than any solar eclipse in the past half-century. I wish more news stories looked like this.

    • @szargos
      @szargos 7 месяцев назад +4

      I promise that if you reply to this message, I will reply back to you. Well, at least for maybe the next 46 seconds.

    • @Zejoant
      @Zejoant 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@szargosballs

    • @szargos
      @szargos 7 месяцев назад

      @@Zejoant ping pong balls

    • @iceman4094
      @iceman4094 7 месяцев назад

      @@szargos bawlz

    • @szargos
      @szargos 7 месяцев назад

      @@iceman4094 ping pong bawlz

  • @arvurebantra7639
    @arvurebantra7639 7 месяцев назад +1315

    "Is there going to be a test on friday?" I laughed like a dumb donkey at that

    • @kevinparker2409
      @kevinparker2409 7 месяцев назад +131

      She had that one in the chamber for 40 years

    • @jumbo1701
      @jumbo1701 7 месяцев назад +23

      Nah for REAL that was hilarious!

    • @pueramericus
      @pueramericus 7 месяцев назад +49

      Best part was she raised her hand and waited to be called on! 😂😂

    • @richardrussell7082
      @richardrussell7082 7 месяцев назад +11

      When I was enrolling my kids in the same secondary school that I had attended I saw one of my old teachers and instinctively greeted him with a nod and "Sir" 🤣😜

    • @Themanhimself677
      @Themanhimself677 6 месяцев назад

      I kackled like Kamala

  • @magala9287
    @magala9287 7 месяцев назад +296

    You are an amazing teacher when you can convince over 100 of your own former students to come back for a solar eclipse event! What an amazing person! May you be blessed for many years in this great nation!

  • @sdlock83
    @sdlock83 7 месяцев назад +2029

    He looks better and more youthful than half of his students, and still towers over all of them.

    • @brandonwood3442
      @brandonwood3442 7 месяцев назад +114

      I’m sure he takes care of himself. Healthy diet and lifestyle will go a long way in preserving youthfulness. You cannot change your genetics but you certainly can change your lifestyle.

    • @sdlock83
      @sdlock83 7 месяцев назад +52

      @@brandonwood3442 He's exemplary even into his golden years. I'll bet none of his peers are able to say that even 4+ decades later he's still the COOL TEACHER in the eyes of his students lol!

    • @snickerswo1f519
      @snickerswo1f519 7 месяцев назад +21

      No need to pick at them

    • @DingDimlewitz
      @DingDimlewitz 7 месяцев назад +7

      More like 90% of them.

    • @tx9914
      @tx9914 7 месяцев назад +7

      they are gen x they had it rough

  • @jbenjamin94
    @jbenjamin94 7 месяцев назад +86

    I Traveled 300 km with 58 students of my Ecology Class just to see the eclipse with them and give them an unique experience! i hope to live that in the next eclipse 27 years in the future!

  • @NasiLemakTech
    @NasiLemakTech 7 месяцев назад +9

    This is just so wholesome
    Thanks for the coverage!

  • @angeladesantis7911
    @angeladesantis7911 7 месяцев назад +219

    As an educator I LOVED this story! I disliked my 9th grade science teacher and despite this I LOVE the wonder of nature and science.

    • @Noahwarriorsfan
      @Noahwarriorsfan 7 месяцев назад +1

      Science teachers for me were always the nicest. Everyone has a different experience. Physics teacher, biology, environmental teachers were all awesome. Especially physics one

    • @Noahwarriorsfan
      @Noahwarriorsfan 7 месяцев назад

      Science was always my favorite subject. Lot of the teachers I had helped with that. Now a senior in HS. I've always felt like many science teachers seem to be the most interactive/good demeanors. That's just from my experience.

  • @michaelspock
    @michaelspock 7 месяцев назад +66

    I had two science teachers like this in junior high. I am still in contact with one via Facebook over 20 years later. I have also gone back to visit my old drama teacher. Some teachers really do leave an impact

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад

      None for me. I didn't like any of my teachers sadly.

    • @dldave1978
      @dldave1978 7 месяцев назад +1

      I love my old drama /english teacher. He had such a positive impact on my high school experience. I’m friends with him 28 years later. Drama was where I fit in and made so many friends. Loved it so much!

  • @mynameis11111
    @mynameis11111 7 месяцев назад +133

    The fact that he said my kids, even after decades later, that speaks volumes of this professor 🥲

  • @hotshot104
    @hotshot104 7 месяцев назад +18

    Not only did he hold to the promise the students remembered and love him to the point they actually showed up for a memory NOONE will forget .

  • @piggy8761
    @piggy8761 7 месяцев назад +294

    See the solar eclipse was a net positive on society
    All I hear is positive news
    This is the kind of stuff we need in this country

    • @cyreptus4604
      @cyreptus4604 7 месяцев назад +19

      only people i see hating on the eclipse are people that stared at it without protection

    • @vacatiolibertas
      @vacatiolibertas 7 месяцев назад +8

      yeah, I hope the moon starts covering the sun more often

    • @JeromeBakerSmoke
      @JeromeBakerSmoke 7 месяцев назад +10

      @@cyreptus4604 and some far-right conspiracy theory folk

    • @jjperceval
      @jjperceval 7 месяцев назад

      Nah ive seen negitive. But its mainly about hotels in the path

    • @Felix-Memoria.
      @Felix-Memoria. 7 месяцев назад +5

      "This is the kind of stuff we need on this planet"
      There you go i fixed it for you!

  • @stevefoo13
    @stevefoo13 7 месяцев назад +196

    Love or Hate 'em you will always remember your high school teachers. Nothing will overshadow the influence they had on you.

    • @brainandforce
      @brainandforce 7 месяцев назад +32

      Well I think the moon overshadowed them for about 3 minutes.

    • @mr.spytom
      @mr.spytom 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@brainandforceLegendary joke💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

    • @User-winter999
      @User-winter999 7 месяцев назад +5

      they have no influence on me. my elementary and middle school teachers did though

    • @TheInsaneShecklador
      @TheInsaneShecklador 7 месяцев назад +4

      I've forgotten a lot of my teachers. I remember the really good ones, and the bad ones, but the mediocre teachers have mostly faded away.

    • @rachelcookie321
      @rachelcookie321 7 месяцев назад +1

      It’s been 3 years since I stopped going to high school and I’ve already forgotten the names of 95% of my teachers.

  • @tankerock
    @tankerock 7 месяцев назад +31

    That's a good teacher right there. Keeps a promise like no problem.

  • @natsukow1322
    @natsukow1322 6 месяцев назад +5

    u can tell he was a great teacher just by seeing how many of his students came back.

  • @PuffinSmurf
    @PuffinSmurf 6 месяцев назад +8

    This is how you know you were an impeccable person and an immeasurable teacher.

  • @joaquinwaters1810
    @joaquinwaters1810 7 месяцев назад +10

    This man is that rare and wonderful thing: a teacher who was genuinely born to teach. I’ve had one or two of them in my day and they’re among the best people in the world.

  • @RealTalkWithSSG
    @RealTalkWithSSG 7 месяцев назад +32

    These are the teachers who make school life amazing! What a wonderful man!

  • @JustTiisLeague
    @JustTiisLeague 7 месяцев назад +46

    He’s cooler than the eclipse. What a magical moment. ❤

  • @crazyman1118
    @crazyman1118 7 месяцев назад +22

    That’s when you know you made an impact on kids’ lives. Visiting you that much time later? Must be a cool dude

  • @SeashellSellerSkater
    @SeashellSellerSkater 7 месяцев назад +81

    Moriarity's back hahaha
    Jokes aside, the fact that so many of his students remembered the promise and made a point to come back warms the cockles of my heart

    • @TheBooklyBreakdown
      @TheBooklyBreakdown 7 месяцев назад +4

      “Cockles” 🤨

    • @SeashellSellerSkater
      @SeashellSellerSkater 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@TheBooklyBreakdown Hah - the idiom's rather antiquated but it made a comeback in my country a couple of years ago when a beloved opposition politician was memed for using it in his constituency's election speech.

    • @RichardStrong86
      @RichardStrong86 7 месяцев назад

      @@TheBooklyBreakdown Corruption of "cochleae" which are the ventricles of the heart. It's a phrase that goes back to the 17th century.

  • @kalilanham6933
    @kalilanham6933 7 месяцев назад +33

    I’m crying, how beautiful 😭

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад

      How much wine have you had? 😂

    • @kalilanham6933
      @kalilanham6933 7 месяцев назад

      @@jake-qn3tl I don’t drink alcohol😄

    • @lizandrudymagen6207
      @lizandrudymagen6207 7 месяцев назад +1

      I cried too!! Didn’t expect it. I was class of 83 and it brought me back. What a treasure this man is!

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад

      @@lizandrudymagen6207 He loves feeling important lol

    • @seeharvester
      @seeharvester 7 месяцев назад

      What if it had rained?

  • @missv2402
    @missv2402 7 месяцев назад +18

    Amazing having such a positive impact on your students, that they come to the event he talked about, more than 40 years ago.

  • @PlatoWrestling
    @PlatoWrestling 6 месяцев назад +4

    His students are like his kids. So nice to see 😊

  • @universalhip-hop4164
    @universalhip-hop4164 6 месяцев назад +3

    What a impact man... this is what teaching is all about!

  • @jacquesdubois2716
    @jacquesdubois2716 7 месяцев назад +17

    This is seriously one of the coolest things I've ever heard!

  • @starrystarrynight9822
    @starrystarrynight9822 7 месяцев назад +16

    This is AWESOME you did this, Mr. Moriarity!! I told other people about this! You are privileged to mister moriarty and your students were privileged to have you as a teacher as well!!!!

  • @NightCorePsyko
    @NightCorePsyko 7 месяцев назад +10

    The world really needs more of this right now

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад +1

      There's plenty of it. It's just the media that tells you otherwise

  • @dark14life
    @dark14life 6 месяцев назад +2

    Good teachers always share a bond with their students.

  • @lydialutz
    @lydialutz 7 месяцев назад +41

    My favorite 2024 solar eclipse story by far!

  • @marylandj3228
    @marylandj3228 7 месяцев назад +10

    This is a beautuful reunion I'm glad they got toghether after so many years 😊!

  • @TimmyTOnTheFly
    @TimmyTOnTheFly 7 месяцев назад +8

    That’s awesome! He’s the real Mr. Feeney!!! 🙌🏽✊🏽💯

  • @auroravioletlight
    @auroravioletlight 7 месяцев назад +32

    This is just lovely❤ Heartwarming ❤

  • @TJBellamy99
    @TJBellamy99 7 месяцев назад +124

    lol he looks younger than some of his students!! This is so cool though

  • @Dan-qt7kq
    @Dan-qt7kq 7 месяцев назад +13

    Friggin awesome, teachers, they can be a pain, but more on the great side. Way to go.

  • @mahaliabarnes8195
    @mahaliabarnes8195 6 месяцев назад +2

    When you have a positive teacher who has a great impact on your life, it has a great wonderful impact and impression.

  • @thewackyactions
    @thewackyactions 7 месяцев назад +14

    This is the most wholesome thing I will see in a long time.

  • @elliottrogozinski
    @elliottrogozinski 7 месяцев назад +3

    I love these feel good stories. Why can't we have more of this on the news?

  • @MrLovingUs
    @MrLovingUs 7 месяцев назад +5

    u can tell he was an amazing teacher having people from your class show up 40+ years later is pretty incredible.

  • @sjsomething4936
    @sjsomething4936 7 месяцев назад +1

    True selfless person there, he says how privileged *he is* that these students came back to watch the eclipse with him. He obviously made a big impression and impact in many of their lives, shows what a difference a good, motivated educator can make.

  • @KoldAsHell
    @KoldAsHell 6 месяцев назад +1

    I still wish I could go back and thank some of my teachers who have passed away, sometimes they impact your life more than you can realize.

  • @XTheeKing
    @XTheeKing 7 месяцев назад +6

    Freshman in high schools today would never I swear this is to wholesome 🥺

  • @Lady_Lily_Blubaugh
    @Lady_Lily_Blubaugh 6 месяцев назад +2

    The woman who postponed her knee surgery for this is iconic, that surgeon entered a war he or she could not win.

  • @teresajimenez2043
    @teresajimenez2043 7 месяцев назад +17

    Beautiful story!!

  • @lizandrudymagen6207
    @lizandrudymagen6207 7 месяцев назад +5

    I LOVE THIS. Needed a feel good story ❤

  • @CaptainCrockpot
    @CaptainCrockpot 7 месяцев назад +3

    That’s an incredible teacher.

  • @Sinnsonido
    @Sinnsonido 7 месяцев назад +6

    I'd like to see more news stories about _Planned Acts of Kindness_ , instead of the _Random Acts of Violence_ NY headlines we normally get. Good people deserve more attention.

    • @lizandrudymagen6207
      @lizandrudymagen6207 7 месяцев назад +1

      100%. There’s so many good people out there. The story warmed my heart and made my day. Can’t remember the last time I said that.

  • @tiktaktictac
    @tiktaktictac 7 месяцев назад +5

    I saw "decades-old promise" and my mind jumped to Michael Scott. Glad it turned out wholesome in this story though.

  • @alexsautismacceptancechann1459
    @alexsautismacceptancechann1459 7 месяцев назад +39

    As a teacher…I’m totally going to do this for 2045

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад +4

      Just remember to be talented. 99% of teachers are 🗑️

    • @seeharvester
      @seeharvester 7 месяцев назад +3

      Make sure you check the weather forecast.
      Just because this guy got lucky......

    • @TitaniumTurbine
      @TitaniumTurbine 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@jake-qn3tl That’s a generalization/stereotype that needs to go. Teachers are underpaid and overworked, don’t throw your prejudices on the vast majority. Thanks.

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@TitaniumTurbine I went through the school system like everyone else and I can't think of a single teacher that I liked. On the other hand, many were very emotionally abusive.

  • @Star-um9cz
    @Star-um9cz 7 месяцев назад +1

    We all need more beauty like this ❤
    All of you are legends!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @bobbyhillthe3rd
    @bobbyhillthe3rd 3 месяца назад +1

    A full circle life moment very cool.

  • @FinkPloyd.
    @FinkPloyd. 7 месяцев назад

    That's so cool and so beautiful!!
    And he doesn't look any older than his former students.
    I loved watching this!

  • @ScroatBagGarage
    @ScroatBagGarage 6 месяцев назад

    That’s awesome, you know that meant so much to the teacher!!!!

  • @kaycampbell8532
    @kaycampbell8532 7 месяцев назад

    What an amazing teacher he must have been for so many students to return! It brings tears to my eyes when I think of all the wonderful teachers I had in school. God bless all of them! Thank you for caring and helping shape our lives to become good adults.❤

  • @sortingthroughdata.brb.7983
    @sortingthroughdata.brb.7983 6 месяцев назад

    Wholesome AF ❤
    Thank you.

  • @JoeDFWAviation
    @JoeDFWAviation 7 месяцев назад +32

    “Is there going to be a test on Friday?” 😂

  • @SecretSquirrelFun
    @SecretSquirrelFun 7 месяцев назад +2

    I love this human ❤

  • @SugarMollyHazel
    @SugarMollyHazel 7 месяцев назад +1

    That’s sweet I still have some old teachers from back then as friends on fb. Plus I have visit some throughout the years.

  • @ceciliakilgour5744
    @ceciliakilgour5744 6 месяцев назад

    As a retired teacher, I must say, that’s a real teacher. Bravo

  • @caramelapple4053
    @caramelapple4053 7 месяцев назад +5

    Beautiful story ❤

  • @snickerswo1f519
    @snickerswo1f519 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing! Im so happy for them all❤

  • @ImAshley2023
    @ImAshley2023 7 месяцев назад +17

    They should totally put this one down as the "Moriarty Eclipse" 😄 just like "Sozan's Sun" from Avatar: The last Airbender

  • @StackRunItUp
    @StackRunItUp 6 месяцев назад +1

    the fact that 50 years ago, people knew exactly what day something is supposed to take place based on the movement of the earth.

  • @violetvillard1347
    @violetvillard1347 7 месяцев назад

    Now this is a perfect example of how a great teacher touches the minds of his students. I have to admit I giggled at the "Will there be a test on Friday?" comment from his former student. Great sense of humor!! Teachers like him are far, few, and between and deserve the recognition (be it small or big) like this so they know that they made a difference... much like his former student who became an Earth Science teacher like him. I'm sure that meant the world to him.
    Homework Received!! 🧾
    Class Dismissed!! 🔔

  • @mikeynoda
    @mikeynoda 7 месяцев назад +3

    How lovely! What a nice story.

  • @DucktheMe
    @DucktheMe 6 месяцев назад

    I've never had a role model growing up and nothing to look forward to. I'm now 40 years old, and this makes me happy and sad that I wish I had a teacher like this in my early life.

  • @WiscomptonBoys
    @WiscomptonBoys 7 месяцев назад

    I’m so happy the algorithm got me to this videos. It’s so awesome to see.. I miss my favorite HS Physics teacher, he passed away a few years ago and was far too young. So happy to see this event bring everyone together.

  • @teriyakisauced
    @teriyakisauced 7 месяцев назад

    lets be honest this is by far one of the best teachers on the planet. i dont know many who could pull this off and i gotta say mr "scott" in 7th grade i may not know this man but hes gotta be up there with you if not higher.
    ps: scott if you see this teddy once again sends his regards

  • @robertgreen9980
    @robertgreen9980 6 месяцев назад

    Why did this make me all teary eyed?

  • @sergie2822
    @sergie2822 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is a great teacher!

  • @Sleepydill
    @Sleepydill 7 месяцев назад

    Wow this is seriously one of the best things i have seen all year.

  • @elisabethrobbins1053
    @elisabethrobbins1053 7 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, I'm bawling over here!

  • @Andy-fg7hm
    @Andy-fg7hm 7 месяцев назад

    Reallt wholesome story, wish I had a teacher like this in Hs

  • @zaram131
    @zaram131 7 месяцев назад +3

    Aww 🫠 so sweet!

  • @robertspencer6085
    @robertspencer6085 6 месяцев назад

    That’s awesome. I was a smart azz, teenager, it was years later that I learned one of my teachers was at D-day in Normandy. If I only realized it then, I would have been a much better student. Sometimes life teaches you a lesson later on in life. Kudos to the teacher who obviously left a mark on his many students. What a nice story for what is happening in the world today.😊

  • @leannecanty8821
    @leannecanty8821 7 месяцев назад

    Now, that's a good story. Made my heart a little bigger.

  • @anthonyarchibald9331
    @anthonyarchibald9331 7 месяцев назад +5

    You can tell he was a great teacher.

  • @Nicholaskcl
    @Nicholaskcl 7 месяцев назад

    Come on now, this made me cry. Feels like mr moriarty was my own teacher man and I NEVER WENT TO SCHOOOLLLLLL ~~~

  • @gmbentertainment2119
    @gmbentertainment2119 6 месяцев назад

    Oh my God this is so emotional

  • @jrocksburr2724
    @jrocksburr2724 7 месяцев назад +2

    I went to school there! I freaked out when I heard the name of the school 😂

  • @MrHaydnSir
    @MrHaydnSir 6 месяцев назад

    i could almost cry 🥹

  • @fartnloud7411
    @fartnloud7411 7 месяцев назад

    That's a longest class assignment I've heard of! 😂😂😂
    In all honesty though, this just speaks volumes of how a great teacher can have enormous possitive influence in someone's life. Unfortunately, my instructor, "the one" which marked my life and path passed away from cancer. Wherever you are, I miss you Mrs. Shannon. But im thankful to have had you and to be able to convey to you how importan you were to me 20yrs later. ❤

  • @ilovemytribe
    @ilovemytribe 7 месяцев назад +1

    Very heartwarming story

  • @atniem684
    @atniem684 7 месяцев назад +2

    Alright. Hands down the best eclipse story 😢

  • @bottlerocket3218
    @bottlerocket3218 7 месяцев назад

    Reading the description about this story by itself made me tear up...

  • @thebookofcurtis
    @thebookofcurtis 7 месяцев назад

    These people are amazing!

  • @simeonfalafel
    @simeonfalafel 7 месяцев назад

    Incredibly beautiful

  • @ajstudios9210
    @ajstudios9210 6 месяцев назад

    That's so sweet 🥲

  • @ginalapinskas2111
    @ginalapinskas2111 7 месяцев назад +1

    Oh, how wonderful! ❤

  • @comeagyn
    @comeagyn 6 месяцев назад +1

    Im trying to get my school's time capsule unearthed. We're all in our 40s and 50s next year marks 30 years so IT'S TIME.

  • @carolinaduarte7268
    @carolinaduarte7268 7 месяцев назад +3

    So awesome!

  • @UDubFootballFan
    @UDubFootballFan 7 месяцев назад +1

    Imagine waiting this long and it was a cloudy day...

  • @queencrissymarie2890
    @queencrissymarie2890 7 месяцев назад

    Wow. I'm overwhelmed 😫😫😫😫😫

  • @blazingstar9638
    @blazingstar9638 7 месяцев назад

    What an awesome teacher!!

  • @MelindaPearson-o3c
    @MelindaPearson-o3c 6 месяцев назад

    What a BEAUTIFUL STORY 😮😮😮😊😊😊😊🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sebastianrosaslesvaldez4442
    @sebastianrosaslesvaldez4442 7 месяцев назад +1

    love is timeless. never forget.

    • @jake-qn3tl
      @jake-qn3tl 7 месяцев назад

      This kind of love is like 30 years old lol

  • @thewhatnow
    @thewhatnow 7 месяцев назад +6

    IM CRYING

  • @Ninjastyle124
    @Ninjastyle124 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's a crazy story when you realize that most of these students are in their 50s now, this teacher has to be in his 70s or 80s.
    Actually I looked it up and this teacher's only 68 years old and started teaching when he was 22, wow.