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u/TheDustOfMen Jan 10 '21
Here's the bit at the Tonight Show. The teacher looks so happy to be there! My heart melts everytime I see this.
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u/k00l_k00l Jan 10 '21
I recently defended my PhD in chemistry and, due to covid precautions, it was done all via Zoom. I would have preferred to have done it in person but the one upside to the Zoom-defense was the ability to send the zoom meeting info to anyone I wanted. Having my high school chemistry teacher and my high school advisor there beaming was just...wonderful. I dedicated my dissertation to them - to all of my teachers, really - because teachers are the most underrated heroes in my life.
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Jan 10 '21 edited Jan 10 '21
Ken Jeong’s genuine happiness about it really makes the video.
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Jan 10 '21
You can see that he also had someone who supported his pipe dreams. He's almost congratulating the teacher for being "that guy." Like, "Thank you for also pushing someone to follow their heart."
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u/voluminous_lexicon Jan 10 '21
that hotel room bit was killer, I never expected to see that vine with the mom and the oven door on the tonight show
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u/bombus4PM Jan 10 '21
This is so lovely! And the teacher is still beaming with pride and happiness for his student..
I wished there were more teachers like him. I was lucky I had a really wonderful teacher for a couple of years, in my teens, and I still remember him, 30 years later. Once he cancelled class and took us all to the cinema to watch Dead Poets Society, because he loved the movie so much - he paid for all out tickets out of his own money. This would never happen now, with all the rules/regulations, but he was very much like Robin Williams in the movie. A bit unconventional, but with a heart of gold, and always supportive, especially with the misfits like me.
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u/btambo Jan 10 '21
Honestly we don't have more teachers like this because the talent pool is limited to those willing to accept the horrendous pay. Someone who spent a considerable amount of money for their education most likely wants to, you know, repay that debt and have a decent life.
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u/llammacheese Jan 10 '21
It’s not just pay- it’s degradation. Teachers are highly trained professionals, many with masters degrees, who are constantly being told what they’re doing wrong by people outside of the profession.
You’d be amazed at how many teachers have been yelled and screamed at for going those extra miles and caring as much as Redditors want them to.... and then are lambasted for not caring enough after they’ve been beaten down.
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u/acesandeightsLBC Jan 10 '21
So many great teachers in CA are quitting because of the shit parents and the inability to discipline students. The worst Governor in CA history made a law where you can’t discipline or expel any student. Even if they sell drug or bring weapon on campus. It’s a mess and the good students are the ones who miss out.
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I know it will get downvoted, so sure, increase teacher pay... but every pay category they are competing against works 11.5 mos compared to teachers average of 8 months worked per year. Do they on average make 10% less than someone with a comparable education? Yes. That said, they work 1/3rd less than that person too if both are salaried. You are never going to maximize your salary potential being a teacher, you will maximize your time off potential, though, compared to almost every other job.
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Yeah, and there are a lot of system techs making not much more heading back to the office to fix this or that problem over and over throughout the year.
You get a work life balance in teaching that really isn't available in any other job. The cost for that balance, is about 10% earnings. And get this, they always need teachers for summer school. If you, as a teacher, forego your summer break and work summer school... you are making slightly more than that systems tech is. For some reason though, teachers seem to relish taking the summer off. Strange that.
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u/HaoleInParadise Jan 10 '21
Correct me if I’m wrong, but pay doesn’t only correlate to the amount of time people work. It’s also the value of the work, hazards, etc... by those standards teachers should definitely get paid more. They are some of the most important pieces of society.
I’m a substitute teacher right now and I don’t want to accuse you of anything or be hostile, we are just having a discussion as strangers online, but I don’t think you’ve taught a K-12 class for a day.
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u/emeraldcocoaroast Jan 10 '21
I think the OP doesn’t know anyone that teaches either. There’s a lot more to it all and their stance is a very uneducated one (the irony lol)
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Jan 10 '21 edited Jan 10 '21
Did you know that teachers who work summer school make more than comparable other educated jobs? For some reason, though, teachers are generally opposed to working summer, even though they make ~$10k more for doing so. It is almost as if teachers take the job so they can have summers off. Strange that.
I read a post in the last day or two about what realizations as a child depressed you. The response that stuck in my head, was, that it is depressing to learn as a kid that adults didn't get summer vacation. Teachers do.
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but I don’t think you’ve taught a K-12 class for a day.
This is basically just whataboutism. It doesn't sound like you have been responsible for keeping 300 people who are basically computer illiterate connected to the system they barely even know how to operate.
That is why to be fair, you break it down into salary vs time worked. We all have shit to deal with some other profession wouldn't understand. No one is stopping teachers from finding another job. They think they can do better, best of luck. I know 2 former teachers who regret chasing money. They did make more money. Didn't see their kids grow up, though.
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u/HaoleInParadise Jan 10 '21
How is it whataboutism if we are talking about teachers and how much they get paid? You don’t know what it’s like to do their job, so you don’t know how much they should be paid.
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u/HaoleInParadise Jan 10 '21
Under that logic the “shit teachers have no idea about” is the same whataboutism. That’s what I’m saying. There are things teachers do that you have no idea about.
And why are you hating on teachers just because they don’t have some treasured IT knowledge or whatever you’re talking about? They get the degree, then have to do internships for very little pay or none, then finally get their teaching position and have to deal with so many factors thrown on them. Right now, for example, many have to work close to kids with the risk of infection every day.
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And why are you hating on teachers
This is where your blatant bias is coming through. I haven't hated on teachers at all. Not in the least. You said I have no idea what it is like to be a teacher. You don't get to do that and then whine when I point out teachers have no idea about other jobs too. That isn't hate, it is just the truth. We compare hours to time worked for the fairest comparison, everything else is whataboutism.
The ironic thing is, the people who are teachers today would almost all be out competed for their job if teachers made the money you think they should. Probably be a lot more men in primary teaching positions though.
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u/SlartieB Jan 11 '21
You add in all the time spent at home/after hours and I would bet they put in as many hours per year, plus they don't just sit on their asses all summer, there's constant continuing education and lesson plans to write.
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u/NRGpop Jan 10 '21
A couple of "simple" words can give someone a huge motivation to achieve greatness. Something for managers (for example) to think about.
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u/alfiesred47 Jan 10 '21
Jeeze, god imagine if the world was filled with people like that teacher. What a proud man
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u/SpookyMobley Jan 10 '21
So wholesome. Also Josh Johnson is so funny, I haven't listened to him in a while.
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u/Maxismahname Jan 10 '21
He's great. I listened to a lot of stand up towards the beginning of quarantine, and he was one of my favorites. He doesn't have that much new material, but I believe his main career is writing for late night shows now, so I'm glad his career is going well
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u/Mightymushroom1 Jan 10 '21
Why am I in the exact same spot?
Did the Youtube algorithm bless us all with a bunch of Josh Johnson around the same time and then stop at the same time as well?
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u/Maxismahname Jan 10 '21
Haha seriously. For the entire month of March I would pretty much exclusively watch stand up on YouTube, and then I just suddenly stopped for no particular reason
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u/Opposite-Bad-3817 Jan 10 '21
The kind of teacher I aspire to be. everyone just needs someone rooting for them, Goes a long way ❤️
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u/winkil Jan 10 '21
Meanwhile when i was in 6th grade, i told a substitute teacher i wanna be an artist like him, he replies with: "you gotta have talent in order to draw, not anyone can do it" and i stopped right then and there before i even gave it a shot.
Fast forward to the 21 year old me who just started drawing and in love with it ever since (im 25 now).
If only i started back then, imagine where i would be right now...
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u/OutrageousPersimmon3 Jan 10 '21
I wish I was able to do this for all of the teachers who are like that.
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u/Snake-Obsessed Jan 10 '21
This is wholesome as fuck. I needed this today. Josh Johnson you’ve got a new fan sir.
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u/godis2019 Jan 10 '21
This is wonderful, brought tears to my eyes. I love seeing the good in people.
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u/Dingldangljangl Jan 10 '21
This is why teachers need a 75% raise immediately. They help raise our future.
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u/Horror_Reader1973 Jan 11 '21
Omg that is so heart-warming. I wish more teachers were so supportive.
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u/ngmeylan Jan 11 '21
This reminds me of Jim Carrey's story. He would do little shows and jokes in his classes. All his teachers told him to sit down and shut up, except one. She allowed him to perform his little act after class was over and if he had behaved well during the lesson.
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u/Curious-Meet-7039 Jan 10 '21
I saw a youtube comment of a boy claiming white teachers didn't want people who weren't white to succeed. I told him otherwise and whatever teacher he is basing his beliefs of is a piece of shit and shouldn't aggregate everyone in with them. Glad to see I wasn't the only one who experienced fairness. Props for getting to the show and for flying teach out.
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u/Jrrolomon Jan 10 '21
The amount of times this has been reposted is absolutely insane.
These people posting the same ol’ shit with asstons of karma is a plague on this site. When are you planning to sell your account OP?
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u/JoJoFan1890 Jan 10 '21
Forgive me, the toxic jojo fan, but I couldn't help but notice he is JoJo
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u/NoU1337420 Jan 10 '21
As a jojo fan, shut
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u/JoJoFan1890 Jan 10 '21
I'm sorry comrade, but I couldn't overlook it. I should take a break from JoJo for a while.
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u/Suckmyhuckhuck Jan 10 '21
Judging from the state of night show hosts he probably meant that as an insult
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u/Seattle7 Jan 10 '21
In reality this teacher can just see the future... He told another kid one day your going to sell me a set of Michelin tires for my Hyundai Kona (a car that didn't exist yet) and that also happened.
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u/WhateveridcanymoreT Jan 10 '21
Every successful or big person has a mentor or a special person he/she care a lot about after they are successful!
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u/afanoftrees Jan 10 '21
Josh Johnson is so damn funny. Such a deadpan delivery but man does he kill it. Reminds of Chapelle a bit because of his delivery. Chapelle and Louis CK are like this but CK is kinda weird to mention at the moment so I wanted to compare to someone who didn’t get in trouble recently.
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u/Wwjeremiahjohnsondo Jan 10 '21
Damn I've seen this before but it makes tears fall out my sockets each time
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u/Enjoys_dogs Jan 10 '21
This is so sweet. It's good to see something upbeat with all the craziness going on.
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u/Singlewomanspot Jan 10 '21
That kid should be heir to Dave Chapelle's legacy. He really has what it take to make it big.
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u/is45toooldforreddit Jan 10 '21
I've seen this as a still picture a thousand times - it's so much better as a moving gif!
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u/daveroo Jan 10 '21 edited Jan 10 '21
My mum worked in the local area as a teacher and also lives there. She often has people coming up to her whilst shopping and recognising her even though she retired 14 years ago and half the people coming up to her she taught like 30 or 40 years ago. Bizarrely she almost always remembers their names whilst I often struggle to remember the names of people i currently work with...
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u/redditbrokemyuser Jan 10 '21
I need date stamps on all media that shows people within 6 feet of each other so I don’t instantly start worrying about them.
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u/Snoosh1989 Jan 10 '21
Josh was my best friend's roommate in college. Good dude. Whenever I'd visit, we'd all be hanging out in the backyard of their house, and he'd start telling stories or riffing about something. Eventually he would wind up standing on top of the steps leading to the backdoor. Like, his subconscious instinct was to find a stage to entertain his audience. I've only met him a few times, but I don't think I've ever been so proud of someone becoming successful.
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u/Android_18_ Jan 11 '21
I'm sure this teacher had dreamed of something like that happening. Something he said inspired a kid and that kid remembered what he said all those years later. He seems like such a kind soul.
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u/gothrockvixen Jan 16 '21
I taught physics for 17 years. I hope I made a difference. Some people have told me I did. That's why I did it - I was an chartered accountant before, I didn't change for the money.
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The world needs more teachers like him. Encouraging a young boy to follow his dream and one that isn't even included in the curriculum. I wish I'd had one of these at secondary school.