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"What Teachers Make," by Taylor Mali

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I love this poem! I love The passion of the poet!!
Comment from : @DakotaFord592

my english teacher showed me this sooooo boring
Comment from : @ArielShor

I am currently about to start my practicum 1 as an elementary education student The workload is a lot, and the assignments are becoming more difficult Almost everyone I tell my plan to have some choice words about this profession that I always just have to brush off I have always wanted to be a teacher for every reason that was shared in this speech His words move me in a way that brings up raw emotion and motivation reminding me why I feel passionate about this I plan to watch this every day Thank you Mr Mali!
Comment from : @madisonstauffer2475

Fantastic Wow
Comment from : @randomvielleuse527

Brilliant! Thank you!
Comment from : @PINTandDALE

Never remove this video from the internet 14 years I have been coming back and feeling inspired every time
Comment from : @pinkpantheonqueerhistory5699

I was such a little f*ckin' arrogant b*stard back in high school Thank you Mr Mali for this lesson Thank you to all my teachers who taught me reason, wisdom, humility, tenacity, vision, calculation, aspiration I hope to one day live up to the example my teachers provided
Comment from : @bn3121

Lawyers also make a difference but not, generally speaking, those who are motivated by money Really, only only a very small percentage of attorneys make bank The vast majority of them work far harder than their salary reflects, just like teachers
Comment from : @JayeEllis

In the case you are bored, and don't actually have to go to the bathroom, sit your ass down In the event this is actually an emergency, ignore your teacher and go They do not have the right to deprive you of the fundamental, scientific need of elimination, or, for that matter, menstruation
Comment from : @JayeEllis

Oh fuck
Comment from : @bravemen9752

watched this for my theatre class and now doing a paper on you! i loved this one out of all the others i watched! "teachers make a gotdamn difference, what about you" hit hard!!!
Comment from : @CECE-sm1xy

I used to watch/listen to this at 5:00 am every day when I was student teaching and in my first year of teaching It truly gave me the courage and energy to go there and do my best to teach kids as best I could Thats something I'll never forget
Comment from : @jeffburdick869

It is all the more relevant now that I am studying to be a teacher brI like it
Comment from : @roulakhoury3357

I almost forgot about this absolute gem
Comment from : @KierraLovesHipsters

quisiera escucharlo en español
Comment from : @rosadelcarmenordonez5379

When I have a tough day or week at work as a teacher, I come here and listen to this It's been quite a week with a lot of issues, but I know I make a difference <3
Comment from : @katrinareads

I wish he was one of my teachers Teachers tend to annoy me with pointless rules
Comment from : @amberstails

WOW!It made my eyes leak at the end!brBut how is it possible that the great Billy Collins is not even mentioned in the description AT ALL?!
Comment from : @VEGANSAM

classic
Comment from : @gblakney

Me, at my dog who keeps whining at the backdoor: "Why won't I let you go to the bathroom? Because you're bored and you don't really have to go to the bathroom, do you?"
Comment from : @Gaaraloverr1

You want to know what I MAKE??? I make condescending lawyers think twice the next time they are tempted to disrespect a teacher
Comment from : @mightychondriaofthecell3317

You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder,brI make them questionbrI make them criticizebrI make them apologize and mean itbrI make them writebrI make them read, read, readbrI make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely beautifulbrover and over and over again until they will never misspellbreither one of those words again
Comment from : @suganeshs1998

This is my favorite video of Mr Mali reciting this poem In the other ones it sounds like shouting too much I know it almost by heart now and I can hear him in my head if I say the verses to myself! ❤️
Comment from : @marinerar2518

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Comment from : @threellyai6893

Awesome sauce👌
Comment from : @yaduhyaduh

plays on the word "make" are easy, he just runs this into the ground By the second repetition my ears were already sick of it
Comment from : @kellnola

3 minutes of nuclear self congratulatory twaddle how can anyone listen to this shit
Comment from : @kellnola

Typical self righteous teacher Many teachers go into the profession because they are control freaks and power mad bullies The biggest bully in the room is usually the teacher
Comment from : @brianchandler1966

I just realized I listened to this 3 times in a row
Comment from : @matthewcupelli5901

Oh man I literally teared up This is a video everyone needs to see Thank you for putting everything into words <3
Comment from : @selena528

Me teacher showed me this and when I got home I watched as many of your videos as possible
Comment from : @thomascumbie6461

I can say with certainty that this is dafenitely beeuteful
Comment from : @genuineinterest

Great Every teacher I know appreciates this
Comment from : @Joseph-uu4zu

I share this with my teacher friends every year and have ever since I first saw it maybe 5 years ago! :)
Comment from : @ChazEvansdale

Well done :)
Comment from : @lukebriggs157

This is absolutely amazing!
Comment from : @21FunkyMonkeys

Utas students what's up?
Comment from : @Xem96

Dude looks like Michael Shannon
Comment from : @legofan370

Super
Comment from : @archanamarshall

I remember my freshman year of highschool when my teacher showed us this video I went home and watch as many of your poems I could it inspired me to like the finer arts of English it added teaching to a list of jobs I may want To me its not about its about doing what you love thank you for helping me see that
Comment from : @thomassmith3023

Goddamn beautiful Thank you zenpencils for showing me this
Comment from : @ProjectXA3

I saw this video a while back, but just rediscovered it - amazing delivery of a meaningful and eloquently written poem! It is all the more relevant now that I am studying to be a teacher of Science and Geography ! Thank you for your inspiring message
Comment from : @amandawatkins8805

TLDL: Teacher power trippin' Thumbs down
Comment from : @Allen75000

Wow! It's better and more raw than the more famous version
Comment from : @ritinpachnanda

Teachers care about one thing JUNE, JULY, and AUGUST
Comment from : @daobesebeast

this is my Favourite poem ever
Comment from : @chops21121

I like the definitely beautiful part
Comment from : @RaybRay89

What ever my pupils réaction i will send them courses
Comment from : @keitamamadoudjegui8274

so many subtitles and haha still so great prolly his best stuff right here
Comment from : @johntasmah4055

I'm literally clapping my hands at the end of his wordsand i forget that i'm in the officeThis dude truly dope!
Comment from : @jordan2jelebu

<3
Comment from : @RoxyDass

Fabulous slam poet clarifies the value of teachers!
Comment from : @SudburySam

the SlamNation version of this show hoe much better he got since this one
Comment from : @axemexa1

So good So good So gosh darn good
Comment from : @storyshayleen

Sharing this with absolutely all my fellow teachers who ever felt like the world makes our work meaningless
Comment from : @chuantilly

DAAAMN RIGHT
Comment from : @rorythewriter

I would submit that many more teachers make a difference in a positive fashion, than those who do not Like many other elements of the profession, the credit is rarely given brI think the lawyer in Mr Mali's poem is the rule and not the exception Teachers are not respected outside the field of education because they are not given much respect within the field of education Teacher's are attacked by individuals who have no idea how or no desire to, do the job However, make no mistake about it, it is an ESSENTIAL undertakingbrI also think that the "what do you make" statement is speaking about more than just financial concerns I was a teacher in one of the most distressed areas in the United States (East St Louis, Illinois), and many people have asked me the same question People speak about salary, but the most important element that they were concerned about my 'making', was a difference brCandidly speaking, I know I made a positive differencebrCallooh, Callay, Mr Mali!
Comment from : @KGRAY117

the sad thing is, yes teachers can make a difference, but many of them don'tbrthey see no point in spending time on what will not benefit thembrthey don't inspire or take time to understandbrnot all teachers may have this time, but it is important to make this timebrwould the world not be greater if someone in everyone's life knew the person behind the mask?bri'm not saying that all teachers can or cannot perform this act, although i do think all teachers should try
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Comment from : @joannapelot2328

This is ALWAYS my favorite!!!
Comment from : @MsDeltaprime

Thank a lots, you've made a big change in my mind, i will love our career - teacher more than ever Thank you so much!
Comment from : @taileba93

Zen Pencils
Comment from : @degulestokke

Thank you! You're words makes all the difference
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The audience sucks I love this early rendition
Comment from : @hjahjat1

What a badass he is
Comment from : @ringkunmori

Kudos if you came here after reading zenpencil comics :)
Comment from : @bhupilucky06106010

That is so awesome I would love to have him as a teacher and by love i mean join in with the chorus of kids after school saying "Ugh i HATE that guy" but smile to myself when he makes a corny nerdy joke because I get it and on the last day of school leave an anonymous note on his desk saying thanks you really inspired me
Comment from : @ilyem999

I used to want to be a teacher, but I am chronically ill & I don't think my health would allow me to keep up with all the work God is calling me into psychology now-something I never would have imagined being passionate about in high school But I am I'm going to be a therapist & treat people with eating disorders & trauma
Comment from : @singinpoet

Very true Honestly, the world is nothing without teachers, and people seem to KINDLY FORGET that Doctors, physicists, writers, lawyers, all of them had to learn from someone And it wasn't a book It was us, teachers
Comment from : @nekokannes

So true My father's friends keep telling me, "Oh but you're such a smart girl! And so pretty! (what this has to do with anything, I have no idea) Why would you become a teacher when you can do so much more?" I just look at them, and say, "Because there are some kids who need someone to believe in them when their own parents call them pieces of shit and tell them that they ARE smart, and that they can do whatever the hell they want to do as adults even if it's JUST being a teacher"
Comment from : @insanelittlesilk

It is things like this that make me know that following my dream to be a High School English teacher is worth it Nothing will stop me once I am in college in pursuit of this dream
Comment from : @TheHereticPilgrim

I'm sure krysti says "you're welcome," Doctor Needlessly Obnoxious
Comment from : @bagofmashedupjackass

Yes, but that's not what I meant What i meant is that professors didnt "decide their best option in life was to become a teacher" They ended up teaching through experience, but their actual goals were to be professionals in their fields
Comment from : @FedericoAOlivieri

He meant school teachers, i believe University professors are usually professionals from their fields, and not actually "teachers"
Comment from : @FedericoAOlivieri

I seriously doubt that you have sufficient data to support the idea that most teachers teach for the wrong reasons Your own personal experience is not enough to decide what the majority is like I would say the majority of teachers I've had were very passionate in their profession It is naive to decide that your own personal experience is what the majority of people have experienced In the end it doesn't even matter whether you are right because that really is not what this poem is about
Comment from : @MrDapotpie

He didn't really say anything about lawyers at all He made the comment that he held himself back from lowering himself to this persons level In no way was this a jab at lawyers If that is all you took away from this you have completely missed the point He is trying to point out how many people in our society only value you for how much money you make and not how much you contribute I'm sure he would agree that many teachers are petty like this lawyer is
Comment from : @MrDapotpie

He said "teachers make a difference now how about you?" the lawyer was asking him how much money he made Do you not see the difference between these two ideas?
Comment from : @MrDapotpie

lol umm and who pays your salary? Magical fairies?
Comment from : @MrDapotpie

Bitter much?
Comment from : @MrDapotpie

I don't think teachers get the respect they deserve I'd rather hang around them than my peers at school These are probably the most brilliant people I've ever known and have the most courage I've ever seen from any adult in my entire life They step into fights for us, they give up their personal time for us, they support us more than some parents support their own children, they are ALWAYS there for us Hell, they're the reason I'm becoming a teacher
Comment from : @Fairy0Space

I've love your work, Mr Mali I was curious to know if anyone had pointed out that Gavin Aung Than, of "zen pencils" made a web toon out of this piece? I truly feel like he did your work justice I hope you continue changing the world for the better, one batch of kids at a time zenpencils com/comic/124-taylor-mali-what-teachers-make/ (dot com not space com, youtube has restrictive rules about URLs) >_> You might also want to check out "World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements" Ja ne!
Comment from : @angel_vii

love this
Comment from : @ludwig

Don't worry, not all of us are like that Some teachers go into it because we love teaching, and we love kids I promise I'm on my way to become one of those teachers And, if it bothers you, make a change ;)
Comment from : @nekokannes

As an aspiring teacher, this struck home I feel this really says all that we teachers strive for, and all that we care for The kids Thank you so much for getting this out there You remind me of the kind of teacher I want to be One that makes a difference
Comment from : @nekokannes

Me? I pay your salary
Comment from : @JavierCabreraBrothers

Thanks, captain obvious
Comment from : @JamBear

Marvellous Absolutely brilliant!
Comment from : @propertyofranger

BRAVO!!!
Comment from : @b3blueblue

I think reply by saying something But that something, when concluded, is like giving a middle finger Like in this video All he said as reply, is like a middle finger to the face of that person who seems to look down to this profession
Comment from : @kamilyasin967