Def Poetry - Taylor Mali - What Teachers Make

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@Teirusu155
@Teirusu155 5 жыл бұрын
This is... STILL one of the most powerful things I've heard.
@WereDictionary
@WereDictionary 5 жыл бұрын
Defiantly beautiful. Not a typo. I still cry sometimes when I see this, dont you?
@JheriCurlJankins
@JheriCurlJankins 6 жыл бұрын
I'm the son of a teacher - and the husband of one, as well! Whenever I encounter a teacher, just like the military, I thank them for their service.
@maddness224
@maddness224 4 жыл бұрын
I do as well. They're underappreciated.
@maktoubtube3646
@maktoubtube3646 4 жыл бұрын
too bad the school system tell them to teach us too much bullshit
@threecuriouslemons
@threecuriouslemons 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most wonderful poems. Thank you Taylor Mali for making the rest of us see what's been in front of us all along. After all, how do you become a lawyer without your teachers?
@dani_keahi
@dani_keahi 10 жыл бұрын
My English teacher always talks about this poem and I finally heard it today. Amazing. Thanks Mr.L
@catherinejohnson5727
@catherinejohnson5727 9 жыл бұрын
He's not finished & I'm crying! This is beautiful!.
@davidharder7024
@davidharder7024 10 жыл бұрын
Taylor Mali made an appearance at my college recently and that was the most I've enjoyed poetry since I read Shel Silverstein as a kid. This along with On Girls Lending Pens are my favorites of his.
@joaopaulomurara3351
@joaopaulomurara3351 8 жыл бұрын
What a such wonderful poem! I'm studying to be a teacher in my country and I am very proud about my choice...
@regrettablestitches
@regrettablestitches 4 жыл бұрын
I hope that you are still happily teaching despite how hard it is to do what we do. We need every brave teacher.
@ReneeOfAllTrades
@ReneeOfAllTrades 11 жыл бұрын
I basically hav this thing memorized from watching it so much...
@KarmaYouThereBruh
@KarmaYouThereBruh 11 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that i was able to be aware of "What Teachers Make"- Taylor Mali...as i am going to step my foots in this prestigious educational field soon and have always also been very passionate about teaching and will always be. Great job Mr. Mali.
@Shatynna
@Shatynna 13 жыл бұрын
I've heard this poem so many times, but this time it made me cry. I am at a very crucial time in my life (I'm 19) and I have been debating on either becoming a CPA and make 6 figures OR become a teachers and make, well you know... This poem opened my eyes. Money is nice, but making a difference is better - "a got damn difference."
@darkoni12398
@darkoni12398 11 жыл бұрын
I remember every single teacher who tore up my work and told me that if I had been someone else it would be an A+ but from me they knew that I had crapped it out in 10 minutes before the class. I remember every harsh teacher, every one that told me I could do better. It made me stubborn it made me push myself and it made me realize that selfishly squandering any talent you are born with is how kids work I barely remember the nice teachers that were easy to manipulate and I got easy A's
@Pos3nSMil3
@Pos3nSMil3 13 жыл бұрын
OMG! I can't stop watching this . It's soo good!
@DavidTerrellPhD
@DavidTerrellPhD 9 жыл бұрын
We teach not for the income we do it for the outcome! (Disclaimer: I read it somewhere)
@cawa3896
@cawa3896 8 жыл бұрын
I think he quit teaching though... according to my literacy/language arts teacher
@kaceyreed1284
@kaceyreed1284 Жыл бұрын
@@cawa3896 Close to 70% of teachers (in the US at least) quit in the first five years. Because it is a thankless job where we are disrespected and we don't earn enough to pay for a house, let alone pay back our student loans. I don't blame Mali one bit if he quit.
@Februarys
@Februarys 6 жыл бұрын
i teared up listening to this
@ambojambo
@ambojambo 12 жыл бұрын
thank U taylor... u made my day :)
@Alesia214
@Alesia214 12 жыл бұрын
Amazing and he seems like a great teacher
@Jazzlove148
@Jazzlove148 11 жыл бұрын
I am going to suggest this be played at our first faculty meeting this year!!
@talialovestucker5532
@talialovestucker5532 6 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic.
@alexysbarfield9434
@alexysbarfield9434 8 жыл бұрын
We need more teachers like him 💯💯💯💯💯💯
@poly.peptide
@poly.peptide 14 жыл бұрын
definitely beautiful
@darkoni12398
@darkoni12398 11 жыл бұрын
I went back and thanked those harsh teachers at my reunions, didn't even recognize the others. I have a pretty decent job for my age and it is all thanks to the teacher who pushed me. Coddling kids is why we have so many whiners with "learning disability" exceptions that they don't need that end up complaining that their not handed a degree and a 6 figure salary....all those kids now march complaining about the 1 percent rather then trying to forge their own path and owning up to mistakes.
@babyg0323
@babyg0323 12 жыл бұрын
This makes me excited to go to middle school as a teacher's intern
@haleybriggs3248
@haleybriggs3248 7 жыл бұрын
I hope the lawyer remembers that he is where he is because of teachers.
@BlyssfulButterfly30
@BlyssfulButterfly30 12 жыл бұрын
Some people! Great poem
@persuasionausten5760
@persuasionausten5760 12 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what my old calculus teacher did for me :)
@shankiawilliams997
@shankiawilliams997 4 жыл бұрын
Love it..!!
@estefanolivares4159
@estefanolivares4159 11 жыл бұрын
I saw the comic version of this. It's just as hilarious :)
@DealerCamel
@DealerCamel 12 жыл бұрын
Needs more zeroes at the end of the view count. Powerful stuff.
@Fifimusicalo
@Fifimusicalo 12 жыл бұрын
I just cried
@wallcrawl
@wallcrawl 12 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@JoJaDaRu
@JoJaDaRu 10 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the lawyer could make as good an argument for his profession? I bet he could... since the quality of someones work is not defined by their title but by how well they do that work. Some teachers (and lawyers) are awful, and overpaid and I'm sure many are the opposite too. It's too easy to take the simple road either way.
@Cyrribrae
@Cyrribrae 10 жыл бұрын
Well, the lawyer's own words - suggesting the idea that money determines value - seem to disagree with your statement. I would tend to agree with you, but I will suggest that not everyone who does their job well is doing a GOOD job. There are probably quite a few very very good professional assassins, thieves, and lawyers who wouldn't cause me a whole lot of grief if they stopped practicing their trade. Quality of work is key, but it doesn't replace quality of person either.
@JoJaDaRu
@JoJaDaRu 10 жыл бұрын
Cyrribrae I guess what I mean by "how well they do that work" is not really about whether or not they do a good job, it's about whether or not they do a moral job, which admittedly is totally subjective. Some lawyers will fight for the little guy and get paid very little. I actually don't like the idea of lawyers at all though, I find that the whole notion that I can get better representation based on how much money I pay to be faulty. But I will defend the idea that lawyers and teachers both have good and bad people in their line of work. In any case I think I agree with you for the most part.
@glp.1337
@glp.1337 10 жыл бұрын
I wish half of the teachers were like him. Sadly, its not even close.
@chassitypowell9450
@chassitypowell9450 10 жыл бұрын
YES
@corypalmer3136
@corypalmer3136 9 жыл бұрын
Really!!??? Im currently in my 3rd year of my teaching degree. You think we go into teaching for the money?? No, it is because we care about the children and want to better the next generation of students. Name another 4 year degree that makes less than teachers do, bet you cant. Teachers dont make good money, so obviously we do it because we care. It makes me sick to see so many people be so disrespectful to a profession that puts in so much effort for their students only to get bashed by people who have no clue of what all we do.
@abdiahmed758
@abdiahmed758 5 жыл бұрын
Cory Palmer are you a teacher now ?
@amanda.8024
@amanda.8024 4 жыл бұрын
I'm going for my master's to become a teacher, but my undergrad is in communications-journalism. Journalism is most definitely a four-year-degree career that makes less than teachers.
@Flisan347
@Flisan347 9 жыл бұрын
i want him as my teacher smh
@Ukhti.fantak45
@Ukhti.fantak45 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Conorscorner
@Conorscorner 12 жыл бұрын
Watch at 720p better sound quality
@StandardGoose
@StandardGoose 10 жыл бұрын
I'm wracking my brain right now, but for the life of me I can't think of a single teacher who ever taught me anything or inspired me in any way whatsoever. Everything I know, I learned from books, documentaries and the internet; and that includes all the content of my Bachelors degree and my Masters degree.
@StandardGoose
@StandardGoose 10 жыл бұрын
Diana Chen Well I'm certainly not sorry. All the information a child could possibly need is available to them without the need of a paid babysitter.
@StandardGoose
@StandardGoose 10 жыл бұрын
What I will recognise is that my tax money is spent on something that is completely unnecessary and could easily be replaced with a piece of software.
@StandardGoose
@StandardGoose 10 жыл бұрын
Diana Chen I didn't say software should replace schools. Just that it could replace teachers.
@FranklinPUroda
@FranklinPUroda 10 жыл бұрын
My 5th and 7th elementary teachers were the best. HS soph English teacher was a universalist, not just English but Art, Music, Ballet, Drama (plays: WS yes, modern playwrights as well). Learned to adopt the opposite position from college teachers with whom I disagreed. I'll never forget them. Wrack your brain some more.
@BrendtWaters
@BrendtWaters 6 жыл бұрын
And yet all those books, documentaries and the internet never taught you that anecdotal information doesn't mean jack. Pity.
@Tozzie50
@Tozzie50 10 жыл бұрын
As if every teacher is like that, as if the 'difference' they make is right, as if they give the parents the right insight on their child, as if they know just how to handle each type of kid and each type of brain. As if they know it all.
@mhenry704
@mhenry704 10 жыл бұрын
How can you say that? Are you saying that they don't? The research unfolds every day. Who's paying attention besides teachers? Teachers at least know questions need to be asked.
@Tozzie50
@Tozzie50 9 жыл бұрын
Michael Horgan Actually the parents usually know best. Teachers are really often wrong, they have flaws, they lack tolerance of students (meaning they exclude the ones that are most in need of extra attention). Look up: gifted children, fixed and growth mindset, carol dweck, and you'll find what's wrong with our education system.
@videoket
@videoket 8 жыл бұрын
+Tosca Greenwood I know this is a late reply, but I'm confused by your comment. Are you saying that the growth mindset/Carol Dweck/etc. are examples of what's WRONG with the education system? Because those things involve a healthy mindset where instead of just saying "I'm just bad at math," students can examine the processes that caused them not to reach a satisfactory result, and then modify their processes. In other words, they're focusing on the factors that are in their control, and working on improving instead of just making excuses. I literally just talked about some of these things in an education-related meeting today. Growth mindset sounds good to me! Also, while I definitely agree that parents know their CHILDREN best, teachers often know the students better as learners, because they are the ones who actually observe and interact with the students in a formal teaching environment. Yes, not all teachers are experts, but it's erroneous to say that most of them don't know what they are doing.
@TEHP4NDAQuickscope
@TEHP4NDAQuickscope 11 жыл бұрын
awsome
@star8f1sh
@star8f1sh 4 жыл бұрын
awesome*
@Kodanikage
@Kodanikage 10 жыл бұрын
Scary cool teacher
@bhaskins2076
@bhaskins2076 Жыл бұрын
Above their heads
@RamajX
@RamajX 10 жыл бұрын
I guess everyone in this comments section who disagrees with him and has all this negativity to say about teachers was self taught. Listen, you think you taught yourself because you read a few books and know how to do an internet search? I suppose every paper you've ever written was flawless. You arrogant goons. I'm so sick of adults saying nonsense and proving themselves assholes just for the sake of being contrary.
@TomNook77
@TomNook77 12 жыл бұрын
You have to make those 6 figures before you turn them down.
@BobTheBob647
@BobTheBob647 12 жыл бұрын
High school teachers should have more academic freedom.
@hyylo
@hyylo 10 жыл бұрын
Search youtube for the video where Steve Jobs talks about the education system and the teachers Union. Search for: .......Steve Jobs Education..........
@JulianaCarvajal18
@JulianaCarvajal18 10 жыл бұрын
so... what did the law say?.
@darkoni12398
@darkoni12398 11 жыл бұрын
I am going to attempt to not make this sound harsh. We have a generation of weakness because of that mentality. The fact is kids are being raised with this flawed idea that they will get whatever they want because their teachers/parents said so as they grew up. If you cannot take criticism you will not succeed in real life. Once again I am a highschool dropout yet I have been promoted over people with degrees due to me being hungry and aggressive. Toughen up and prove them wrong don't whine
@Jgoth420
@Jgoth420 11 жыл бұрын
Well good for you but most kids don't have the strength of will and self respect to be so stubborn. I remember when I would get shit for "not doing my best" when I knew I had, so I turned off. I went from head of the class to scraping passes at minimum effort and skipping school as much as possible because I felt even when I was busting my arse even more was wanted of me so fuck them. For every hard teacher that brought out the potential in someone like you they pushed away three people like me.
@VikCalo
@VikCalo 3 жыл бұрын
🧠 x 🫀= 🤜🏽💥
@SocialTexture1
@SocialTexture1 11 жыл бұрын
And your laughing at my comment, without making any effort to back up your statement, is proof of what - that you do know something about children? Do you actually have anything to say about Mali's negative and distrustful attitude toward children? Or did you just come here to laugh at someone who is pointing out the obvious - that at the very least we should want people with a positive view of children to be teachers?
@SocialTexture1
@SocialTexture1 12 жыл бұрын
Mali takes pride in refusing to let a child go to the washroom because he thinks that the child is "just bored"--but rather than wondering why he/she is bored, a hard question to ask, Mali assumes the worst, that this miscreant can't be trusted and must be faking it. Why do we applaud such despicable attitudes towards children? Please don't let this inspire you to become a teacher. What should really be applauded is teachers who empower children, who give them dignity and respect--not this.
@amilyester
@amilyester 7 жыл бұрын
...it's a comedy bit dude, chill
@aisaiahcosey5130
@aisaiahcosey5130 5 жыл бұрын
Cringe
@searchingfororion
@searchingfororion 4 жыл бұрын
He's also talking about someone asking for a bathroom break during *study hall*. (If you don't know what that is look it up and in a lot of schools it's a penalty). If you have a "study-hall" at school, you have *something* productive to do. And will be old enough for an experienced educator to tell the difference between wanting to go fool around and *actually* needing to pee/ect.
@brosephmg9808
@brosephmg9808 10 жыл бұрын
TL;DR version: He makes $30,000/yr and the lawyer makes $160,000. Checkmate.
@brosephmg9808
@brosephmg9808 10 жыл бұрын
A profession's value to society is strongly correlated with the amount of money its practitioners make. A lawyer is better than a teacher. About five times better, according to their salaries. Teaching (at least pre-graduate level) is like babysitting. It's women's work.
@Pajapah
@Pajapah 10 жыл бұрын
Broseph MG Either the message here flew right over your head, or you're more pretentious than the lawyer he's talking about. Either way, you look like a dipshit.
@Pajapah
@Pajapah 10 жыл бұрын
Broseph MG True, he doesn't mention there are righteous and moral lawyers out there who, undoubtedly, make more money; this omission hardly makes it sanctimonious, as he's not showboating here. A "better" job in this case is subjective. Perhaps your inability/refusal to see this is the reason you think he's "checkmated". Simply put, you place more value on money more than he does. That's not hard to understand, is it?
@avanwraithwood7275
@avanwraithwood7275 10 жыл бұрын
Troll. Nothing to see here, move along.
@electrocutedfrog7563
@electrocutedfrog7563 10 жыл бұрын
Average salary for a teacher in New York, where he is from and where he taught most of the time, is $74k. His salary if he was still teaching would most likely fall at $78k taking into account his masters and the length of his teaching experience. Considerably more than your $30k which itself is actually $15k less than the minimum a teacher can be paid in New York... TL;DR Broseph has no idea what Teachers make and is a presumptuous mong.
@AudreyYun
@AudreyYun 10 жыл бұрын
rubbish
@star8f1sh
@star8f1sh 4 жыл бұрын
correct :D
@TEHP4NDAQuickscope
@TEHP4NDAQuickscope 11 жыл бұрын
awsome
@star8f1sh
@star8f1sh 4 жыл бұрын
awesome*
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