Taylor Mali on "What Teachers Make"

AspenRocks07 Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - @rer9733 The question din't appear to ask how much money, just, as a teacher, what do you make.....

chicadeny116 Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - Woohoo!!!! Amen!!!! I teach preschoolers with Autism not high school but a lot of it still applies. Here's to all the teachers out there making a difference!! Lord knows we don't get paid enough for the work we do!! :)

kibbles1053 Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - @TheWholeTruthOr Just because he makes more money teaching at private schools than the average teacher doesn't mean he can't fight for teachers' rights. We have a bunch of elites competing for the presidency right now. Show me one candidate who actually makes the average American's salary. As much as some would like to pretend it isn't, money IS important if you have a message. This man is spending his wealth to help others. Would you prefer he just sit on it?

Codylupardus Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - @rer9733 the average high school teacher in the US makes about 50k I think. US is 23rd in teacher salary after 15 years divided by GDP per capita. Korea, Germany, Portugal and Japan are the highest. 19ths = Finland.US teachers work the most hours of all developed countries. Korea is 15th, Germany 10th, 7th= portugal. 19th = Japan. 21= Finland. Finland(, Japan and Korea are some of the best countries for education.

DREAMBeanies Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - Please make my DREAM come REAL. Please watch this video where I Share my Story as a Poem. I just want my story to be heard. :) "Poem; My Story through the eyes of MY Culture."

bluesboy25000 Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - He should have ended that with "and not a single fuck was given that day."

snakefreak9 Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - Performed two pieces by this guy! One of my judges commented, "Taylor Mali is a bad poet!" "Taylor Mali only writes fro teachers" "Taylor Mali's poetry is childlike and immature!" If you disagree with this, and you are sane and see Taylor Mali as a intellectual and outstanding poet, please like!

1967WEDway Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - I guess I'm going to have to be the one to stand up for the students:This guy is clearly on some sick power trip when it comes to teaching. What right does he have to force students to sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence? Can't work in groups, can't ask questions? That sounds like the biggest waste of 40 minutes imaginable. What right does he have to keep students from going to the bathroom? He can't assume that the student is just bored. He is no teacher, he is a bully.

chriseggsify Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - @1967WEDway i would kill to have a teacher like this. learn to work hard you pussy

smoshchick34 Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - @1967WEDway You sound like a whiny highschool student.

Pearl1920 Says:

Feb 7, 2012 - Thank you, Mr. Mali! We need to listen to this again from time to time...~Educator

selvenknowe Says:

Feb 7, 2012 - This makes me tear up every single time. We don't honor our educators nearly enough in America.

WhiteAngelChaos Says:

Feb 7, 2012 - @1967WEDway While I agree that teachers shouldn't be cruel in their approach, I would also like to point out something. You think he's on a power trip? Wait till you get an employer who thinks you're lower than dirt. Yes, they should respect and care for their students and honor their duties. And I've had many educators like that. But honestly, whenever I have a strict professor, I think of it as a chance for me to ready myself for the future. He's not being a bully. He's being realistic.

xtina221 Says:

Feb 8, 2012 - @1967WEDway I don't know what school you went to but if you got sent to "study hall" in my school, it was because you got into trouble. It was basically in-school suspension and you had to keep to yourself. And if that is all you heard in this message, you need to take another listen. He talks about how he tells his students if they've got brains, follow your heart (do what you want to do with your life) and if someone tries to judge you for it, then screw them! He's not a bully...

AceBlade258 Says:

Feb 8, 2012 - This makes me want to be a teacher.

mcgillgreg33 Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - boo yah

JamesZapfelPoetry Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - Hey guys and girls. I'm a poet from Chicago. I have started a YouTube Channel to help get my work out there. Please take 5 minutes out of your day to check my stuff out. I update on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Like. Subscribe. Tweet. Your support is greatly appreciated!YouTube Search: James Zapfel Poetry.

SuperSpookyLady Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - Damn straight.

thirdfemme Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - Wow! Made me cry! For a kid that struggled in school, I owe everything to the teachers I had that were like him!! I would never had made it to college and grad school! Thank you for all your hard work teachers!!

MaitriCathleen Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whatsernameaz Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - I am a SPED major in my last semester......I have this memorized!! LOVE IT!!!

heidihorvat Says:

Feb 10, 2012 - Yes This video is great! As a 40 something starting college after becoming crippled from RA, MY ART HUMANITIES teacher decided I was going to teach his class one day because I commented that ...some of the most beautiful statues I had ever seen were in a Paris cementary...I did the class. I was nervous but held the kids interest and gain a good friend and mentor in my professor. He encouraged me to Phi Theta Kappa status and three scholarship this term alone. Thanks to men like Mali and Dr. Wolf

izzisgirlkaya Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - @1967WEDway . . . you've obviously never worked in education.

1967WEDway Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - @izzisgirlkaya Working in it right now, I still stand by what I said. When's the last time you've stepped in a classroom?