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My teachers are wonderful. I’d love to hear your best story about a teacher who helped you. #ThankYourTeacher

Thank you, Destin, for fifteen years of wonderful education

I’m a teacher. The respect you just showed for your teachers inspires me to keep being the best teacher I can be. Thank you.

First hand knowledge...since I was in Mrs Teague's Trig class with you (the Tiger Tales yearbook was my senior year). You were always fun to be around and definitely one of the smartest people in the class. Glad to see the Lord has blessed you and you are doing so well. Love the channel!

My 12th grade physics teacher, Mr. Ellis, allowed me and a friend to perform some experiments from written instructions during lunch. After nearly destroying the lab by not completely reading the instructions, he returned to find walls dyed green. Without getting the least bit perturbed, he said, "Now you understand the importance of following directions." That helped me in my 25-year career in the USAF.

I think the one person that shaped my life the most was my first boss. When I became the boss, I made sure I treated my staff the same. He was an amazing teacher even though we were not in school.

I want to thank Brandon for pooting loud and giving us that great story! LOL

In an era when it seems like half of our population chooses to denigrate teachers and teaching, it's wonderful to hear someone who recognizes the great things they learned, from their teachers, in school. I had a wide range of teachers, but they ranged from average to terrific. I remember and cherish each of them. Unfortunately, I'm getting old and I suspect all of them have passed on by now. I'm grateful that I had the opportunity, a few years ago, to give my junior high English teacher a hug of appreciation. She was one of the terrific ones.

One of my most memorable teachers was the band director. He taught me about music, of course, but more importantly, he used a science fiction book to teach me about sociology and prejudice. Also, using the same book, he taught me that a book is not just a story (in most cases, there are exceptions), but it conveys a deeper meaning, one you get by "reading between the lines" and seeing the second level of the story. Thank you, Julian Herring!
The other (yeah, I have two on top of the list, tied) taught me why you cannot divide by 0. Before, when I asked, I got the rote "That's just the way it is." When I asked this teacher, he reminded me that much like multiplication is merely repeated addition, that division was repeated subtraction. How do you divide 6 by 3? See how many times you can subtract 3 from 6 before reaching 0. Once gives you 3, twice gives you 0. Easy, right? OK, how many times can you take 0 from 6? No matter how many times you do it, even infinitely, you still have 6. You can never get to 0. Thank you, Donald Schwendimann!

What I find super interesting is that I HATED my childhood, and escaped from it (into books, or computers, or daydreaming) every moment I could; I still try not to remember my teachers, the other kids who picked on me, or anything at all about school. And this is wildly different from how Destin and others appear to remember their childhood, which makes me wonder what I'm missing, and if my life might have been very different indeed, if only things had been different. It also makes me wonder if anyone else out there feels the same way I did. Go figure.

A few years ago I created a Thank You video for my 1987 Leander, TX High School shop teacher, Scott Simon, and posted it on FB for him to see. He didn’t have a FB page so I posted it on his wife’s wall. The response I got from him and his family was so touching it brought me to tears. His daughter, Monica, who I graduated with, told me her dad’s “thank you” response back to me was the first time he had ever posted anything on social media. Since then I’ve had past students thank me and it’s something I’ll never forget. 🤘😍🤘

I only have one teacher that mattered. The one that saw I wasn't a thug but rather just bored and switched me to the gifted learners even though my grades at the time didn't warrant it. That was in grade 7 and I left his class in grade 9 doing grade 12 work. That changed the path in my life immensely. I had tried to reach out to him like 5 years ago and found out he was no longer with us.

I chased down my old woodwork teacher a couple years ago 21 years after I graduated school and emailed him to thank him for teaching me what he did because I wouldn't be where I am today without his teachings. I really think he appreciated it - he's a principal now at a school in another town to what I grew up in! Side note my woodwork teacher is called Mr nail... True story!

As a teacher, it is refreshing to hear someone recognizing how awesome their teachers were! This makes my teacher heart happy. :)

Of all the things to be grateful for, being grateful for the people around us is one of the most profound and powerful activities! Thanks, Destin for the awesome invitation! Going down memory lane and thanking some of the people that had a big impact on my life has been a joyful experience!

Destin, we love being part of your yearbook! Hearing that Science Olympiad was a formative experience for you is incredible! When are we going to get you to do a video for us?! You, plus fellow alum Reed Timmer, the Storm Chaser... now that would be a pairing the internet needs!

In 3 days you would have been teaching the world for 17 years!! Thank you for everything you have done!! :)

Destin, thank you for honoring your teachers who spoke into your life and encouraged you to ask questions. They made you want to know how things worked so now you can share the operation of something with your viewers. You are a warm-hearted, caring communicator. Blessing to you.

Hey Destin YOU'RE one of our teachers!

As the daughter and granddaughter of retired Alabama public school teachers, I appreciate your demonstrating that there are outstanding educators in our public schools. I, too, grew up with exceptional teachers in the Birmingham public school system. As with any job, there are some who are mediocre, but there are many more who work hard to help their students see and bring out the best in themselves. A good teacher is a gift beyond measure. ❤ (If only they were paid that way.)

Interesting to read all the comments. I had some great teachers, and a lot of really bad school days too; but now I can learn from the past and move on. Thank you, Destin, for being such an influential teacher to me, and to the rest of us! You've helped me over and over as I teach the next generation of students. May the Lord encourage you!

Thank YOU Destin, for being the teacher that so many of us never had.

I’m finishing up with my 24th kindergarten class at the end of this school year. As a long time teacher I can testify to the power of a simple thank you from my former students. Last year I got an invitation to graduation from’Max’ for his masters in mechanical engineering. The fact that he tracked his kindergarten teacher down was one of most touching moments in my life.
We teachers realize just how important and what wonderful things our students have taught us. I’ve taught hundreds of children one of the most important life skills they will ever learn, how to read. But they have taught me so much more. Thank you all my little bees!

Science Olympiad also had a massive effect on my life. Cool to hear it inspired you to become an engineer too! Mission Possible was a really cool event, I liked scrambler a lot too.
Thanks for sharing and edifying this community by fostering gratitude, it's a great from of worship.

I am about to graduate with my PhD in mechanical engineering in a few months. I have been planning on going through my old school yearbooks, find the contact information for my former teachers, and email them with my dissertation (and a heart-felt thank you message) as a small token of my incredible appreciation to them. I hope they find it meaningful!
Edit: I am particularly excited to thank my science and math teachers from high school, who really inspired me and pushed me. Those particular teachers had no business in teaching at the public (non-charter) high school I attended -- they could have done bigger and better things. But they saw their teaching as a calling, and that really struck me. I am so grateful for the attention they gave to me, and how it has impacted me now.

OMG DESTIN! I am also a Science Olympiad alumnus! I actually have come full circle and now coach for the same team I participated on when I was in middle school, under the SAME head coach! It was one of the most formative programs for me that helped guide me into my career in Veterinary Medicine. So happy to hear you competed in the program too! ❤❤❤

Dear Destin,
I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the incredible work you do on your Clip-Share channel. Your videos are not only informative and educational, but also engaging and entertaining. You have a gift for communicating complex concepts in a way that is both accessible and enjoyable, and I know I speak for many when I say that your work has had a positive impact on our lives.
I have been a fan of your channel for a long time and have watched many of your videos with my family. We especially appreciate your passion for science and engineering, and your ability to share your enthusiasm with others. Your dedication to sharing your knowledge and wisdom with the world is truly inspiring.
I wanted to make a suggestion for future content. I recently watched a video from ActionLabs that showcased the phenomenon of two gauge blocks sticking together, even in a vacuum. I was fascinated by this and would love to see your take on it in a future video. I believe that your unique perspective and approach would add a lot of value to this topic, and I'm sure your audience would be interested in learning more about it as well.
Thank you again for all that you do. Your work is truly appreciated and has had a positive impact on my life and many others.
Best regards,
Mike

It's wild how well passion translates through all mediums. This video is so wholesome! It made me tear up just hearing how much you appreciate the people that have had an impact on your life.

That's beautiful Destin! So refreshing seeing this! It's sad to see that teachers in my country still undervalued and being target of physical violence

Not going to lie, I teared up at this. So good walking down memory lane with you, Destin. We had many of the same teachers, and I'm privileged to have worked alongside several of them.

I love this, not only for the simple act of showing your appreciation, but also for demonstrating how significant the impact of quality teaching can play on someone's life, and how we can all play a role in shaping a more positive future by looking after and nurturing the next generation, both in and out of the classroom!

Destin, you’re really the only one on social media where I can watch your videos and really learn something from you. From either how coast guard boats work or how a Saturn V rocket goes to orbit or even shooting a golf ball going 1,000 mph into a bucket of mayo😂. You teach me to not be afraid of asking questions or learn about things, so thank you for spending time teaching these awesome things for people like me.

Thank you Destin for this video. You, just like your teachers, in a way through your channel, have been a guiding light to people all over the world, sparking curiosity they never knew they had.

Destin, Thanks so much for sharing this. My mom was a teacher and it’s often a thankless job for various reasons, but my takeaway from this is that there are special people out there who engage with children in a certain way to understand what they need and how they learn, challenge them or comfort them when necessary etc. I can think of examples of teachers I had back in the day, but appreciate the shout out to yours

You went to a fantastic school. I learned a lot in school, but most of the teachers were disconnected from the students, even sarcastic and dismissive. I excelled in physics, but when I asked the teacher for a college recommendation he wrote one illegible sentence with a sharpie, and when I asked for a rewrite he humiliated me in front of the class. The chemistry teacher was a humorless, mocking troll. One history teacher just stood and read verbatim from the textbook while the students chatted amongst themselves, no questions or interactions at all. It was an angry dour place.

This video is cute but also makes me realize how much of my childhood school life was defined by being bullied and not having support from my teachers.

Emotional stuff. My gf is a teacher and I'm actually constantly jealous I'm missing out on these kinds of experiences she is having each day, it must be an insanely rewarding profession. Here in the UK they are not paid enough and constantly stressed to breaking point, which is making passionate, talented people turn away from teaching. I hope things turn around soon.

Thank you Destin!! You're one of the channels I love the most!
I have a long story with school, but the teachers I want to thank most are you Destin with SmarterEveryDay,, Veritasium, Physics Girl, Vsauce, Mark Rober, 3B1B, Numberphile, then one of my English teachers and the ones at Chalmers. There are several other channels I have forgotten to mention now, but I am really thankful for Clip-Share I must say.
As a kid I kept asking people why certain things was the way they were, like math questions that I wanted to understand deeply, but people kept surpressing that, and so it took some years until my main interest in science, math, chemistry and physics grew.

Man, it would be amazing if my students put together a list of things I did that mattered to them. It's probably a thousand little things I do every day that don't really mean much to me when I think back on them, but it does to them. If you're thinking of reaching out to one of your old teachers, you should do it. It means a lot to us. 😁

Congratulations Destin, you had educators who were taught how to teach, and try to see the intelligence you had.
Myself and others had those who seemed to be more concerned about behavior than solving your problems and helping you become a well rounded person.

This video is so so good, you are such a good person Destin and your teachers did a wonderful job with you and all the kids that went and go through their lives. Teachers, of any kind, are great and i wish everyone in the world appreciate their work, efforts and passion as you did here.

I think one of the best testaments to how good your teachers were, is that they helped make you into such a remarkable human, that out of the thousands of students they've taught over the years, they remember you as though it was yesterday. Good on you for having a chance to tell all those folks how much they meant to you. I'm sure each of them is over the moon!

I can only hope my son will grow up to be this curious and to have great teachers as you did Destin. Really great video and thanks for shedding some light on your teachers.

This is great timing for me. I’m about to graduate high school in 2 months. Because of Covid, nothing happened during those years, so we missed out on 2 yearbooks. I love my teachers, and I will definitely make it known to them before I leave for college. I’m going to be a math teacher myself, so I guess I’ll continue the cycle. Thank you the great video

Good grief, you’ve got me over here crying. I had a lot of great teachers in Albertville, too. God bless these good folks, hope our schools stay safe.

Made me realize that I really had crappy education from kindergarten to pretty much university. I don't think I was given individual attention even once through these years. Anyways I'm doing fine, about to get my bachelors degree in aircraft engineering in a year :D

I was homeschooled. Thanks Mom and Dad. Now I'm working on space rockets, couldn't have done it without them.
My wife is a special education teacher. She works with kids that scream all day. I hope that she can make a difference in their lives. Sometimes she doubts it and doesn't see the fruit. Maybe some day when they grow up they'll look back and appreciate her effort. I know I'm proud of her.

The teachers who take the time and effort to impact a student's life and experience in school are absolutely wonderful and severely under compensated for their role in schools. Thank you to all the great teachers out there.

This video sent me down the memory lane trying to remember my school teachers and what they actually taught me, and I'm jealous of you, Destin. I attended school in the Russian provincial town, Voronezh, between 1992 and 2002, and oh boy those were the hard times. I remember my primary school teacher with the great fondness, she taught me how to hold the pen properly among many, many other things, we kept in touch until she passed away about a decade ago. The middle and high school sucked, in part because I got bullied, but the teachers in general were just either not good at their job or had no mental resource to do it properly - 1990s in Russia were like "will I get the next paycheck? will it be enough to feed the family?" - so I can't really blame them too much. There are teachers that stood out, like my math teacher with whom we had arguments about calculus that wasn't even part of the curriculum, or the history teacher who was such an excellent story teller that the entire class - full of working-class gopniks if you know what I mean - listened in awe to him talking about medieval Arabic surgeons training to re-assemble the bones by using crushed pottery in a leather bag (just for the record - I don't know if it's true and I don't care). In short, the primary school was excellent, and the rest was a rather boring absorption of curriculum with a few exceptions.
That said, thank you for this video. Good teachers need to be appreciated, especially if they're way above average.

Thank you for sharing Destin. This is probably the best video you’ve done. I too was blessed with great teachers. It makes you feel humbled and loved that so many people have had such an impact in our lives!

Thank you, Destin, for reminding me of my good memory of my teachers. I want to shout out to Ms. Zhang who I met in my junior year in college. Although she was not from my department, she identified my passion for speaking, and she was completely active to be my mentor, guiding me all the way to take on speech contests and some other events -- something that I wanted to do but was always too afraid to do. I think the time I spent with her literally changed my life: not just about the contests she introduced me to, it is all about the fact that I gained a lot of confidence, making me more courageous to try different things.
On top of that, carrying on what she has given me, my interest in teaching is also sparked. So I am thinking about being a teacher in the further, encouraging my students to try and bring forth positive impacts on them.

This was a beautiful video! I definitely did not have the same experience with my teachers growing up. By the grace of God, I am now getting to have these experiences as I navigate college for the first time. I couldn't be more grateful!

My highschool teachers made me cry, in front of everybody. They were bigger bullies than the other kids calling me a fatty during middleschool. You're very lucky Destin, to have had such enabling and supportive teachers. I can't even imagine what my life could have been today if I had been put in to the right schools with the right teachers, because you see, the way your teachers described you in this video, is exactly how I was as a kid, and still am today, and respectively, you were a success in life, and me a complete failure. It's crazy how much teachers have a say in their students lives, for the best, and for the worst, yet most of them don't even realise how much power they have.

Destin, this was very powerful, very wonderful, very heartfelt, and truly is the kind of thing that makes our lives, and the lives of those who helped us along the way, rich and blessed. God bless you...AND your teachers!! 🙏🙏

I doubt many of my teachers remember me, but I certainly remember them. I learned more from the way they taught over what they taught. It's amazing how many little things still come back to my mind when I need it. Thank you to all of the teachers!

I didn’t end up in a profession that I use my math and science learning in on a regular basis, but the mere fact that I can still now help my teenagers with their math homework is a huge testament to how good my teachers really were!

Thank you, Destin, for being the teacher that many people are missing in their lives!

This video almost brought tears to my eyes. Your appreciation and gratitude came across HUGE! Thanks for sharing this ❤

You're a lucky guy not everyone has these great teachers in their lives.

You taught me everything your teachers taught you so thank you I’m 18 now and have been watching you for so long and now my little cousins are watching you and I’m so proud of them because of how much you inspired me I’m going to college for electrical engineering because of what you instilled in my brain many years ago. Thank you

Just an incredible video. Absolutely unbelievable how your content is so refreshing and touching during a time when most creators are moving the opposite direction. I look forward to your future uploads Destin.

How awesome that you had such teachers in your life. I had a pretty good education, but I can't think of a single teacher who touched me and my life in the way that so many people did you. As a former teacher myself, thank you for doing this for your teachers. No doubt it means a great deal to them. This is such a great idea I am tempted to put a link to your video on my Facebook page, but I am afraid some people will look at it as me trawling for compliments from my former students, a bunch of whom I am FB friends with.

Awesome, great idea Destin! I want to go thank all my teachers now too. I'm sure all teachers could use more positive feedback like this.

Crazy to see a local influencer created by High Schools that I live near. This only gives me more motivation. Thanks for all the great content!

Just fantastic. You were so lucky to have these adults lighting the path for you. I think the saddest thing is to know there are kids out there that do not have teachers as committed and schools that are underfunded. That is a huge amount of human potential and future quality of life just lost forever. I often think it would be great to have Master Classes brought down to the K-12 level via video conferencing. Imagine being told about the joy of creative writing by a Stephen King or the amazing things about cetaceans by a professor at Scripps Institute. The key to joyful and effortless learning is to keep that inquisitive spirits flame burning brightly. Feed that innate hunger and the tangent and inertia will come organically.

You are very fortunate to have that perspective. My school years were filled with boredom and lack luster performance. Six years after graduation I enrolled in college because I had finally found something I was interested in. And there I excelled!!!

I wish I had this kind of praise about my teachers, but I hardly remember how most of their classes went, and I never thought a lot of them really shaped who I've become. And I only finished high school in 2016! It felt like most teachers were in such a rush to finish our material that there was never any room for the teacher to make the class fun.

I love this. I still look back at many teachers I had when I was a kid and realize how lucky I was to have them.

Thank you for this video reminder. I feel the same way and that we should thank all of those folks, especially the teachers, who provide positive influence in our lives to make us who we are today and don't forget to thank the Lord for putting those people in our lives to guide us down the right path.

Thank you Destin for your videos. I always enjoy your optimism and faith and this video encouraged me to see that there are a lot of educators I ought to thank. Thanks for the goodness you bring to the world!

You are an amazing teacher yourself and I would like to thank your teachers as well!! They helped create YOU. An AMAZING human being!!!!! Keep up the good work Destin. And thank you!!

This is so heartwarming, and it reminds me of why I'm so dedicated to my stepkids lives, even though their mother and I are no longer together.
I didn't have many teachers of this caliber. Most of them were disinterested, and some were even malicious. This certainly contributed to some serious behavioral issues in my teenage years that set my life down a bad path. Thankfully I recovered from it, but I swore to myself I'd do everything in my power to give all children I met the attention and enthusiasm they deserve.
One teacher in particular who made a real difference was my 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Stoner. She was all the way at the top of the school and we rarely saw her before 5th grade. All the other teachers talked about her like she was some final boss. A veritable tyrant of education. Just the mention of her struck fear in us. In 4th grade, I was sent to her class for a one-on-one due to some issues I was having, and I was terrified. She was very stern, but something about her was inviting too. When I started 5th grade, there was a level of respect and a healthy dose of fear. But she never did anything cruel or disproportionate. She took time out of her day and dedicated herself to helping me with several things I needed help with, even making strange compromises (like letting me use weird fonts) to help me be more motivated. She made a huge difference.
Unfortunately, right as we started 6th grade, Mrs. Stoner passed away and my entire class was devastated. We never got the chance to tell her how much we appreciated her. RIP Mrs. Stoner. You were the one teacher who really made a difference.

Bless You Destin, For the teachers I never took the time to thank and for the students who, after so many years, are just realizing the influence we had on them .

Very fun to see how you turned your school years into such a positive experience throughout your life, Destin.

That's beautiful! I wish all the good teachers could get such an appreciation after years :) Thanks for spreading the kindness.

I had a horrible time in school, doing something as little as questioning why something was the way it was was forbidden practically they just wanted us to remember the lines, perform the act and get ready to get to fill out a FAFSA. I have learned so much more from the internet in the past 20 years than I ever did in school.
I even learned algebra something I struggled with and it was literally down to just missing a day in school and not knowing the basics but the teacher I had at the time did not want to take the time to figure out what was wrong and I got sent to the "retarded class" (was called that by students) that's where they put kids that don't conform to the norm so they can keep test scores high by giving you trivial tests and keep the government funding rolling in.
I dropped out at 16 went to work and around 23 I got my GED, stuffed it in a drawer somewhere and went back to deciding if I wanted the red Lambo or the black one. Lol not actually that rich but I don't have money problems and I pretty much did it on my own.

What a great idea. I have often had the desire to see and thank my teachers. I know I won't be able to reach some who have passed on, but I love the idea. Thanks Destin! Hearts to you!

The elementary school event I won't forget was the "FCAT Pilot Test" in forth grade. All the students sat down that day after reading messages from the previous students on how hard it was, only to find out the whole test was a mock exam centered around a doughnut. You may not look at another student's doughnut during the exam, now begin eating.

Thanks for the push, Destin. I'm busy with life, but stopping to remember people who've taught me things-- that's different than people I've learned things from-- and the things they taught me... that's valuable. I'm sorry that I can't thank most of them. But I can teach my kids those things!
Just one that came to mind was my third grade teacher. One day she had us do all the normal things, but with one hand behind our back. She suggested we help each other. The next day, our absent classmate was back-- with one arm in a sling. I can't imagine a more effective way to make us aware of his limitations and willing to help. As a side note, that teacher could touch the tip of her nose with her tongue, which was very impressive to us!

Thank you for sharing this, Destin. I am thankful for my teachers. Many teachers have been a blessing and have impacted my life over the years. School teachers, pastors, Sunday school teachers, mom, grandparents, and many others have been great teachers. I am thankful that I can be a teacher to others being a pastor. Thank you again for this great video and for the things you teach us.

Your point about the most important thing being communicating really hit home, and it really is the reason you're so successful and why I love following your videos. Thanks for sharing and the great challenge

Destin thanks for this wondeful video. It brought back wonderful memories of mine. I have to find out what "vertically challenged" means. In addition to great teachers, I had a number of mentors who helped me out along the way. As a high school junior, my geometry teacher informed me that I was in danger of failing. I told my father who called his best friend Charlie Davis, an FBI agent and former college math teacher. Mr. Davis came over and sat down with me. After an hour or two of his tutoring. I went back to school and then went on to earn the highest geometry grades in the junior class for the rest of the year. Alas, that tutoring didn't carry over into my senior year with Trig. In trig class one day, not having the foggiest idea what was going on. I excused my self to use the bathroom, but instead marched straight to my guidance counselor and told her "Get me out of here!" (one of the best moves of my life).

Destin, thank you so much for once again bringing massive smiles to all of the people you choose to share your stories and learnings with - I appreciate your work so much!

You're such a nice and awesome guy Destin. Thanks for making the videos you do.

I attended HHS too and was in the same grade as your sister. I Was hoping I would see a mention of Mrs. Wherry. She helped teach me the ability to stay focused.

As a teacher I just wanna say: Thank you, Destin! I really appreciate you did this video.

Hello Dustin and wonderful job done on acknowledging those who out you on your engineering trajectory. My education was all about performance plus it didn't having a father as a mathematician either because my summers were miserable. Only if I had a wonderful learning experience like you, how life would be different. Never too late to learn and now the things that made absolutely no sense are coming simply. Never collected anything from high school but do give credit to my college professors especially in criminal justice. My verbal portion was dismal on my SAT but they taught me a lot about writing a lot of papers plus graduate level classes too. Now, I am going back to finish off my uncompleted civil engineering degree. Thank you on this.

I had an excellent Spanish teacher who challenged us in high school. I learned so much from her and wrote an email to thank her when I was in college. It’s a great thing you can do for those who have made a positive impact on your life

We don't have year books in Costa Rica, but a couple of weeks ago my highschool had their 70th year anniversary and I went there to assist with photographing the event, and while helping I met many of my teachers, I can related a lot to your experience of seeing them again and to be grateful to those who were key for me to become what I am today. I truly encourage everyone to go and look back as well, to think on why the teacher said or did the things they did to teach us, and to be grateful if possible to as many of them as we can because teachers are such an important group of peole in our society.

Years ago I found out from the son of one of my favorite teachers that the teacher was facing his last days. His son reached out to our high school group on Facebook asking for memories of his father. I was able to share some of the reasons that made this teacher so special to me. Later, the son came back to tell us all how much it meant to his father to hear everything we had to say. I was really glad I got to let him know what he meant to me before he passed.

I graduated from Austin High in 2016, my dad in 97. Even 20 years after you graduated Morgan County public schools are still crushing it! Awesome video Destin.

This is amazing. I too owe A LOT to many of my teachers. And not just teachers. Football and baseball coaches (one of whom was also my Junior year English teacher) influenced my life just as much. Just thinking back really brought up huge amounts of gratitude.

That's a beautiful video, Destin.
You got lucky. I can name maybe 3 teachers in my entire school life that I consider good ones or that had a specific good impact on me. Most of my teachers were burned out, can't be assed, 9-5 people who were coming to work like it was a bolt factory. Turn bolts for 8 hours and clock out. Very very few of them were interested in educating, or give these life lessons. Some of them would literally just lecture the entire duration of class and tell us to write everything down, then get out. Literally all of my teachers ever except for one always discouraged critical thinking, and questioning what was taught as a memory exercise. Many of them were just plain dumb, and I could feel it even when I was a kid.
Some of them were downright evil and hated every moment they have to deal with kids.
And I was not a problematic kid. I was following everything up until I think the 10th grade, when I realized they simply do not care, so I shouldn't either. So I just binded my time until it was over.
When I look at photos from high school or earlier, I remember the fun I had with friends and stuff. But when I see some of those teachers faces I downright cringe at how terrible they were.

I just recently graduated high school. Lemme tell you the last sophomore year was wonderful. I've made many memories that I can't forget. I would like to thank all the teachers especially Math, Hindi and Music Teachers for making a strong base now to help my career in the future.

Watching this video made me realize something that I never thought of. It seems so obvious to me now that Destin must have had some wonderful teachers. By the time I got to the end of the video I also realized that Destin's teachers had a wonderful student.

I can honestly say I don't remember a single teacher except one.
I find it very impressive at the memories he has.
Interesting topic.

Thanks so much for doing this. It's a little late for me to thank my teachers, as most of them have long since passed away. But it is nevertheless a good exercise in being thankful! We all have days when we think on the bad things.... this makes us focus on the good!!!

And thanks to YOU Destin you've taught us gratitude and candidness is some of the best qualities a human can have.

Thank you Destin! I ran into my middle school teacher, Marianne, a few years back whilst working in gardening. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and I hadn't seen her for a good 19-20 years at the time. We hugged and chatted for a bit, and I got to tell her how much I appreciate everything's she done for me over the years. She taught me English, amongst many other things, so she literally gave me the world ❤ She made the greatest moments of my life possible, she helped travel, love, and friendships happen! Brought the poor little lady to tears, she was worried that she'd been to strict with us, but I couldn't disagree more. Felt brilliant to tell her, still feels brilliant to this day tbh.

Great message! Thank you to teachers everywhere!!! I'm glad you didn't die in the hall and shared this great video with us.