Miracle Workers by TAYLOR MALI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neslRBRo_wc

Résumé

TLDRThis narrative provides an insight into the life of a teacher, emphasizing the complexities of their role. It captures the early morning writing of assignment sheets, the humorous miscommunication with students, and the perspective that teaching extends beyond mere information delivery. The narrator reflects on their relationships with students, balancing authority and support, and ultimately showcases the dedication inherent in the teaching profession, concluding that education itself is a miracle.

A retenir

  • 🛌 Sunday nights are sleepless for teachers waiting for sleep.
  • 📚 Teaching is an art of explanation and guidance.
  • ✍️ Mistakes in assignments can be humorous and humanizing.
  • 💬 Understanding student needs is key to effective teaching.
  • 🎓 Education is a miracle, with teachers as the workers.

Chronologie

  • 00:00:00 - 00:04:03

    The speaker reflects on the experience of being a teacher, comparing waiting for sleep to the behaviors of students. They articulate their role in educating and guiding students, emphasizing the importance of explanation and the nuances of responding to different situations in the classroom. The speaker describes various interactions, showcasing the challenges and humor of teaching, and illustrates their commitment to helping students realize their potential. There is a blend of self-deprecation and pride in being a teacher, acknowledging the effort put into lessons and the emotional investment in their students' success.

Carte mentale

Vidéo Q&R

  • What does the narrator do on Sunday nights?

    The narrator lies in bed awake, waiting for sleep to come.

  • How does the narrator view their role as a teacher?

    The narrator sees teaching as an art of explanation and believes in the potential of their students.

  • What humorous errors does the narrator mention in their teaching?

    The narrator humorously references mistakes in assignment sheets and the dress code, showcasing the imperfections of teaching.

  • What is a key theme in the narrative?

    A key theme is the responsibility of educators and the belief in students' abilities.

  • How does the narrator feel about students asking for help?

    The narrator expresses a mix of humor and frustration when students ask for common items like a pen.

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    Sunday nights I lie in bed awake as all
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    teachers do and wait for sleep to come
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    as though sleep were the last student in
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    my class to arrive my grading is done my
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    lesson plans are in order and still
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    sleep wanders the hallways like lower
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    school music I'm a teacher this is what
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    I do like a builder builds or a sculptor
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    scopes a preacher preaches and a teacher
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    teaches we are experts in the art of
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    explanation I know the difference
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    between the questions to answer and the
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    ones to ask that's an excellent question
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    what do you think if two boys are
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    fighting I'd break it up but if two
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    girls are fighting I wait until it's
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    over and then I drag what's left to the
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    nurse's office I'm not your mother
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    I'm not your father I'm not you jail or
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    I'm not your torturer
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    I'm not your biggest fan in the whole
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    wide world even though sometimes I act
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    like all of these things I know you can
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    do these things that I make you do
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    that's why I make you do them I'm a
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    teacher and that's what we do once in a
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    restaurant when the waiter said can I
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    bring you anything else and I said no
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    thank you just the check please and he
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    said how about a look at the dessert
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    menu I knew I had become a teacher when
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    I said what did I just say please don't
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    make me repeat myself in the quiet hours
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    of the dawn I write my assignment sheets
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    and then I print them without
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    spell-checking them because I'm a
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    teacher and teachers don't make spelling
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    mistakes do we so as a matter of fact
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    the new school dress code will affect
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    all members of the 5th 6th and 78th
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    grades and if you need an extension on
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    your essays examining the pubic wars
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    from a historical perspective you may
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    have only until April 300th I hope
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    that's not a problem for anybody I like
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    to lecture on love I like to speak on
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    responsibility at the drop of a hat I
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    will talk about honor and integrity and
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    the importance of telling the truth
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    always and when my students say mr. moly
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    are we going to be responsible for this
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    I say
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    not you than who you think my
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    generations gonna be responsible for
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    this we're the ones who got you into
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    this mess now you are our only hope and
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    when they say what we meant mr. Malla is
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    are we gonna be tested on this I say
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    every single day of your lives once
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    while she was digging in her backpack
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    for a pen I put on the desk of a student
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    a pen but she didn't see me do it so
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    when I crossed to the other side of the
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    classroom and she raised her hands still
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    not seeing the pen that I had put on her
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    desk and said Mr Molly do you mind if I
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    borrow a pen from you I went oh you
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    bought one you blah blah blah blah oh
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    here you are walk walk walk you already
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    possess everything you require to
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    succeed
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    including a pen of foolish for a second
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    she still did not see the pen then I had
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    put on her desk but said instead mr.
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    Molly you are probably the weirdest
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    teacher I have ever had
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    could you please just loan me you're a
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    miracle worker how did you do that and I
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    wanted to say all I did was give you
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    what I knew you needed before you knew
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    you needed it so thank you for the
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    compliment but education is the miracle
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    I'm just the worker I'm a teacher and
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    that's what we do
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    you
Tags
  • teaching
  • education
  • teachers
  • students
  • responsibility
  • humor
  • relationships
  • night routine
  • classroom
  • learning