Nate
Teaching isn’t a completely thankless job, but it’s not as thanked as maybe it should be.
You hear people say teachers don’t get paid enough to do what they do, (and I agree), but often the pushback on giving them more credit is fueled by ignorance of how many teachers go above and beyond to help kids prepare for being functional members of society.
These kind souls who went above and beyond for their students will make you rethink your attitude toward teacher compensation while also probably making you cry a little.
1. “Chicago Public School Teacher Dwayne Reed, Who’s Wife Is Eight Months Pregnant With Their First Child, Requested To Work From Home To Minimize His Covid Risk”
“His school district said no. So Reed’s teaching remotely – from right outside his school.”
2. “Last Minute Before The Graduation. Student Comes To Me In A Panic. He’s Like, They Won’t Let Me Graduate Because I Don’t Have The Proper Shoes For The Dress Code”
“In total disbelief, I go down to confirm. And sure enough, the lady down there tells me the same thing. So then it becomes a no-brainer to me, a no more questions-asked scenario. I gave him the shoes on my feet. Here’s the funny part though… My shoes were 2 sizes bigger than his, so when his name was called, he had to slide his feet like Sleestak across the stage to receive his diploma. We had a good laugh.”
3. “This Retired Chemistry Teacher Completed A Cross-Stitch Periodic Table After Two Decades Of Stitching”
“He meticulously hand-stitched every inch of the 58′ x 54′ embroidery. The table and border took six years.”
4. “Special Education Teacher Has Her Entire Class As Members Of Her Wedding Party”
5. “My Very Considerate Professor Allowing Me To Bring My Cat To Class”
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8. “A Girl In My Geography Class Had To Bring Her Newborn To Class Today. The Baby Started Crying In The Middle Of Our Quiz”
“When she took him out to hold him, my professor insisted that he wouldn’t mind feeding the baby and rocking his car seat until she was done. This is my so so awesome, sweet professor, on his knees”
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10. “Teacher Posted This To Parents – So Thoughtful”
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12. “An Email From My Computer Science Teacher, Who I’m Not Even Taking A Class With This Semester. Genuinely Want To Cry Right Now”
13. “This Brazilian Sign Language Teacher Signs Her Entire Wedding Ceremony For All Of Her Deaf Guests”
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15. “New Office Neighbour Has A Very Sensible Office Door Policy. Last Point Is A Nice One”
16. “I Came Out To My Very Religious Family A Few Years Back And Haven’t Been Allowed Home Since. I Just Got This From One Of My Professors And Had To Share It. I’m 100% Going”
17. “Spanish Male Teachers Wore Skirts To School After A Student Got Expelled Over It”
18. “So My Professor Reached Out To Me Few Times Before To Check On Me Because I Haven’t Been Attending Classes Since I Dropped Out This Fall Semester And Look What She Said And Did”
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20. “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”
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22. “We Are In Lockdown In Australia. My Daughter Got Some Mail From Her Teacher”
23. “This Teacher Wore Anatomy Bodysuit To Teach Science Class”
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25. “This Little Heart On My Hand Is Called A ‘Cuddle Button’. Since My Wife Passed Away Last Year, My 4-Year-Old Daughter Has Hated Being Away From Me”
“Her teacher draws this on both our hands when I drop her off at school and every time we press it, it sends a hug to the other. It helps her feel connected to me.”
26. “In Mexico, School Was Cancelled Because Of The Pandemic. This Teacher Turned Her Pickup Truck Into A Portable Classroom”
“She drives two hours a day to teach children with autism who don’t have books or access to the internet.”
27. “This Drawing That My History Teacher Did On The Whiteboard”
28. “A Professor In Afghanistan Is Taking Care Of A Baby While The Mother Is Busy In Her Exam”
29. “A Film Class At UCLA Was Analyzing The Movie ‘Get Out’ And The Professor Surprised Students With A Special Guest”
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31. “Thanks To My 6th Grade Teacher”
32. “Anatomy Teacher With His Drawing Lecture On A Chalkboard”
33. “Ya-Boi”
34. “Another Expo Drawing By My History Teacher”
35. “‘Free Math Classes’ This Math Professor Helps Random People Who Want To Learn Math For Free”
36. “My Dad Is A College Professor. When One Of His Student’s Babysitter Didn’t Show, She Had To Take Her 4-Month-Old Daughter To Class”
“She started to get fussy, so he did what any good dad would do. They spent almost the entire class like this.”
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38. “High School Teachers: Your College Professors Won’t Be Near As Laid Back As I Am. My College Professor”
39. “Class Concern”
40. “So One Of The Students Came In With Her Kid Because She Couldn’t Afford A Babysitter. The Kid Started Crying In Class And The Professor Took The Kid And Calmed Him Down”
41. “A 5-Year-Old Girl Was Being Teased By Her Classmates For Looking Like A Boy. Her Teacher Chopped Off Her Own Hair To Support Her”
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43. “My Teacher Is Currently In The Hospital Suffering From Stage Three Kidney Failure. And Still Makes An Effort To Teach”
44. “College Advice My Professor Gave Us”
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46. “I Tutor A 6-Year-Old In Reading Who Prefers Math. This Is How I Keep His Attention, I Am The Reading Tooter”
47. “My Underpaid Elderly Teacher Buys Cake For The Class On The Second Last Day Of Term”
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49. “Professor Won’t Let Fire Alarm Stop Students From Learning, Proceeds To Teach Using Storage Container”
50. “A Teacher’s Message To Her Students”
