"my students always say to me 'mr mali, are we gonna be responsible for this?' and i say 'if not you, then who? you think my generation cares? we're the ones that got you into this mess! it's up to you to get us out! you are our only hope!' and then they say 'no, i mean are we gonna be tested?' and i say 'every day of your lives'".

-taylor mali, poet and 8th grade teacher.

Taylor Mali is amazing. I showed this to my English class a while back, they loved it.

Same here.

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That one hit close to home. Thanks for posting RM.

Found this, among others, the other day, thought of you. Turns out he's quite prolific and has a full touring schedule at a theater near you.

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When I was in high school there were many science and math teachers leaving to pursue higher paying jobs in the tech industry. I found that situation to be rather sad. Taylor Mali's love of teaching has always given me goosebumps.

pqueue: http://www.videosift.com/video/Earth-Story-Ring-of-Fire
Ive always been fascinated by tectonic plates, volcanoes,earthquakes, and geology in general.

I'm glad you liked them. Here is my playlist of slam poetry. Just in case you are interested.
http://www.videosift.com/playlists/eric3579/spoken-word-slam-poetry

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I agree completely. Thanks for the recommendations. As soon as I watched that video I went and watched the other Taylor Mali poems. Way cool. I also like this one a lot:

http://www.videosift.com/search?q=deaf+poetry

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Teaching is the most noble of all professions. Here are a few more videos that may inspire you.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Teacher-changing-the-world-one-student-at-a-time
http://www.videosift.com/video/Teachers-are-miracle-workers
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Impotence-of-Proofreading-A-Tribute-to-Westy

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I'm studying to be a teacher and my older brother, who is a LAWYER, was giving me a really hard time about it a few weeks ago and this video made me want to punch him in the face all over again. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

I agree completely. Thanks for the recommendations. As soon as I watched that video I went and watched the other Taylor Mali poems. Way cool. I also like this one a lot:

http://www.videosift.com/search?q=deaf+poetry

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
Teaching is the most noble of all professions. Here are a few more videos that may inspire you.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Teacher-changing-the-world-one-student-at-a-time
http://www.videosift.com/video/Teachers-are-miracle-workers
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Impotence-of-Proofreading-A-Tribute-to-Westy

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I'm studying to be a teacher and my older brother, who is a LAWYER, was giving me a really hard time about it a few weeks ago and this video made me want to punch him in the face all over again. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

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Wait, what?!?!? But you just....and you just....

....congratulations! I especially like your slam poetry stuff: this one, this one, and this one, and this one that you uploaded....heck, I like so much of your stuff.

Thanks for all those.

Definitely keep me informed when you post more Mail poems. really cool stuff.

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“Ive just posted another very good poem by Taylor Mali. I thought you might like to know.
Thanks for your comment.

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“who cares? the man is clearly a God
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thanks for the heads up! i really enjoyed that!

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“Ive just posted another very good poem by Taylor Mali. I thought you might like to know.
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“absolutely BRILLIANT!!!!!!! all teachers should be this zealous in their profession! best motivational sift i've seen in a while!

using snake's *POWERUP vote!!!


~*We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.*~Sir Winston Churchill””

Ive just posted another very good poem by Taylor Mali. I thought you might like to know.
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“Tremendous.”

Ive just posted another very good poem by Taylor Mali. I thought you might like to know.
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“Wow. This was amazing!”

Ive just posted another very good poem by Taylor Mali. I thought you might like to know.
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“Good one! I sent this to a bunch of people who are/were teachers. ”