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

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

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!

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

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.

Destiin, I am a science teacher. I have been so since 2006. These past few years of teaching have been very difficult. I have wanted to leave the profession on many occasions. It is messages like yours that remind me, amid a fairly anti-teacher political climate, to stay the course. Thank you ever so much for this reminder that we can and do make a difference.

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.

Hey Destin YOU'RE one of our teachers!

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. 🤘😍🤘

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.

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 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’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!

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.

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!

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.

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.)

My physics teacher literally forced my lazy butt to go to an entrance exam for the most advanced university in my country. It was extremely far, inconvenient and scary -- she kept reminding me every day before the exam and even the morning when the exam took place I still was trying to bail and oversleep, but she called me (on my personal phone) and made me go that exam. I was so lazy on physics classes, barely touched my homework, but she saw something in me and made me do that exam. Fast forward 15 years, long after defending my PhD thesis in physics, I still visit her every year and help her however I can, even though I live on the opposite side of the planet now.

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!!!

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

My freshman year English teacher noticed that I wasn't doing good in any aspect of school so he started an after school program for the boys in the school who where falling behind. I may not have pursued English after highschool but I will always appreciate him for the time he spent with me and others like me. Also thank you Destin for making me care about the things I never thought about. I never even thought about how subs get air or if a Prince Rupert's drop can be preserved in glass. You have opened the world to so many people. Thank you

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

i only remember 3 of my HS teachers fondly. Physics, Calculus, and a floating sub who did multiple subjects. but i remember specifically why i dislike my 4th grade teacher: she marked me wrong on spelling "morse code" she was adamant it was "morris" and at that point i was already a licensed ham operator, as well as both my grandparents, and my mother...

I absolutely love how humble, encouraging, and wise you are Destin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and know it blesses not only our minds, but our souls.

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.

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.

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

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!

I'm 65. I wish I could thank my high school calculus teacher Mrs. Loveday. She was sometimes cranky, but she had some great sayings ("Repeat after me, kiddies, Logarithms are Exponents!!") Most importantly, she was way ahead of her time and managed to get an ASR-33 teletype machined installed in her classroom that connected via a modem of some sort to a mainframe computer at one of the state universities. This was long before personal computers existed and it was novel indeed for high school students to have access to a computer. That was my first experience with computers, learning to program in Basic, storing programs on punched paper tape, getting results printed out on that crappy beige rolled paper. I'm still a software developer to this day thanks to her.

My high school English teacher Ms. Chionh taught me something no other teacher did - class. She taught us to have class. If you're reading this, thank you!

This video truly show who you are. Your brilliance and your cheerfulness! Kudos to a great man!

I contacted my Scoutmaster and told him how much structure and respect he added to my life, at a time when had I not had it, I might not be alive today. Thank you Destin.

Destin, I never did learn to speak in front of people. I am 63 and if someone said to me get up in front of a group I would not be able to do it. I am so envious of you just being able to walk up to people and start a conversation.

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.

"We are products of our teachers" is one of the most accurate sentences said in history, its sweet that you thanked your teachers

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

As a teacher, thank you for sharing. Every year when I get a note from a kid for teacher appreciation week, I keep them and look at them when I need a little pick me up

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.

As a math teacher and an “Math Secondary Instructional Specialist “ (which is really customer service for math teachers), THANK YOU!!! I would tell my teachers every time I put a note and candy on their desk, found supplies for their idea, sent an email, attempted to facilitate a professional development session, “Your students have probably forgotten to tell you today-so, I’m going to say it for them-THANK YOU for giving of yourself to help me when I didn’t want to persevere, endure, try again, didn’t believe the word YET had any power, and/or just didn’t care.”❤

This is beautiful Dustin. You have been lucky as many other Americans. Where I am from, I didn't have this school books as a way to remember and one day refresh my memory and say "thank you!" You had a good school experience too. You pointed out a very good point about education in school now days and the importance to say "thank you". Something that nowadays many takes for granted and sometimes discount too easily. This is something I have always wanted to do but I cannot... And your video just made me cry. Thank you to you as well!

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.

I've been watching your channel for years and never realized we both went to Hartselle High School. I graduate a few years before you, but it was so great to hear this. I too still think about Coach Booth's words every time I do algebra.

My Greatest Teacher was not a teacher. He was the Custodian in my High School. He was in charge of cleaning and maintenance. I went to an exclusive high dollar private school that my parents could not really afford so to help pay the tuition I took a job as a janitor. After school I would clean the class rooms and bathrooms. One morning Mr. Sterns saw me going to class and pulled me aside and asked me to look down the hall. I saw where I had missed cleaning. He did not tell me about how bad of a job I did which was obvious. He told me a story about a window washer who cleaned a hundred story building but missed one window. And pointed out that no one will see the the clean windows because they won't stand out. All they will see is The One That I Missed. It changed my life, and I am better for it.

I choked back tears this entire video. I am also very appreciative of the teachers that shaped me as a young boy. Teachers are so special.

I was an embarrassingly bad student. I was disruptive and lazy. Anyway, I always felt bad about how I treated one specific teacher. I was visiting my hometown one day and I saw that teacher parked at the side of the road waiting for someone. I turned my car around and apologized to him. In my mind, I was the reason he quit teaching. In reality, he didn’t remember me at all. Which I was oddly happy about. I’ve had a successful life, but I could have been so much more. If you pay attention in school, even a below average brain can do good things in this world. If you don’t take advantage of that opportunity, it may take more brainpower than you possess to make something of yourself, and you may never reach your full potential.

You can consider yourself lucky having had such a good school time. My experience is quite different. You see, I'm on the Autistic spectrum, and in the 70's and 80's nobody knew about this condition, not my parents, not my teachers, even not my doctors. I always hat excellent grades in almost all subjects except sports, music and arts, but I was socially "blind". I felt I was different somehow but couldn't pinpoint it. I got depressions, panic attacks, suicides. I got my real diagnosis not until 2006, which was a huge relief for me.

Mrs. Donna Rushen, Mrs. Mary Morrow, and Ms. Sylvia Teague impacted me so greatly at Hartselle High School- Mrs. Rushen was also my Sunday school teacher 🙂 I still make sure not to say “I’m done” because of Mrs. Rushen. The Coach Booth quotes were great!! You do such awesome work, thank you 👏

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

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.

I’m always a bit jealous when I hear people talk so fondly about their teachers in their life’s. I never had anything even close to that and no teacher to thank. I didn’t realize I could think (was always considered a bit slow) until I got out in the real world solving real problems, then everything changed for me.

My retired HS teacher who I kept in touch with over the years called while I was at work, and I missed his call. The next day, his adult daughter, whom I had never met and knew little about, called and told me she saw my phone number on her father's phone and that I was the only person he called the day he died. She asked who I was and how I knew her father. This gave me an opportunity to tell her who her father was in my life. When I finished she was crying and told me she had no idea her father had made such an impact outside of her own life. Thank you Gene, you were a great teacher and you are missed.

Love this! ❤ Thank you for sharing. Taking me back to my time in elementary, middle and high school in Huntsville. (some of my schools don't exist anymore in Huntsville.) Working as an Early Childhood teacher now overseas and my yearbooks are long gone. I still remember those teachers though, and the stories I share about them! Sharing the stories of empowering educators is so very important! Whether that is via youtube or just shared stories with others, it is important! Educators in lots of countries work in impossible conditions, with policy and budgets that don't make sense and carry on anyways. My school here in the UK partnered with teachers in Lesotho around the same time that I had a trip back to AL & GA on holiday, only to see campaigns like "fill the bus" where radio stations are crying out for the public to buy basic school supplies. It boggles the mind what educators have to deal with, and (as Rita Pierson says) they teach anyway! Diolch yn fawr iawn! Thank you for putting this out there 🥰

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

I have so few memories of my teachers honestly. I feel like I never really had close interactions with many of them. My 4th grade teacher was patient with me, which was nice, and some of my high school teachers were cool, but beyond that not a lot really stuck with me. I am grateful for my high school counselor though, as she once saw me eat acid at a music event at the park, but still was nice enough to help me with college preparations. I think she decided it was okay when she saw that I still had goals and didn't just want to be a burnout

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!

I wrote a letter to one of my high school teachers 2 years ago. He is an inspiring human, he is one of the longest living (and first ever in my province) recipients of a heart transplant here in Canada. He ran a marathon 18 months later! This was in the 80's. He taught me in the 90's and I know I frustrated him greatly, but he was an amazing teacher. He was full of stories and his way of organizing grade 12 geography was so helpful to me, simplest class note system ever. I am so happy that I reached out when I did and this is inspiring me to actually thank him.

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

7:00 that's probably one of the most American things I'll ever hear. Teacher making a gun rack with his Secundary school students.

13:20 Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it."

I did something similar a few years back. I reached out to some of my high school teachers who really showered care on not just my academics, but my personal life as well. I had the opportunity to reach of to them and thank them. One was in person and for the other i wrote a long letter. It felt amazing to let them know how much they mattered because.... Unlike other professions they dont get to see their impact. As an engineer you get to see your product develop and change but as a teacher, you have a year, your done and your to her back.

I love your technical video's without exceptions! Every once in a while, you upload something non-technical that ALWAYS leaves me heartwarmed or sometimes every watery-eyed. Thanks Destin!

Sadly from my perspective I'd say that you got really lucky with having such wonderful educators. For me, it seemed many times I wanted to expand to a deeper knowledge of "why" I was frequently shut down and seemingly told "just because" and to just do it and don't overthink it. Many of my teachers seemed to prefer the easiest way of '"teaching" being copy what I do and you'll pass the class. I felt like curiosity was discouraged, not to mention the lack of opportunity. None of my schools had active/ cared for clubs that would do awesome things like skiing, building rockets, or making things like your Rube Goldberg machines.

Great stuff Destin! Thank you for sharing! You’re blessed for sure.

I think it's incredibly important to thank exceptional people in our lives. Not just a quick, "thanks," but truly honoring them with specifics. People who go beyond get thanked less than we expect.

In middle school my environmental science teacher in 7th grade would unfreeze Gregor Mendel from his basement and let Gregor Mendel teach for a couple days before he froze him in the basement again. He was an awesome teacher who really made middle school better.

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!

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 .

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

Teachers are so wildly under appreciated

The mission possible science olympiad event was my absolute favorite. We probably missed competing against each other at state finals by just a few years!

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!

Thank you vey much for this. My mom was a teacher, my older sister was a teacher, my wife is a teacher, my daughter was a teacher, I work in a university. Well spoken, and from the heart. Also thanks for the verses at the end. Always look forward to those. Blessings from Switzerland!

I do not remember specific details about my teachers like that, for the most part. But it's cool that you do. I loved the Viola Swamp story. Also not everyone has a positive experience with teachers and school. And that's not their fault.

Thank you for all the great videos! Awesome every time!

Thank you Destin for teaching us and God bless you and your family!

I'm from Mexico and some years ago I told my English teacher thank you! Because suddenly all those science channel like Destin's Smarter every day became available to me and literally change my life in so many ways. Thank you

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 wish I had at least one teacher who was memorable. I remember getting made fun of by the teachers for my tourettes, being told to stop twitching and moving. Up until high school I never met a teacher who I would want to spend any time around whatsoever. Even in high school the best teacher was just one who enjoyed teaching sciences and that interested me.

What a great way to communicate. You lifted my day! I can see why you have the uniquely you that I appreciate, great values taught by great people. Thank you for sharing.

My husband and I have watched you with our two boys for over ten years now. Until this video I never realized you went to Hartselle High. You were two years ahead of me in school. Some of the same great teachers who shaped your life were some of my favorites as well. I made both of my kids read Edith Hamilton's Mythology because of Mrs. Morrow. I loved her! Hartselle was such a great school and a great place to grow up. Thank you for making the videos you do. You and Mark Rober have both shown my kids how much fun science and engineering can be.

Let me tell you a little about the worst days of my life that I spent in school. I don't even remember any days from the first, second, and third grades because they were like a nightmare to me :]. The excitement begins in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, where teachers started noticing students' curiosity, love for exploration, and adventurousness. That's when the teachers and staff began using violence to kill the students' passion. For example, don't you dare come to class without doing your homework, because that day, the student would become an example to the rest of the class as they receive a severe beating in front of their classmates. I remember one time I went to a science class in the sixth grade without having done my homework. The teacher at the time called me out to stand in front of the students, and my humiliation began. That day was my last day in school, and to this day, due to many incidents that made me hate school and teachers, I have not been able to attend any school normally. However, despite that, I was able to excel and started teaching myself computer science. Today, I am an app developer in Germany. Welcome to Syria.....

I was considered the biggest pain in the backside of most of my teachers, because I questioned things. The few who appreciated a student who asked too many questions shaped me. Especially the two that asked me ten questions for every one that I asked.

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.

Ive taken for granted the teachers in my life - I'm taking this challenge on cause you're just so right. I feel badly that I haven't noticed this and been grateful for it before, but so thankful that you brought it to the attention of so many including myself. Thanks

I enjoyed this little appreciation of your teachers. I wish I could recall the people involved in my education. Who ever they were I thank them. And thank you Destin you too are a teacher. Perhaps no official qualifications, that I know of, but there's nothing better in trying to understand the carburetor and having you and your pop explain and then show how it works. One of many lessons...

What a wildly different experience you had. I couldn't care less about any of my teachers, I have 0 personal connection to any of them and while I learned a lot, it felt very much like they were just doing it for a paycheck and I was just... there. Except my 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Ott, she was pretty cool I guess. She gave us all personalized nutcrackers at the end of the year.

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.

Professor Hergan was my physics teacher for a year. I went to this extra class that was meant as a training for the physics Olympiad. Often it was just the two of us, and we talked for 2 hours about some questions I had, did some unrelated experiments that I just found interesting, and he showed me some of his cool tools. It was very fun having that opportunity to talk to an expert, 2 hours per week, and ask them anything I wanted, discuss any physics topic I was interested in... Sometimes, especially when I encounter a question I can't fully answer, I want to be a student again, just to be able to talk to him. Thank you.

I disliked so many of my teachers. When I look back at my education, I mainly think of all the bad teachers. There was a couple in elementary school that were good. But then I think of the kids today and the horror awaiting so many of them in school it just makes me so sad.

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.

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.

being embarrassed when people say nice things about you feels like one of the most human thing of all, it just makes no sense! Love your videos Destin