I didn't even cry in Titanic but when he said "what the kids are gonna remember most of all is you", I shed a tear

As a teacher at the beginning of my career, I will save this and watch it everyday until it becomes MY way of teaching.

Mr Ruhl was my genetics teacher when I was in high school. I generally hated science before I took that class. But I chose to take it because I knew I would need it for college and I'm so glad I did. I learned so much in that class and ever since then genetics has fascinated me. I remember doing the labs with my lab partner Mary. I remember joking around with Mr Ruhl and my classmates. About a year and a half later when I was in college I had to take a genetics class. after the first lecture I went up to the professor and told him that I had taken genetics and that Mr Ruhl was my teacher. he looked at me and he said well then you will recognize every single one of the labs that we do. The professor was not a very good one so it is only because of Mr Ruhl that I passed my college genetics class. And it is because of him that the people that sat around me and were friends with me passed that class. Because of how he taught that class I was able to tell those that I studied with what the professor was trying to teach to us. And it comes full circle. My niece who is about 7 years old told me earlier this year that when she grows up she wants to be a geneticist. I had recently discovered a children's book about Gregor Mendel so I purchased it for her for her birthday. If you know anything about Mr Ruhl you may know that in the past he has dressed up as Gregor Mendel. He is an amazing teacher and I am always grateful that I chose to take his genetics class. And by the way, I did write to him and tell him that I very much appreciated having him as a teacher when I was in high school.

He truly puts the students first and removes himself as being the focal point. This is the future of education. You become a facilitator rather than a traditional teacher.

1. Let the kids have choices 2. Teacher must have research based teachnique 3. Let student to be engaged with Choice, Critical Thinking, Colloboration, Creativity, Communication

This was my freshman year honors Biology teacher. Loved his class and style of teaching. Thank you for everything Mr. Ruhl

Because the greatest of these, is love. That was powerful.

The challenge is not believing in a student centered classroom but in making it happen. It requires knowledge, experience, commitment and daring.

Allow students to engage in: 1) Choice 2) Collaboration 3) Communication 4) Critical thinking(problem solving) 5) Creativity 6) Caring / Love

Brilliant! His last sheet sums it up: Allow students to engage in: 1) Choice 2) Collaboration 3) Communication 4) Critical Thinking 5) Creativity 6) Love for the students

My professional life became so much more rewarding and easier when I stopped being a lecturer and became a facilitator of learning. Inspiring talk Mr Ruhl, thank you.

As a student teacher I am glad I watched this, will apply this when I become a Teacher in few months.

I've come to a realisation that Ted talks on teaching professions are sooo inspiring and motivating. I came here to learn more about teaching. I'm pursuing to become a teacher. All the best to everyone too

I've been watching TED for over 2-3 years but this is among the very few times I am writing in this comment box for a TED talk. This is brilliant and I am inspired. Thank you.

I wish, one day I could become a teacher like him ❤ , much inspired speech, thank you so much sir.

The Salesians of Don Bosco are the Educators of the Heart and this professor give me a lot of that spirit!!

What makes a beautiful talk is that it touches your soul and extracts your dreams out of numerous pieces of documentation you are doing as a curriculum developer while sitting in front of the screen. Mr. Joe Ruhl, you inspire! Extremely beautiful talk.

Thank you for this inspirational "lecture", as teachers we usually tend to become a little selfish just because WE are trying to survive, but in the process we "forget" that the students/kids in front of us are ALSO TRYING TO SURVIVE. In order for both parties to survive, we HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER by ACKNOWLEDGING each others' needs. Unfortunately teachers fall into a big hole of issues dealing with discipline, but we need to start doing things DIFFERENTLY in order to draw our students' attention in a more positive, creative and exciting way. Our students are humans just like teachers and teachers are just as human as their students, that's why we need to approach our students in a way that we as teachers would like to be approached. Our students should have more confidence and boldness to interact and communicate with us. YES! KIDS REMEMBER US, THEIR TEACHER - This alone is a phrase that we should put up as motivation to ourselves, the fact that THEY will REMEMBER THEIR TEACHERS! WOW! We should climb into THEIR world and become more like them (in a certain kind of way...lol) to be able to understand them better so that they realise that WE, THE TEACHERS, are ACKNOWLEDGING THEM and considering their needs in such a way that we want them to ENJOY LEARNING THROUGH US, THEIR TEACHERS, who should also remember the most important component of our "job", to LOVE OUR STUDENTS SO MUCH THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO "HATE " US, BUT LOVE US BACK - All this because of our CREATIVITY in making their learning environment HUMANLY PLEASUREABLE.

From the beginning of the video you can see he is a good teacher. He loves his job, he loves his students. That's number 1 ingredient

This genuinely made me teary. I'm still a education student yet his speech made me more inspired to become a teacher. Gonna watch this video again, and again, and again till I become a learner centred teacher.

So much passion, even after 37 years of teaching. Certainly going to remember the 6 C's for my classroom. Thank you TedX for possibly one of the most engaging and noteworthy videos to date.

It made me cry! I could not agree more!!!! The 2 loves really matter a lot! Thank you, Joe Ruhl! Amazing Speech!!!!

This is exactly why I liked being in uni much more than being in high school. We can sit down and have discussions with our professors about complex medical problems, and we share our interests with our teachers. I've even had several teachers notice my enthusiasm (despite me being very low-key most of the time) and run through the clinic halls (animal hospital) going "I HAVE A CASE FOR YOU!" this year. It makes learning more fun.

"But the greatest of all is love" - had me choked and holding back my tears! How powerful! Any wonder considering it's from the "love chapter" of the Holy Scriptures? (1 Corinthians 13) Thank you, Joe, for sharing your experience and valuable insights. God bless you.

I will teach the day after tomorrow for the very first time. I am going to remember your speech. word by word. I will show them love and care for them. Thanks!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I wish my kid had a teacher like you ! Love, respect and prayer for you. Kudos!

Incredibly inspirational! The passion for learning and love for students are the most important ingredients

"The freedom to teach and inspire!" Love that phrase Joe.

Teaching for the past 22 years , I use creativity and home atmosphere with my children . Miracles happens in learning. Best wishes to all the teachers here . I still love teaching .

At NSTEM, we are always looking at different techniques for learning and teaching STEM fields. The 6 C's presented here (Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Choice and Caring) are absolutely phenomenal ways to involve students in learning. Thank you for sharing this video.

What makes a good teacher great is personality. My FAVORITE teacher EVER was my 6th grade social studies teacher. He was funny, liked jokes but knew when to tone it down. He was nice, practically NEVER got mad, he was relatable with his ramblings, he even ran a recycling team because he saw all the global warming stuff and wanted to do something! His grades were fair, he explains the criteria CLEARLY, and we had a grand total of 0 PROJECTS! He was fun to talk to! That's not to mention how I love history! He knew all the misbehavior tactics but never used it against us, if anything he used it in a joking manner. "Hey, I see you back there, back of the classroom, get up here!", "I know how you do things, playing games on your computer, I see you switching tabs!" With the tab remark, you could see the fearful expression waft over the "trouble-makers" faces. He was just like the coolest dude.

I've been using #UKposts since last 5 or 6 years I remember, I've never watched such an exceptional video by Tedx Talks ever. I am commenting on any video for the very first time. I am trying to be an effective teacher for many years. I always thought that I've become the teacher, but I was wrong and I'm still wrong! I need to learn more and more about the Teaching. Thank You Sir. You made me changed towards teaching. 2 Love :) (y)

The power of one for many. Thank you for honoring us who teach and those we hope to inspire. Simply incredible.

the point on 'deciding' to love even when u dont want to "inspires and motivates in a powerful way", is so on point! ( Y)

I am so blessed to have my teachers from Kindergarten to Graduate School. I feel so little compared to their expertise. But I do my best to teach my Kindergarten pupils and inspire them to dream big because the future is big and they have to be prepared for it. To keep going and not quit. To keep learning because life is full of changes. I make sure I looked at everyone in the eye as I talk to them. They do remember me. Even after years. 🥰 I am here to look for ways to improve my teaching. Thank you souch for sharing. Your legacy will live on. God bless you. 🙏🌹

"Choice, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity & Caring Love" - Wow! Makes it all sound so FUN! That is why when I get bogged down trying to decipher the technical jargon of a "scholarly" paper, I step away to watch an interesting UKposts video on the topic, or I just go sit at the piano & play a nice relaxing but emotionally filled piano piece. Life is not meant to be filled with so much "friction". Great story about Ms. Hershey reading "Tom Sawyer". We've all had those incredibly inspiring life teachers.

I wish they had a love button!! You are inspiring to us teachers... 21 years. I forget sometimes whats important.

Those students are very lucky to have a teacher like him.

I wish I had such an insightful teacher. What an inspiration!

that is really wonderful ,we often r busy to finish our portion in syllabus and so loose our relation ship with our students.

Students will never forget the teachers who inspired and motivated them and were nice to them and taught them well, and also will never forget the ones who treated them badly and bullied them.

Mr Joe Ruhl--my kind of teacher! What an inspiration to us all! I have always felt the same way about teaching: that 6th C makes all the difference in the world!

He is so cool and inspiring. I loved his energy throughout this video.

This is great and game changer for real teachers. I love your passion.

This guy is a teacher's teacher. The authentic and solid reflective practice that underpins this man's conviction for learning and student efficacy exceeds the fact that most non-educator audiences would find him less of the "showman" and "entertainer-type" that we have all grown accustomed to hearing in these formats. While I do like a funny or provocative speaker who can capture the audiences attention, more times than not, I find most of the educational speakers today are sought after and revered at large speaking engagements more for their ability to elicit excitement, than for their deep understanding of the teaching/learning process. I will take this guy's realness any day of the week as his message is clear, simple, and full of care and any teacher that has achieved this level of teaching will recognize it in his speech and demeanor and examples, and any teacher aspiring to be like this would be wise to listen.

Class act never grows old. Enriching and inspiring. The talk leads me to remember and honor all my teachers who made a difference in my life. Even chatGPT makes the reassurance that AI will never be able to replace teachers who continue to make themselves relevant and touch young people's lives.

Thanks God I found this! Excellent! I love everything about his talk, so inspiring. Thank you Sir Joe Ruhl!

As an educator since 2003, this Tedx has ignited my motivation to continue doing more out-of-the- standards teaching. And now as a doctoral student wanting, researching and learning to become a transformative and progressive educator, Mr Ruhl has encouraged me. This Tedx is shared with the cohort of colleagues and let's see if they share my passion to become transformative.

How insightful was this TEDtalk! As an aspiring English teacher, this video, although it has been published for a long time, it's still valuable and completely motivational for me. Thank you , TED, for including such wonderful people with wonderful things to share! I truly love this channel.

I'm a teacher, and I'm totally inspire from this Video, thank you for delivering this useful knowledge about teaching.

Hi am a new teacher ( I am Arabia Iwill teach English as a second language for Arabic students). I loved this video . It's really benefit to teach in this way. We as a teacher must to allow the students to have choices the activities in side the classes. We must to follow the new estrages in the teaching field. 🤍🤍🤍

I can't find the words to describe how much your words are beautiful and inspiring . As a teacher i would watch this video over and over again . Thankyou Mister !

One idea that was similar to the article that I read called "The Banking Concept of Education" is that both talked about the importance of communication, relationships, collaboration, and caring of the students. In the video, Lafayette discusses the many ways in which he allows his students to have a choice in how they wish to learn based on their needs. The article does the same when it sheds light on the fact that the teacher no longer teaches the students but rather people teach other since we are social beings.

We all have that one teacher in our lives that completely changed us as a person and they are always more than a teacher for us. I still remember my Chemistry teacher with whom I had many non-chemistry interactions too!

I missed such a rare and unique teacher during my discourse of biology. I wish him a very good luck, to touch and magnetise many more students in his field for betterment of humanity. Thank you for the innovative ideas and executing those. Your love and caring would ever increase with passing time.

I've had several teachers like this guy; I wish I had thanked them all.

Thank you!! This is the best TED talk I have ever seen. It can actually be learned and applied. I am taking notes!

This is too powerful to watch. Such an inspiration for young teachers like me.

I love this a million times! Mr. Ruhl made me cry. Our elementary education professors always remind us the kids will not care how much we know, until they know how much we care. I am certain that your students are some very fortunate students. I believe a person must be "called" to teach. You have the gift and the calling for sure!

I'm so glad to have found this. He articulates so clearly exactly what I want to share when I teach--he captures the essence of all of the very best learning experiences I've had throughout my life.

Having felt a little overwhelmed this academic year I've found this video motivational and comforting. Thanks for posting!

I'm a teacher and I love this presentation so much.👍

Tks Colleage, you speak to the soul of, not only individual [teacher or otherwise] but also of a nation. I am a product of a culture where CARING absent and a teacher is seen as tecnician who works according to officials prescription...

I cried towards the end of this. I realised that I am here for a purpose.. This talk it the best tedtalk i have ever listened to. So inspiring. Thanks Joe!!

I Absolutely LOVE this video. This is a must watch for next generation educators.

I am teaching for 45 years and still I love to teach. Applying 6 C's in my daily routine as a teacher makes me fell so good. Working with students ranging from regular to special needs with ammunition of 6 C 's makes my day fruitful and enjoyable. Thank you so for your inspiring talk. Being a science teacher I can relate to your ideas very well.

what an incredible talk, what a lovely and driven man. Thank you Joe Ruhl for your heart for students

As a current student the caring part is very important. I grew up in a rough environment that led to me feeling uncared about and so when my teacher showed genuine care for me and what I did it made me feel so much better and so important

currently studying for my methodology finals, this TED talk inspired me so much, I wrote down everything in order to make my classroom the place of the 6 Cs Joe Ruhl lists in this Video. What a great mentor.

As a teacher in my 20 years of the career I always teach with love and I can see the fruits. I love to be a teacher!

Things that I've realised while watching this video is that opportunities are flexible, we had it in many ways.. We were often accused ourselves about our failures, incapacities, and ignorance about the opportunities around us but not seen because of lack of focus and attention. We are more powerful than what we expected, we are like knights in shining armor, a man who behaves in a very brave way, The firefighter who rescue students bravely to help them develop their full potential in many ways as we can. In a classroom with diverse personalities, our incredible important role to play is to provide learners an access across the board to a base one sets of standard literacy expectations about what they need to participate in contemporary society. Thanks sir👏

I am a teacher for a long time already but still I am awed by this video... I couldn’t remember the number of times I watch this...so inspiring...

I wish this kind of talks were the focus of most of our PDs!!! Thank you so so much! I can’t wait to see my students again on Monday))

As a teacher This video really impressed and convinced me to go on working with the students the way I do. Explicitly stated.

That last part he was talking about the 6th C reminded me of all the good time we had at school before covid, and kinda got tears into my eyes for having such wonderful experiences as a student. So thank you for this in addition to the insightful information :)

Mr Joe Ruhl is very right. We take care of all the aspects suggested by Joe Ruhl utilizing Theatre in Education Approach and Techniques in our Education college at Surat-India and have received overwhelming response from the learners.

Totally moving and inspiring! You've encouraged me to be even more passionate about my subject and I to do what I do best: teach. Thanks a lot! A teacher of English from Argentina.

Thank you for sharing about your experience and techniques. I am now less terrified to become a teacher.

This is wonderful. I am a student and is passionate of transforming the African Educational to be purpose driven and students centered.

I used to visit my old school every year to thank them.

Im a CPS teacher in Chicago and I love helping the students but I bore myself and the students. I teach how I was taught. This video just woke me up. I think I may be able to like teaching as much as I should. Thank you.

This talk inspired me to really pursue teaching , because this made me realized how wonderful you may feel to be a teacher that touches the students with all your heart. Thank you ❤😊

Thank you so much for sharing your insight and wisdom. I was a terrible student at school, now I find myself teaching. Not in a classroom but small photography workshops and online photography courses. I will incorporate what I have learned here as much as I can

Thank you for remind us how important is our role as teachers. You are a great inspiration.

Wow! Inspiring and full of takeaways. It all starts and ends with caring about the subject and the student. I love it.

Wow. Even for teachers he's inspiring. Thank you for sharing us this talk. It's not only inspiring but also motivate us. Agree that this is what we should hear and learn in our PD. Highly respect!

Thank you, Mr Joe Ruhl! I'll remember you.

thank you Teacher Joe for sharing. Indeed, the great teacher!

This is so inspiring! Thank you, Sir! 😭

thank you very much for sharing this , my dream has always been a great teacher , but i didn't see it through the teachers i had through all my school years , and even in college , but now i saw it through you , i think you wanted to say in somehow , be a good person so that you could be a good teacher , because the secret is '' caring and love '' so inspiring thank you

Thank you TEDx Talks. I am a teacher from VietNam. I like reaching many method teaching.

A very inspiring talk that ignites my passion to teach. Just what I need in this trying times I faced with the school system and almost lack of support that almost made me demotivated. A big THANK YOU Sir Joe for the inspiration you gave us...You Rock!!!

The best message for a teacher: my love has to be not emotional but decisional, inspiring and motivating!!! Thank you!!!

How ridiculously amazing is this man? Inspirational doesn't cover it.

What a beautiful and powerful thought it is! God bless Mr. Joe Ruhl.

from what i saw he is a very good teacher, love how creative and openminded he is.

I watch more than twice

Thank you so much Sir for this valuable information. I'm planning to start my career as teacher next year after completing my degree in teaching. And this will be very helpful for me and following your method will keep me engaged and enjoy the work I do.

What an inspiring message for teachers in a reassuring tone! Taking us to the depth of the seriousness of the profession with gems of ideas to resurface from. Great talk!

What an inspiring message! Choice and caring can definitely go a long way when combined with the 4 C's.