[Laughter] That's what you're gonna ask her too?
Um...
That's a hard question.
Uh....
A world without teachers?
What would the world be like without teachers?
Chaos.
Sad.
Because I won't learn anything.
The younger generation wouldn't have anyone to look up to, to learn from.
Walk around ignorant.
We could keep the teachers but just not homework.
Everyone would be going cuckoo and we wouldn't know anything.
That is the scariest thought that anyone could ever have.
I think it would be craziness just because I think besides parents
Teachers are the first people we meet who shape who we become.
I haven't always been like the best student throughout my whole life.
I was always in trouble.
I had suffered three Fs and I realized, like woah,
I need to fix that, you know?
Fourth grade was over. Fifth grade, we graduated.
Sixth grade. Hi Mrs. Gonzalez. How are you doing?
She said I heard these were your grades. What's going on in that science class?
She was like totally keeping up and I just felt like, Woah,
Something is different about that.
Gave me the time of day, mostly. He was very engaged in what I was doing
Even though I was in detention I was still learning.
She was the one teacher who really saw a lot in me.
She made me feel like I wasn't the kid that the other teachers described.
And there was a point when I said okay I'm going to fail my French class
Because I haven't been there. I haven't done any homework.
I'm just going to drop out before I fail. And then she specifically came to me
And said, No, I'm going to work out a deal with you so that if you stay
You won't fail.
If we didn't do good in school she would chew you out.
But she would always give you a chance to make it up.
You know what I mean? She would never put you in low standards
and leave you there. That's one thing I like about teachers
They won't leave you behind.
When I got accepted into colleges The first thing I thought is
I'd better go and tell her Guess what! I got into Penn State
I got into UC. I got into all these colleges.
Actually, it inspired me to pursue political science.
She was basically the one who taught me to keep trying.
I can accomplish more than I probably think I can.
I really felt like she didn't have to do that but it made the difference.
You see I'm getting emotional. Because she's great, you know.
[Starting to cry...] Give me a minute. [Walks away]
[Music in background.]
I wouldn't be here without her. I'd like to thank her so much for that.
Thanks, Ms. Victor. Hope you see this and I hope you know that
You mean a lot to me You're really important.
What was your teacher's name again? Miss Marabelle.
It's Mr. Elmore.
Adam Esperida.
Miss Harris.
Her name was Casey Crocker.
She just exhibited like such a raw passion for teaching.
It made me want to teach. I want to do that for people.
That's a beautiful thing. Sweet.