>>> LAST THING BEFORE WE GO
>>> LAST THING BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION OF
TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION OF TEACHERS DURING THIS NATIONAL
TEACHERS DURING THIS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND WHAT A TOUGH TIME FOR OUR
AND WHAT A TOUGH TIME FOR OUR TEACHERS, SAY NOTHING OF THE
TEACHERS, SAY NOTHING OF THE STUDENTS THEY LOVE AND CARE FOR
STUDENTS THEY LOVE AND CARE FOR AND FORM INTO BETTER HUMANS.
AND FORM INTO BETTER HUMANS. FORCING A TEACHER TO STAY OUT OF
FORCING A TEACHER TO STAY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, IT’S LIKE PUTTING
THE CLASSROOM, IT’S LIKE PUTTING A RACE CAR IN THE GARAGE, LIKE A
A RACE CAR IN THE GARAGE, LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER.
FISH OUT OF WATER. QUITE SIMPLY IT GOES AGAINST
QUITE SIMPLY IT GOES AGAINST THEIR LIFE’S WORK.
THEIR LIFE’S WORK. SO A THANK-YOU FOR THEIR WORK
SO A THANK-YOU FOR THEIR WORK DURING THIS COVID AND ZOOM ERA.
DURING THIS COVID AND ZOOM ERA. TEACHERS IN CHICAGO GOT A
TEACHERS IN CHICAGO GOT A SURPRISE FROM A FAMOUS CHICAGOAN
SURPRISE FROM A FAMOUS CHICAGOAN WHOSE VERY APPEARANCE ON THE
WHOSE VERY APPEARANCE ON THE SCREEN REMINDED US IN AN INSTANT
SCREEN REMINDED US IN AN INSTANT OF -- LET’S JUST CALL IT A
OF -- LET’S JUST CALL IT A DIFFERENT TIME IN OUR COUNTRY.
DIFFERENT TIME IN OUR COUNTRY. >> HI, JALAYNE.
>> HI, JALAYNE. >> HI.
>> HI. >> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW ARE YOU? >> I’M GOOD.
>> I’M GOOD. >> IT IS NATIONAL TEACHER
>> IT IS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
APPRECIATION WEEK. >> I AM OVERJOYED, OVERWHELMED.
>> I AM OVERJOYED, OVERWHELMED. I AM ALMOST SPEECHLESS.
I AM ALMOST SPEECHLESS. >> OH, MY GOD.
>> OH, MY GOD. I’M BEYOND EXCITED.
I’M BEYOND EXCITED. I’M -- I THINK I’M TREMBLING
I’M -- I THINK I’M TREMBLING NOW.
NOW. >> GREAT TEACHERS IN A LOT OF
>> GREAT TEACHERS IN A LOT OF WAYS PUT AS BIG OF AN IMPRINT ON
WAYS PUT AS BIG OF AN IMPRINT ON THEIR KID AS ANYBODY.
THEIR KID AS ANYBODY. >> MY KIDS ARE INCREDIBLY
>> MY KIDS ARE INCREDIBLY RESILIENT.
RESILIENT. I AM MOVED TO TEARS ON A REGULAR
I AM MOVED TO TEARS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BASIS. >> WE JUST DEARLY MISS HAVING
>> WE JUST DEARLY MISS HAVING OUR KIDS IN FRONT OF US.
OUR KIDS IN FRONT OF US. >> SO WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I
>> SO WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS SO CONCERNED, I WENT TO MY
WAS SO CONCERNED, I WENT TO MY SCHOOL AND VOLUNTEERED THE FIRST
SCHOOL AND VOLUNTEERED THE FIRST TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. I WAS PASSING OUT THE
I WAS PASSING OUT THE CHROMEBOOKS.
CHROMEBOOKS. >> WHAT I TRIED TO DO IS JUST
>> WHAT I TRIED TO DO IS JUST TRANSMIT MY CLASS AS ACHS
TRANSMIT MY CLASS AS ACHS POSSIBLE INTO THE REMOTE
POSSIBLE INTO THE REMOTE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OUR CLASS IS
ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OUR CLASS IS SO POWERFUL IN THE INTERACTION.
SO POWERFUL IN THE INTERACTION. >> IF I EVER GET TOO DOWN AND
>> IF I EVER GET TOO DOWN AND OUT, I’M GOING TO HAVE TO TUNE
OUT, I’M GOING TO HAVE TO TUNE IN TO YOU SO THAT I CAN GEAR
IN TO YOU SO THAT I CAN GEAR BACK UP.
BACK UP. >> YOU WOULD BE AN HONORED GET
>> YOU WOULD BE AN HONORED GET IN MY CLASS AT ANY POINT.
IN MY CLASS AT ANY POINT. >> THE PASSION SHOWS.
>> THE PASSION SHOWS. THE TIME AND EFFORT.
