Retired teacher here. I hope one day a former student refers to me as “a damn delight” 🥰
2026-08-08 18:11:17
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JustAnotherGenXDawn :
Bc of ur videos, I purchased the Weighty Words books 1 & 2 for my dad. He has end stage Parkinson’s & dementia, but he remembers & treasures his time as an elementary school teacher. He loves the Weighty Words stories & talks about them all the time. Thank you… to you, Mrs. Yates, the authors & illustrators 🥲
2026-08-08 17:43:48
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MissChanandlerBong * :
Hahahaha you were activated like a sleeper agent 😂
2026-08-08 19:53:03
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Jenwastingtime :
My 4th grade teacher would take role by having us say our last names in alphabetical order. She would start us off by saying, “Good morning class. Good morning, Chris …” and he would respond with his last name (Chris’ last name was the first alphabetically) and we’d then each follow him by shouting out our own last name. To this day I can recite everybody’s last name in my class from when I was 9. I am now 51.
2026-08-08 18:02:09
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Kelly B-Ball :
Yeah, well, mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
2026-08-08 15:51:04
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momma ruth :
I learned my times tables from my teacher playing her guitar and singing them to us . Still my favorite teacher 💕
2026-08-09 05:41:39
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CassiDingo :
This is me with the articles of faith 😔
2026-08-09 21:15:12
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i_am_brianjones :
You know we need the full list, right
2026-08-08 19:55:53
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Karen Gordon870 :
This summer, I went deep into poetry and picked 5 poems for attendance this year. Tell Mrs Yates her teaching methods live on in 7th grade ELA in California.
2026-08-08 16:54:51
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jobeth.moad :
That is so awesome 👏🏻
2026-08-09 00:52:30
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joytrigo :
Please ask Mrs. Yates to compose a book on how to teach effectively. I think millions of teachers would benefit from her methods and kids would more importantly.
2026-08-08 17:49:36
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Sylvia Reed Collins :
You are the student that we all wanted as a student!!!!!! Hilarious 😆
2026-08-09 11:46:40
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sarahlauren1981 :
We had to memorize the Magnificat in Latin in 5th grade for our Christmas pageant, and I can still recite it. I can also remember the preposition song we had to sing in English. But don’t ask me why I walked into this room or what I ate yesterday. 😭
2026-08-09 15:58:21
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Jules_1317 :
You were pavloved 😂
2026-08-09 20:52:17
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KathyG :
A great teacher is worth their weight in gold 💕
2026-08-09 13:27:22
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Angie Carr :
I work with college students and one time I was discussing how we shouldn’t end sentences with prepositions. One of them broke out in a song he learned in 4th or 5th grade about prepositions, sang it all the way through, it was amazing
2026-08-09 04:30:11
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leepreston4 :
Maybe a hypnotist but definitely a damned good teacher!!
2026-08-08 17:29:37
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Sincerely_Darcy :
Rhyming strengthens neural pathways that help with encoding words as memories. This is a demonstration of how powerful this technique is!
2026-08-08 16:40:04
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Winter.Solstice.Queen :
Eli, the sleeper agent. 🤣
2026-08-09 03:04:42
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momma ruth :
She also played the guitar and taught us the states and capital song
2026-08-09 05:42:51
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Bri :
Thank you for posting these updates. I’ve been teaching for 16 years, but this will be my first year teaching 7th grade ELA. Mrs. Yates and her impact on you have inspired me so much. I purchased the Weighty Words book and have the second on my Amazon wishlist. I plan to also use classic poetry for attendance and some kind of chant for the end of class. ❤️Please continue to share these stories- it makes my teacher heart so happy when I hear about students being affected so much by their teachers. ☺️
2026-08-09 05:06:58
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DeniLou :
I watch all your videos.. you’re the only content creator that I can’t listen at 2x speed.. thank you
2026-08-09 00:24:59
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Rach :
"excuses are tools of incompetence
built upon monuments of nothing
and those who specialize in them
are seldom good at anything else"
- something my 7th grade teacher taught us
2026-08-09 00:50:15
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chronicallyirritated :
I have The Weighty Word book in my Amazon cart thanks to you 🥰
2026-08-08 15:49:41
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Leslie Summers :
The Mrs. Yates story is one of my favorites of 2026.
2026-08-08 19:03:14
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