She came to interview Matt Damon, Will Hunting showed up. 😂

@williamrandolph1566

3 ай бұрын

Banner headline reads: "How do ya like them apples?"

@eklypse180

3 ай бұрын

Hundred!

@diegocristian1580

3 ай бұрын

Was looking for this comment 😂

@marcdellorusso180

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, he went full on Will Hunting there for sure. The only thing missing was the book references and math equations.

@Qu33nMary444

3 ай бұрын

My boy Will jumped right out, haha!

He's 100% correct! A teacher wants to inspire youth to learn!!!

What a disrespectful view of actors and teachers. I’m glad he put her in her place, but in a precise, educated, and respectful manner. Proof you don’t have to get ugly and loud to win an argument.

@daerdevvyl4314

26 күн бұрын

Unfortunately he’s wrong. Of course there are lots of great teachers, but there are also crappy ones. To deny that is stupid. And yes, there are teachers who don’t love doing it and they put in minimal effort. So why do they do it? Well, in one case that I know of, he owned a restaurant as well, and continued teaching for the added income. It’s really as simple as that. Maybe with others, they just don’t think they could get a better paying job where they have summers off. I don’t know for sure what their motivations are. All I know is that they were bad at their job and shouldn’t have had it.

@redreaper2752

26 күн бұрын

@@daerdevvyl4314 of course you’re right but there’s no reason to mention that when speaking in generalities about the profession. Though I myself could think of many other reasons when he mentioned why else would someone choose such a poorly paid job. And for many poor people without hope of education such a salary would be a dream. My point was just that her way of seeing such professions was disrespectful and downgrading, especially when speaking about groups as a whole. To even think the biggest reason an actor would want to keep getting better at their craft is to keep getting work is so simple minded I’m having trouble describing it.

@BobbyDon8

24 күн бұрын

Most teachers were too stupid to do anything else. And they are more focused on their pensions than teaching. Education is the easiest major.

@perwestermark8920

23 күн бұрын

​@@BobbyDon8 Seems you have been at the worst of schools - or been kicked out of schools. Most teachers I have seen have been great.

@Finangleydoo

22 күн бұрын

​@@BobbyDon8How incredibly ignorant for no reason.

Thanks to Matt for standing up for people doing a difficult job under extremely challenging conditions with no budgets! And thanks for challenging that reporter's extremely limited views. Too many people feel that others have it easy. Until we walk in another person's shoes... . Generalized thinking is the problem here. Let's approach every person, life and situation with respect and compassion. Who knows? It might make the world a much nicer place to live in!

I'm from the UK & 53 now, but as a kid aged 13, I was heading off the rails, teachers disliked me and I had had a big run in with the law... The toughest/strictest teacher in the school "Mr Williamson" took to me to his office, and talked to me, like a father, and someone who could see my trajectory and cared.... That man changed my life,when no-one else gave a shit...I knuckled down and ended up at College, then University etc etc... One great teacher can mould a life, While I thanked him when I left school, he'll never know exactly what he did that day.. Thanks Sir ❤️

@janeskey5042

Ай бұрын

Love that… so true. It just takes one person to care & it will change your life.

@leehorrocks5253

Ай бұрын

@@janeskey5042 thank you, it really does... I own my own business and over the years, I've trained many lads to do my job, I've wished them well when they left to start their own companies, am godfather to a few of their kids and love watching them make successes of their lives (I look for kids that were like me).. Watching them buy their first home, get married etc.. Its so rewarding... But I think about Mr Williamson at some point every week, he was so influential, a perfect role model and a gentleman.. He taught me how to be a man. These people are so underrated..

@moreskeptical-ro9ph

Ай бұрын

His care and concern and interest landed on fertile ground. You had he are both to be commended. Inspiring, thank you

@alisabarrett5653

Ай бұрын

That's inspiring. I just had teachers that screamed at me.

@AScrapOfKindness

Ай бұрын

My teacher was Mr. Kissell. Gone now, but never forgotten.

Im a teacher and there are things money cant pay. When you see a child's face finally understanding something that was really hard for him/her.. It's priceless. And that's why I teach.

@denisedavies5950

3 ай бұрын

❤

@emyf9197

3 ай бұрын

Hmm Nice... Bet u won't say the same when your country shoves that ridiculous high bill sent to u bcuz u visited the doctor. I'm saying country bcuz the politicians aren't doing much about the health care system

@EikottXD

3 ай бұрын

​@@emyf9197take your political religion and go preach somewhere else. To top it off you don't even make sense.

@lewisburton1852

3 ай бұрын

And teachers like you is why nobody does anything to raise your pay, I love your passion for it but also, think about yourself. The notion that Matt doesn’t work harder to not lose a role to RDJ for instance is incredibly hypocritical. I’m sure you love your job, but knowing that you’re well taken care of for doing an amazing job is well deserved and just!

@shmales7023

3 ай бұрын

Imo, good teachers are just as necessary as heart surgeons for the health of America.

As a an educator, I approve this message wholeheartedly. Teaching is too difficult to do unless you're passionate about it.

@beehappyalways

4 күн бұрын

Exactly. Just like social work. One must have a minimum of a bachelors degree. And one must really want to do those jobs, because one is not going to become wealthy doing them. It’s a calling.

@sketchyold

3 күн бұрын

@@beehappyalwaysI think in most places you’re required to obtain a masters to remain in those careers. I know many in both fields (myself included) who needed to.

Wow! I always liked him as an actor, but as a 25-year veteran teacher, I now think he’s also a wonderful human!

@robmichael8136

9 күн бұрын

His reasoning is biased and flawed. Both my parents were teachers and I don't agree with his logic here.

@mrvlsmrv

9 күн бұрын

​@robmichael8136 what makes his opinion anymore biased and flawed than yours?

@robmichael8136

9 күн бұрын

@@mrvlsmrv Because he's saying her opinion is wrong when it's just her take. He could say he just disagreed with her assumption, but then he went on and talked about his opinion like it was an objective truth compared to her opinion. I've had great teachers and poor teachers. I've had a teacher that bragged about tenure before. Education in the US has been poor for awhile now compared to other nations. Test scores nation-wide have also been in decline. Maybe tenure isn't the best path forward if it protects and shields teachers that are lacking from valid job assessment and performance.

@mrvlsmrv

9 күн бұрын

@@robmichael8136 she was posing a premise into a question. He disagrees with the premise. He gave his take on it. He thinks it is wrong and gave his reasoning behind it.

@debbiekroutel9913

6 күн бұрын

Excellent response !!❤❤❤😂😊

The face he makes when he realises what she’s getting at 😂

@bernie7384

3 ай бұрын

“Gotcha” question detected🤣🤣

@MrBud85

3 ай бұрын

Who is she. Sounds like a qanon question

@argumentumpoeticum

3 ай бұрын

​@@MrBud85"Reason" is a libertarian publication/media outlet that wants to privatize everything.

@extantsanity

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that "oh one of these people" gazes! You can see he even feels insulted at the stupidity of the question. "You think _job insecurity_ is what makes me work hard? Bish I'm on another level because I *love* this shit"

@kathyewing5543

3 ай бұрын

@@extantsanity Indeed! What an INSANE preface to her equally insane question. His restraint is only superseded by his acting talent.

Matt’s mother was a high school teacher, now retired. He’s always going to defend a teacher.

@jashuasmith9361

3 ай бұрын

O!

@ryanblue4166

3 ай бұрын

That makes this reporter even dumber for asking this question.

@TheWalkingRed

3 ай бұрын

You deserve more likes. Have another!

@chuckst98

3 ай бұрын

Yes my Mother taught for 31 years High school and she loved it, never said she regretted it at all and she’s always running into former students now even though she’s 80 years old 😄

@KG-bliss

3 ай бұрын

Then she asked the right person to get the insight...and she got it good and proper.

Being a teacher is like being at an eight-year-old’s birthday party all day every day! With all the distractions and issues very little teaching gets done some days. They deserve far more respect than they get! Kudos to Matt Damon! 🧡

The reporter seems to not know Matt Damon has a high IQ. Watching him listen intently and respond so eloquently was a joy.

@nancypelosi2627

Ай бұрын

So he's saying he's a good actor because he loves it but then what does that say about all the other actors that aren't good but do love it? There are lots of singers that are horrible that love it. If you actually wanted a job you might take vocal lessons as a singer. It sounded to me like he threw a bunch of stuff that didn't go together in a pot and added big words to sound smart.

@MartinMeshia

Ай бұрын

If he, who is actually a she (FTM), don't know about schools actually being government social indoctrination centers, then how does a high IQ mean anything?

@EnigmaticAnamoly

Ай бұрын

​@@nancypelosi2627 Maybe you're just a dolt. Everyone else seems to grasp what he's saying...why can't you?

@nancypelosi2627

Ай бұрын

@@EnigmaticAnamoly Maybe because I actually listened instead of getting off on multi syllable words.

@Blue-EyesWhitePrivilege

Ай бұрын

​@@nancypelosi2627Listening is pointless without understanding. You objectively don't understand what he's saying, evident by the fact that you think words with multiple syllables are impressive enough to distract everyone else. That's called projection, you're assuming everyone is just as stupid as you are.

It's great that this celebrity stands up for unappreciated professionals.

@KFish-bw1om

Ай бұрын

The average reading level for adults in America is 8th grade. Maybe so many people shouldn't stick up for them so much, without at least evaluating their performance? When your kid can't read, and the teacher wants to talk to them about their own personal s*x life. Maybe they're not the "real heroes" everyone who blindly sticks up for them keeps saying they are. 80 years of the highest budgets with the worst possible results doesn't exactly indicate that people care so much about their job and are working so hard to do their very best.

@claudiaarjangi4914

Ай бұрын

​@@KFish-bw1om Are you joking ? They are literally paid poverty wages ( that huge budget goes to the red tape makers, not the teachers ). It's a bit hard to teach kids that are taught by SO many parents to ignore education not listen to anyone that knows more. And they are dealing with kids that have not been given discipline from those that are meant to give it to them ( parents have a responsibility to get their kids ready to learn. Cos not learning WILL end up ruining their life ) Teachers & parents have the most important job for our & their future. Cos they are gonna be running the country & wiping your ass when you are too old to. How you have them educated ( science, empathy, social education etc ) decides whether YOU get treated properly, when you are too old to argue. I don't know how people that don't value kids education, aren't scared of that future.

@SeanCC

Ай бұрын

@@KFish-bw1om that's the school board and your state's reps and governor and the damage of Reagan's administration forward.

@KFish-bw1om

Ай бұрын

@@SeanCC Yeah, "everyone's fault except ours" - the teachers. Like the teachers haven't played an equally, nay more destructive, role in this catastrophe. I went to public school. I know how terrible 98% of the teachers are. In 13 years I probably had enough good teachers to count on one hand. "You don't really think you're the real hero, do you?" - Norm MacDonald

@codingvio7383

Ай бұрын

Celebrities need to all start standing up for controversy baiting other celebs

Damn, it’s nice to hear someone famous say this. Thanks, dude.

@ChaoticAngelKitten

Ай бұрын

I love how a lot of actors are standing up for the country and the people who don’t have a voice… every time I hear one of these actors tell off people like this, it gives me hope for the future. These actors are role models and I hope their actions and their words truly make a difference.

@therant3837

Ай бұрын

My brother is a teacher, and Matt Damon is right... my brother wouldn't trade his job for anything else. He loves those kids, and they respect him. He's smart, going for his Master's Degree even as we speak. He says it like it is..... "I didn't do it for the money. I'm a civil servant and I take that seriously." I was in the Army. The pay outrageously sucked for the hours we worked, and again it wasn't about the money, although I will confess later in life money is nice. That's why I don't condone politicians. They aren't civil servants. They serve themselves, yet promote the idea of serving your country to everyone else. They're in it for the money and kick backs from lobbyist groups. They couldn't give a darn about us. People like my brother actually care about their service to others. Politicians.... if they cared so much about other people they wouldn't have passed N.A.F.T.A. destroying our once self sufficient economy. They look at us from on high and see us as their servants. They see us and think we're beneath them, that we owe them our backs and our lives and just another means to make their bank accounts bigger through taxation without representation, and what's funny to me is that that's what our forefathers were against.

@ChaoticAngelKitten

Ай бұрын

@@therant3837 sad but true… there are some good ones and some that at least do a bit for the people while getting rich but overall, most are pretty pish poor leadership…

@therant3837

Ай бұрын

@@ChaoticAngelKitten Yeah. You know in all of human history I will say living in America has it's opportunities, even nowadays.... somewhat. We have a history of cruelty, too. No doubt we have our infamy for the slave trade and with the Indians. And of course the Chinese building our railroads. There's no questioning that, however EVERY country has it's dark ages due to wicked leadership past and present. It's not just that though. People in a thriving nation gain a sense of pride whether it's monetary with material wealth or military might through technology. I will say as a Christian "pride" has definitely taken over certain organizations within the populace, and it's written in the Bible "Before the fall comes pride", however when you have a mass melting pot like America the people will never unite as a whole. That pride extends to skin color (of all the retarded things), class, wealth, ands yes..... like with the LGBTQ who or what you choose to sleep with. You know it's ultimately insulting to even the average intelligence when people romp in pride over such trivial things like it really matters. God created all of us. God has already written the story of our lives whether we believe in God or not. There's two ways to go.... God or the world, and honestly the world sucks. We see that all throughout human history. Those in power exploit it for their own selfish gains and yes even in the Bible in the Old Testament we see that pride with King Saul and many others. We see that in the New Testament when the pride of the Jews led them to murder our messiah. God created skin color. God allows for class structures where we may not have the same wealth distribution but we're all supposed to use those blessings to help others in need and not just ourselves. Again it's the pride factor that leads to greed and cruelty. I don't know if you're a Christian or not but do you know what the underlying cause of sin is? Pride. It gives people the excuse to exploit and hurt one another because they don't like their station in life. Dude I'm 45 and I'm poor, man. Yet still I love everyone. Rich or poor it doesn't matter what other people have or don't have because "stuff" doesn't make us. I will admit at one point in time I was very envious of my own family members because they were born...... "smart". I didn't do well in primary school, and I even tried college and that was a failure if there ever was one. But you know what that's okay, man. Being content is still something I'm working on. There are things I want and whether I get to have that kind of a life is up to God at this point and that's okay, too. I apologize up front bud. I tend to write a lot. Have a wonderful day, now.

@darbofuchs9021

Ай бұрын

​@@ChaoticAngelKittenWhy is an actor a role model? He does his job just like anybody else. He becomes famous just because many people watch his moves. There are so many very good actors who are not famous. Are they role models as well?

Awesome to hear people defend teachers and call out this crap

@AmandaHugnkiss-kp3fy

19 күн бұрын

Teachers don't work long hours

@lionheart4299

17 күн бұрын

@@AmandaHugnkiss-kp3fy you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about! They get a decent amount of time off, but when they are working, they work very long hours. When the day ends, they have to grade a lot of stuff very often. They have to email parents and converse with them, the job never ends you are simpleton, and you are ignorant.

@rubenengmo5467

17 күн бұрын

​@@AmandaHugnkiss-kp3fyYes, they do‼️ Because they work long hours at home, long in to the night, after they leave school in the afternoon. I'm a teachers son, and was so often jealous of my fathers school when I was a litle boy😮‍💨

@robmichael8136

9 күн бұрын

It's not crap. There are good teachers and bad teachers like any other profession. The difference is that tenure protects the bad teachers from any objective measure of job performance (unlike many other jobs) and it affects children's the most. I don't know if you've noticed, but education in America has fallen on the world stages substantially from lax standards and poor education.

Of all the things you could ask him...what a STUPID question. Yes- the face he makes when he realizes what she's getting at...priceless ❤ I've had teachers completely change the trajectory of my life, and I've been a teacher and paid that forward as much as I possibly could. Your response NAILED IT, Mr. Matt Damon. THANK YOU!!

@user-bh8vx9ks9d

Ай бұрын

My sister and niece are teachers and another niece is in college to become a teacher, they do it because they love kids and helping them to learn and encouraging their dreams and telling them showing them a better way. We love and need teachers and we need to really show our appreciation of them through their wages!!

He gets full marks for maintaining his cool while defending his mom & every other educator in this country. Good job, Matt.

@oliviastar3812

3 ай бұрын

Ah, was wondering where his insight came from. Actors lead such insulated lifestyles it always seems to have to happen to them/near them/to their kid or family, for it to even register and be of importance to them. JS.

@sharpthingsinspace9721

3 ай бұрын

Well I’m glad you were isolated from sh*t teachers. My friends and I remember several teachers just giving us a task and then they disappeared for the rest of the hour. What I just said answered Matt’s ignorant statement.

@justsomeguy1691

3 ай бұрын

@@sharpthingsinspace9721right, let’s just say f**k all teachers because you had some bad ones in school. Why don’t we just shut down the whole police force because of Rodney King? Or take an axe to the whole Catholic Church, or Southern Baptist Church, or Boy Scouts of America. Larry Nassar was a problem, why not just shut down the whole U.S. Olympic gymnastics program? Give me a break man. I’ve never seen someone be so ignorant while simultaneously accusing someone else of ignorance.

@arawilson

3 ай бұрын

@@sharpthingsinspace9721 Remember any good teachers?

@eddiek8179

3 ай бұрын

@@sharpthingsinspace9721 He wasn't ignorant. Your anecdotal experience is NOT representative of teachers in general and is entirely reductive, absent of context. There are always going to be anomalies in any given situation, but he wasn't talking about anomalies, was he? Anomalies are not representative of reality at large. However, I do believe you've had shitty teachers because clearly, that experience has completely robbed you of critical thinking and common sense.

Wow, that's the most respectful way to tell someone they are disrespectful and rude

@WhosThere26

2 ай бұрын

Definitely not disrespectful and rude for asking a perfectly reasonable question. If you can’t see that then you’re pretty brainwashed into knee jerk siding with the teachers and the unions.

@muaddib930

2 ай бұрын

... By being diarespectful and rude?... And actually agreeing with her?

@cassandro9445

2 ай бұрын

​@@muaddib930you're so biased to understand what you WANT to understand from things 😂 it's mind boggling. No he literally wasn't agreeing with her. Try again.

@markkelly4077

2 ай бұрын

​@@muaddib930He didn't agree with her at all? He also wasn't rude? She wants to take tenure away from teachers. He thinks that's stupid. It is. I'll be rude, you're an idiot that can't even comprehend a minute long video.

@reckless818

2 ай бұрын

Gf is a pediatrician and get paid terrible money. She's lost so much and put her health on the line for a job she doesn't get any respect. She loves her job and I can't figure it out cause everyday it sounds awful

You have to love Matt Damon’s insight to teaching. A really hard job with great rewards and a lot of stress. Many teachers today have to work a second job to pay their bills.

@Parnel-kj1ou

4 күн бұрын

Which is just wrong!

I’m a retired elementary school teacher. My favorite moments are when college students contact me and thank me for something like said that got them on the right track. One of them: “You are who your friends are. Choose your friends carefully!”

I love Matt Damon. He is never on the news for bad situations and keeps his life private. Loves his wife and kids. Don’t mess with my Matt Damon lady.

@CKLee-rs4kl

Ай бұрын

yeah, I just don't get her question; guess she thought she was so intelligent...not.

@dennissprague2572

Ай бұрын

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@Mikeyy-y

Ай бұрын

Crooked media, trying to take something good and turn it into something bad

@jaxdragon1723

Ай бұрын

@@CKLee-rs4kl exactly ! dumb-azz thought she had a thought in that brain & Matt put her back on earth, where she gets an attitude adjustment

His mom's a teacher ❤ I love how much he supports teachers

@redlightmax

3 ай бұрын

Matt Damon's Mom was standing next to him - you can see part of "Mom" on screen. I'm glad that she got to see her son defend her profession so strongly. The original video is "What We Saw At The Save Our Schools Rally in Washington D.C." by ReasonTV.

@user-wg6lv2ui9m

3 ай бұрын

Teachers are failing... They all can't be "good" when their students aren't reflective of their work. Most teachers are failures at something else.

@Vinny.X

3 ай бұрын

He's under a delusion people don't work harder when there is income incentive. A true socialist that only plays intelligent people in movies.

@dallasbrat81

3 ай бұрын

​@@redlightmaxscrew bad teacher's they are indoctrination camps

@PM-qp5he

3 ай бұрын

Takes 1/3 of the year off and is over paid.

Look at his mouth as he speaks…he’s genuinely angry, hurt, passionate about this topic. This man is brilliant and talented and just ….perfect!

Matt Damon is a solid dude. He's been made fun of so much through his career and has always been a good sport about it. On top of that he is still proactive at trying to make the world better

Thank you, Matt. God bless you. I am a teacher who taught preschool, special education in high school & adult school. Teachers get paid less than McDonald’s workers to start and it takes a lot to get ahead. The teacher I worked with was a McDonald’s employee and only quit to become a teacher because her concept for special education was accepted. Our class had everything to teach a student how to live a normal life on their own. We were a community based instructed class and we taught cooking plus classes that would enable a student to get a job. Granted some would never be able to due to their disability. I sacrificed a lot for my students and because our class was low income, I’d pick them up and take them on some of our family fun days just so they could experience new things. I loved my kids. I became disabled from this job and am now struggling but I would not change a thing except me getting hurt. 💜💕❤️🙏🌈🐶🐾🐈 May God bless and watch over all teachers and may they earn what they are worth.

@omeliachan5199

Ай бұрын

The Lord will reward you greatly. Thank you for your sacrifice of love! Thats so precious. 🌹

@awesomekoga7848

Ай бұрын

@@omeliachan5199 thank you for your kind words. It made my day. I was feeling a bit depressed cause I really loved my job and was missing it. After becoming disabled, my quality of life will never be the same. I live in pain and some days it’s excruciating with no relief. 💜💕❤️🙏🌈🐶🐾🐈

@DDK4411

Ай бұрын

@awesomekoga7848 I too am (/was) a teacher (primary school and special/inclusive education, specialising in E/BD), in Australia, 35 years old. Teaching was my passion, not just a job! Especially E/BD. I too am disabled and can no longer do my job.🙁 not from my work, but from fibromyalgia (so I empathise with the living in pain and sometimes excruciating pain, too🤕). I understand how you feel and the pain of the loss of your job. I guess I have no helpful words to say, but I know for me it helps to be understood and appreciated. God bless ❤ God has a plan for each of us and uses all things for our good and His glory. It doesn't make sense to me now, and may not for the rest of my life, but I trust Him and I pray you do too!😊 praying for you, lovely 🙂💛

@margsyn

29 күн бұрын

You are blessed. Sorry you were hurt. I'm a counselor for the schools. This summer I'm teaching Title 1 children. I wouldn't trade this experience for any other work. I'm over 60 but I love working in this field.

@Brick-so1ig

19 күн бұрын

Mcdonalds Generates Money...Being a Teacher Does Not...If Teachers Teaching Students Somehow Generated Money The Teachers Would Get Paid More

This was amazing to watch because i could literally see the wheels turning in his head to respond but he STILL gave her the opportunity to ask the question before responding. His response was articulate and firm without being rude. Loved this.

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

Show me the "articulate part". Idiot Really long hours? GTFO

@dod2304

3 ай бұрын

and clearly she didn't understand the motivation to act as well as why teachers want to teach! I'd say, additionally...they don't get the resources they need so most buy many things for the classroom themselves!I've only witnessed handful of teachers who were clearly ready to retire and should've retired already. All the rest love what they do.

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

@@dod2304 "buy many things" LOL, Yeah, no. You're in LaLa land. Wake up

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

@@dod2304 In the Boston area, those public school teachers are earning $90=123K/annum. Their pensions are golden. Meanwhile, you are clueless. LOL

@beenthere2580

3 ай бұрын

​@seanmurphy2302 I live in California, teach for less than 50K/year, can't afford the average rent nor to buy more than a trailer in a trailer park. My pension will NOT be great because I started at 40 yrs old. His words correctly describe many teachers (and we're quitting in droves).

That interviewer brought out the Jason Bourne side of Matt. He is not only a great actor but also a humanitarian. ❤❤

Matt is absolutely correct, and I'm so glad he educated that reporter about a noble profession. There are many professions where people do a job for a different reward than money, which is why it's called noble. Teachers should be rewarded more than they are. They inspire and cultivate intelligence in our future through our children. That's gold.

I taught for 27 years. I loved it and I was paid well. I took work home on weekends and stayed at school late during the week to finish my work. I retired in 2017 and I still dream that I'm in school teaching. I miss it.

@coreyburke3493

3 ай бұрын

I dated a teacher. From that experience I can confidently say it changes DRASTICALLY depending on where you teach. The difference between where she was teaching when we met and where she ended up teaching when she moved to my area was about $30k. She was a 12 year teacher making $60k a year in California only able to have her own apartment because the people she rented her condo from basically gave her way under market rent because she was a teacher. The fact that teachers are required to spend so much money on their classroom that then can't be written off is ridiculous. And if you teach in the wrong area it's absolutely under paid you have to know that right?

@jodiburt2193

3 ай бұрын

No one can afford CA. My husband is an aerospace engineer and we barely survived living there.

@kerry9125

3 ай бұрын

Then go back and teach, even if it's part time or substitute. Do what you enjoy.

@zbk343

3 ай бұрын

Yeah..my teacher..came from wealthty family..but she still teaching.. Respect for her and all of the teacher on the globe... If they sincere

@bttawfiq

3 ай бұрын

Teaching is the most noble job in human history, especially the older generation, I'm a 70s child, those teachers taught us more than just the materials they were supposed to teach, old school teachers were like another version of your parent at the time, God bless them.

Matt demonstrating his intelligence. Just honesty, no fluff. Respect.

@kyleanderson1435

3 ай бұрын

"Do you honestly think they would take a shitty salary and long hours if they didn't love teaching?"

@AdamWilliamsLiveTrack

3 ай бұрын

Love it or not... teaching critical race theory, sexually explicit books, and gay pride flags and social sciences.. means that most teachers should be fired.

@azuravian

3 ай бұрын

​@@AdamWilliamsLiveTracknope

@kathrynbrookes3834

3 ай бұрын

​@AdamWilliamsLiveTrack You're an example of why these things need to be taught - so people can consider and be informed and form fully founded opinions based on facts as opposed to to 'dRaG QuEEnS aRe BrAInWaShINg our ChILdReN'

@mrwoody1413

3 ай бұрын

@@kathrynbrookes3834yeah.. maybe they should be taught this stuff 9th-12th grade but not in elementary when they know nothing about the world and are extremely malleable and able to be convinced to believe anything..

Thank you Matt Damon for sticking up for educators.

My Mom was a teacher for 33 years. The homework every single night for her, after dinner, after dishes.....every night. Then during summer vacation, it was more college and more degrees...until I was 42 ....my mom was STILL learning.....yes she did EARN her doctorate. Miss you Mom. Every day. 🇺🇲

She asked the son of a teacher and author for his opinion. ❤ She didn’t do her homework!

@affordablevoices

3 ай бұрын

You have done your homework.

@Free.Clear3802

3 ай бұрын

Anyone who became a fan of his after watching Good Will Hunting knows the screenplay was inspired by his own time at Harvard. This alone should have made her second guess this line of questioning.

@badsnowman

3 ай бұрын

yeah, she was never gonna get a good quote for her story, the question was pretty much "teachers don't want to teach, they are just lazy, unless they get 20 mill dollars like you Matt, then they might like it again", she wasn't even a bit concerned about the poor salary and long hours that teachers had, not to mention all of the shootings, she wasn't trying to present the situation from both perspectives, she was trying to write the article from the point of view that was trashing the teachers

@marilynwaaldijk_howell1320

3 ай бұрын

So now she's being SCHOOLED !!!!!.‼️🤔🤨🫣😀👏👍🙏💯 🎀..

@Free.Clear3802

3 ай бұрын

@@marilynwaaldijk_howell1320 i was waiting for this and you delivered

As a 22 year teaching veteran, I thank Matt for so eloquently articulating the heart of a teacher. Teaching is a gift and a passion.

@nategibbons172

3 ай бұрын

Too bad a lot don’t look at their job like that anymore.

@toodleloo2253

3 ай бұрын

Not to mention, his comments prove that he DID gain Admission to Harvard University on Merit, before he ever became a celebrity or movie star... He's clearly a very Bright man!!- :)

@nathanlindahl8336

3 ай бұрын

Teachers have been corrupted by the narrative of the extremist left.

@len3169

3 ай бұрын

Now teachers are activists and indoctrinate students.

@ElleGen

3 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s 100% a gift, and not everyone is capable. Thank you for teaching.

What was that reporter thinking! The premise of comparing acting and teaching is mind blowing!

You go Matt, I was a Paraprofessional in High school Special Education. I don’t know how the teachers did it. Half the time they used their own money for supplies for the kids. They worked on teaching them life skills and setting them up in a job program. They truly loved those kids, I did too. Low paying jobs, but the kids are worth it. Thank you for standing up for educators.

‘my boy’s wicked smart’

@michaelqdlap

3 ай бұрын

Smaaht*

@gerardmagill5632

3 ай бұрын

There’s the one we came for 👌🏻

@hlf_coder6272

3 ай бұрын

Your boy is a moron. There was so much stupidity demonstrated in this little clip, it's actually astounding. I mean, long hours? Teachers get 180 days off a year. 🥴 Your boy should stick to wearing clothes someone else selected, while standing where someone else tells him to, while reading lines someone else wrote, in a manner someone else tells him to.

@briangsell2700

3 ай бұрын

I love this answer. Ha

@Aaronservant0

3 ай бұрын

When you are incentivized to perfom better for more rewards...you dont, according to this idiot.

As a former educator of 26 years, thank you Matt Damon! I loved teaching kids. All 26 years were grades 6-8. It was awesome!

@adsloane

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

@auntiesemite9295

3 ай бұрын

Most "journalists" come from privileged families these days, so they don't understand working out of love or duty.

@auntiesemite9295

3 ай бұрын

These people ask such questions because they come from privilege so don't understand working for love or duty.

@silenttitan416

3 ай бұрын

Dunno what he's talking about with shitty salaries though. All my teachers were on about 80,000 a year and that's public schools. I think the lowest pay for a qualified teacher is with the much younger children. But they are still on like 60k a year. It's not a shitty salarie, it's also not a difficult job. The most difficult part is dealing with shitty kids that are a result of bad parenting. The job itself is pretty easy. I taught my fair share of classes WHILE in highschool. At like 15 and 16, so for a grown adult to do it must be easier than ever was for me..

@jonjslima6150

3 ай бұрын

@@silenttitan416 80,000 dollars a year??? Are you talking about public schools or universities? If it is the latter, this value makes sense. Here in Brazil, a public school teacher earns no more than 60,000 Reais per year, which in dollars would be around 12,000 per year.

Matt is so intelligent. He is Good Will Hunting. Spot on - Teachers get shat upon regularly but they still do what they love to do and God bless them - they do make a difference in most people’s lives.

Thank you Matt for saying like it is and putting this reporter in her place with wisdom. 👍🏼

This is good guy with a really great mind. I appreciate the respect he has for teachers & as acting was his calling, so it is with those that teach. Tbh, it’s an incredibly important job educating & influencing young minds of the future. I respect both teachers & Matt!

@missbee3618

Ай бұрын

PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAA ​@@Nutersquirrels!! The hilarity in you talking absolute total sh!!!te saying this erudite, intelligent dude, talking undoubtedly factually before the eyes of the thinking world - those that have the ability to think critically & independently - saying YOU think he's talking nonsense as you display your nonsensical gullibility to us all??!? 😂 The only thing in the way of teachers is RepubliCON crazies & evangelical crazies. Cuckfkinooo

@Varagh01

Ай бұрын

I know right? "I went into teaching for the money" is not a rational take.

@Rickblaine1942

Ай бұрын

This is the same guy who works for a rapist and never said a word about what was going on. You calling this guy a good man says a lot about you

@Rickblaine1942

Ай бұрын

​@@Varagh01you became a teacher because you were not intelligent enough to study law become a doctor or an engineer. Like most people who work for the government you did it because you are overpaid for doing a terrible job and you get your pension. You are not smart enough to get out in the free market and compete

@clsieczka

Ай бұрын

You could tell by his facial expression early on he was getting on fire.

My mom is a teacher. She has LITERALLY put her blood sweat and tears into her job. She has dedicated herself so much that she ended up sick in the hospital because she was worried her kids needed her. We ALL need teachers.

@SeanLumly

3 ай бұрын

@@chilipep4438 I'm sure teachers get hurt, cry, and physically exhaust themselves over their careers -- and do so willingly. I too know teachers (intimately) for which all those things are true. LITERALLY. Do not pre-suppose you know the life experiences of strangers. Ask questions first before making assertions.

@chilipep4438

3 ай бұрын

@@SeanLumly take your own advice. Acting like a teaching job is actually comparable to jobs that actually require sacrifices is straight up pathetic. Highly recommend you people work a hard laborious job if you complain this much about the easy ones.

@shannonsheehy2438

3 ай бұрын

SAME

@SeanLumly

3 ай бұрын

@@chilipep4438 Nice strawman. I'm not comparing teaching to anything -- read my post again. I _AM_ saying that teaching can be demanding work.

@chilipep4438

3 ай бұрын

@@SeanLumly Which part recess or field trips. Don’t forget 2 months of summer vacation, multiple weeks off for EVERY holiday. Must be so hard for teachers. How many of them end up with PTSD again?

"Reason" is notorious. The question, if you could call it that, sums up their outlook. Mr. Damon had their number.

As a teacher who is retiring, I thank you for saying positive things about teachers. Most people don't understand how hard and relatively thankless the job is. We who teach do so because we love trying to open young minds to the world in the hope that they will be able to attain their dreams for the future. 😊😊😊😊😊

Man, I like this actor. He values education and honors those in that profession.

@GETX2

3 ай бұрын

I'd like to know how many films he's done for free...

@user-pd5th7jg1e

3 ай бұрын

@@GETX2 So tell me, how many jobs do YOU work for FREE? 😂😂🤬

A teacher’s passion makes a world of difference in the life of a young student.

@user-jz7hm2gy8x

3 ай бұрын

here here well said

@neilwiththereeldeel

3 ай бұрын

yes, and how bout a teacher's competence??? Because without that, we have the bullshit, corrupt school system we have today...not to mention a culture of retards like the thousands who support this shit and who quote sensationalistic lines that sound good but mean nothing, such as yourself

@elizabethwitt2621

3 ай бұрын

It has to be a passion, a calling, because they're sure not doing it for the money.

@sunnyvegas2778

3 ай бұрын

no it doesnt

@iamaced479

3 ай бұрын

It’s a highly favourable job for narcissists, having power over children and to be seen as the know it all in a subject…I have a friend who is a teacher and he said the whole staff are extremely toxic people

Thank you Matt Damon . I retired after 25 years of teaching . ❤️

Thank you Matt, for defending teachers. ♥️ Both of my parents were great teachers! My father was head of secondary Art Education for 30+ yrs. and Mom taught 4th grade for 30+ yrs. I watched them work long hrs., stay at school if needed, grade papers at home….just to have some time at home….., and work 2nd jobs during the summer. They touched soooo many lives! Even after they both retired, they had so many students that called, wrote, or even came to see them, thanking them and still to this day. My Mom’s mailman was her 4th grade student. He would ALWAYS chat with her, make sure she was OK, and when he retired he even sent her a beautiful letter and flowers, thanking her for all she did! So yes, teachers teach bc they LOVE TO TEACH! I swore I’d never get in the education system bc of how hard it was for them, then I became a School Bus Driver for many yrs.! The BEST job I ever had! No bad kids ever, just kids that made bad choices! ♥️

Thanks, Matt. You made my 30+ years feel better.

@EricForney-uz4iz

3 ай бұрын

Ditto! Same here.

@Q-ed9dc

3 ай бұрын

30+. You and others of your generation are in a completely different category. Teachers such as yourself were interested and took personal pride and satisfaction in seeing your pupils succeed and produce. I remember my teachers. Some of them would stay back at the end of the day in order to provide extra lessons to those who needed it. They were paid to do so, as was the correct thing to do; some even held the lessons at their homes. They were real teachers. They established, from the beginning of the first day of school, exactly who was in charge of the classroom. Our teachers corrected and disciplined us without ever raising their voices or passing our and insulting us. The respect was mutual. I never heard any of the students who were disciplined retaliating by violence or even talking back. When we grumbled, it was in our heads. We showed our teachers the same respect we showed our parents. Guess what? Those teachers never heard the word 'Tenure.' They earned their jobs and kept them by demonstrating they were good at what that did. If perchance, one of them underperformed, they were fired, and a more competent one was hired. Meritocracy works in every area. It forces everyone to do their very best every time if they'd like to remain employed.

@ninaquero

3 ай бұрын

@@Q-ed9dc When an uncouth GOON like Donald Trump has been elected president of the most powerful country in the world today, the United States of America, once, and is now planning to run for president again, with high chances of being elected in spite of all his moral and ethical shortcomings, then "meritocracy" proves to be just another BS word.

@GETX2

3 ай бұрын

By rattling off a bunch of awful bullet points? How many films has he done for free?

@Mr_Reset

3 ай бұрын

@@GETX2why does he need to do them for free? You have completely missed the point

As a teacher,with a shitty salary, I say Thank You Mr. Damon. You get it. What I really enjoy doing is watching young people realize that they are capable of accomplishing great things!

@scottsmith6871

3 ай бұрын

As a teacher, do you know any teachers that should have been fired a long time ago? I know one that makes 115,000 per year and only works 9 months. He is also a groomer…not fired though, thank goodness for the union right? There are great teachers, then there are people who just wanted a job where they could have summers off. Don’t expect actors to understand or come to your rescue.

@jv-ep2tc

3 ай бұрын

those that can, do. those that can't teach. I went to good quality public schools and found most of the teachers to be just plain weird.

@donyandresen8063

3 ай бұрын

Since when do teachers have a shitty salary? They have good benefits, every holiday off and a three month vacation in the summer! Try logging or fishing or farming and then explain to me how tuff teaching is!

@garrettkopu9191

3 ай бұрын

@@donyandresen8063 yes totally agree and they do no work long hours. High school day is 9-3:20, lunch is from 12-1 and none of my teachers ever taught 4 periods in a day. Usually 3, one day 2 periods.

@mikeawesome9212

3 ай бұрын

Not Gen Z's, they aren't capable of anything. All they do is virtue signal and support terrorist rights and when asked they dont even know what they're protesting for.

100percent! Our teacher's work really hard. I couldn't do it. I'm so thankful for the people out there who will. ❤

The guy is my hero. How can anyone be so honest and mindful in everything he does.

My high school biology teacher inspired me for life. The way she taught so enthusiastically and was so darn forgiving. I once got suspended for 2 weeks bc I made a bad decision, but I was a good kid, and she saw that in me. she worked so hard with me that I was ahead of the students that actually went to school for those 2 weeks. That woman will forever be honored and admired in my mind, and I’m sure a ton of other people.

@chrisbelsito4231

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!!!

@mariamalzahem7512

3 ай бұрын

I didn't come here to cry lol 🥲

@blitheringrando1410

3 ай бұрын

I've had some really bad teachers and some really good ones. The good ones are the only reason this country hasn't fallen apart completely. They're the only good adult example some children get. God bless the majority of teachers that do care.

@MrJK21666

3 ай бұрын

Does he age?

@Scentsational

3 ай бұрын

my HS human bio teacher also, shoutout to Mrs. Packington!!!

Everybody tries to tell teachers how to teach, but only great teachers really know.

Good for you Matt for speaking out and setting this reporter straight!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

My best friend wanted to be a teacher all her life. She went to college for it. Then ot didnt work out and she ended up running a cafe in a hospital. She eventually got an opportunity to teach multiple classes to 4th graders after 10 years of looking for a position. She took an almost %50 pay cut to do it. Its been 2 years and ive never seen her happier. I literally cried once knowing how happy she was to live her dream.

Truth.💯 Math teacher here. Love to watch students think about math. Hard work. Hard work, people are not going into the profession.

@zetizahara

Ай бұрын

In fact I’ve heard people are leaving teaching in droves. Have you seen this?

@frankpalfreyman8183

Ай бұрын

I love maths

@johncoffey724

Ай бұрын

​@zetizahara yes! I'm in the UK in the sector and many teachers are leaving the profession! Long hours Average working conditions. Growing issues with violent children and educational policies that don't protect teachers! Schools get the blame for poor behaviour of children (even from parents)...so why bother?

@johnwebster76

Ай бұрын

Teachers also spend their own money

@Larry96165

Ай бұрын

Caveat. Pure sciences and math tend to be uninfected with the woke virus. Kudos to you for teaching

I love his answer here. Matt Damon just became my favorite actor!

Damn- he’s way cooler and smarter than I thought!

I have always liked him. He’s never struck me as out of touch, he always comes off intelligently and he lays low. He’s great.

Matt's mom was an outstanding professor at Lesley University in the School of Education..I met her,super kind and intelligent.Hes defending his mom and all dedicated teachers.

@SlimKeith11

3 ай бұрын

That's nice to hear. Thanks for sharing!

@ErroneousMonk1

3 ай бұрын

But he’s wrong.

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

How do you know? You met her? Once? Twice? GTFO

@elizabethwitt2621

3 ай бұрын

He's a good son, a good advocate and a good human. Fame hasn't gone to his head.

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

@@elizabethwitt2621 Oh no!, THE PATRIARCHY!!! Moronic.

I had the opportunity to be taught by a teacher who stuck with it that long to get it. Sure, he made it look easy and laid back, but when it came to encouraging learning, he knew what it took. He knew it took making it look easy to encourage those who wanted nothing but to get out of there. It gave them a place to relax and be themselves without judgment. He showed life can be what you want it to be because he never gave up. He didn't need to be strict to teach he just needed to be confident in himself to get things done and not be afraid of being vulnerable, of being himself.

His mom was a teacher, so he knows exactly what teachers go through.

I am totally impressed with Matt not being afraid to speak his mind intellectually and respectfully. As if we needed more reasons to love him!❤❤❤

@eclipsewrecker

3 ай бұрын

Intellectually dishonest.

@sheliasmith9820

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely adore this man❤

@anneearley6328

2 ай бұрын

Intellectually? He's an actor. Have you ever worked on a movie set? I have. These people do nothing. The movies are made by the PAs and the set crew, actors are just wrapping paper and just as shallow.

@BzyBLady4U

2 ай бұрын

​@@anneearley6328 What are your chances of winning an Oscar??

I'm a teacher that works those long hours and his words were perfect and made me start to cry because I do work so hard because I love being a teacher.

@corneliusdinkmeyer2190

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for investing in our future!

@grrrlykat9

3 ай бұрын

Every teacher I've ever had that made an impact on me makes up a part of who I am to this day. What you do matters so much.

@nicholascernatescu6685

3 ай бұрын

You get two months vacation and the fucking teachers Union wanted to be paid for doing absolutely nothing at home during covid. Sure there are excellent teachers who care, but most do not

@scourge8097

3 ай бұрын

My best friend and mentor was a teacher. Loved it. ALWAYS promised if he became the teacher who sits in the teachers lounge complaining about kids(he snapped once, one of his kids, a Wrestler...he was also a coach and a great one). Teachers were complaining he was a dirt bag, missing school. The kids Dad had killed himself and his Mom was getting black out drunk every night. Only Ted knew this, but he finally had enough and went off on the teachers bitching. Anyway, he was at the highest paid district in the State, they had a 90M rainy day fund, 16 kids in each classroom...and they decided they'd start firing teachers. He had 20 years in and wasn't enjoying it anymore. So he retired. This is one of the smartest guys I've known and voted Teacher of the Year 2 of the 4 years I was in HS. He was also a 2X National Champ College Wrestler, so kids respected him because of that and he was laid back. But he just got tired of it. The negative teachers, the school going to 30 kids for 1 teacher(they're back now) and watching them slowly fall from where they were. He was making ~90 a year and he had 5 more years and he'd have retired at 75% of that. And teachers at that point start being assistant coaches, doing whatever to add 3-5K for this job, 3K for another to make their last 3 years salary average more. He retired for 50% that he'd get in 15 years. There ARE a lot of teachers who do it for the job security and the pay check. He did it because...he didn't know what else to do after College and he found he loved it...and then left when he didn't. He's what people would call an "Alpha," Male, but he's also smart enough to hate that term. Sigma is the term I like to use. Happiest guy I know. He got me interested in History and is the reason I wrestled at the same College, got a History degree...then talked me into law school.

@youverndit1324

3 ай бұрын

On behalf of every kid who had a teacher that made them feel that they were worth the effort. Thank you.

She now has incentive to become a better reporter. Lol

Idk how some of these actors do it in interviews cause he understood exactly where she was going and had an answer while I was still trying to figure out what she was asking I-😭

Love how he cut to the heart of what was wrong with her initial premise! And so eloquent off-the-cuff.

@jamesgoines7663

3 ай бұрын

We can see him refocusing his thoughts when he saw the direction of the question.

@marymahoney233

3 ай бұрын

He really zeroed in ♥️I think he’s married to a teacher too, right?

@seanmurphy2302

3 ай бұрын

What was wrong with her premise? "This MBA style of thinking"? LOL. Who grants that MBA? Shitty teachers, that's who.

@MagnumCarta

3 ай бұрын

@@seanmurphy2302 Usually a "professor" or an "instructor" teaches courses for an MBA. Generally the term "teacher" is used for K-12 who don't give out MBAs. As for what is wrong with her premise? She implies teachers aren't working hard enough compared to actors. The actor is saying "what are you talking about? Teachers teach because they want to help kids. They wouldn't choose a much lower salary [compared to actors] unless they loved what they do". Maybe they should try teaching how to interpret what people are saying in those MBA courses.

@vyaas_v

3 ай бұрын

​@@MagnumCartaQuit acting like every single teacher is capable of doing so much more and are highly qualified and ignore the case of them not being good at anything else and getting a job that doesn't require much.

Exactly. I don’t believe I’ve ever had a teacher who wasn’t passionate about teaching. Today, I respect my teachers more than CEOs that get paid 1.2Mil a year.

@doogleticker5183

27 күн бұрын

Yep. Most teachers get my respect and admiration for making a meaningful contribution to society. Anyone with a salary over five times the median income had better make a massive positive impact. Most do not.

@Antoniobrady

23 күн бұрын

I has teachers who were horrible. I've also had teachers who were phenomenal. Why shouldn't there be an incentive where the great ones get paid more?

@robmichael8136

9 күн бұрын

Or for the bad teachers protected by tenure to have their job performance vetted?

Thank you Matt Damon for taking up for teacher. From someone who did it for 29 years.

This is just one of the reasons that I absolutely love Matt. If you research him, you'll find that he has always championed the underdog. Always given time and money to causes that really benefit people. Like getting clean water to people in third world countries, which is so important for the health of people there. He's a genuinely good human being.

Even in a perfect world, where teachers are revered and paid in the highest regard, they should STILL be there because they want to teach, and should be incentivized by the act of teaching, not the money. That’s what a good teacher makes. Love the passion Matt.

@katherineweber8955

3 ай бұрын

Of course. But we need a good salary just like everyone else with our education. I knew a lot of really good teachers who left the profession because they had to feed their families.

@shayshay9764

3 ай бұрын

@@katherineweber8955 teachers and education have long been underpaid and under-funded..my mom was a music teacher at 3 schools and was so happy but then the city cut her position and she became a first grade teacher.She was a beloved first grade teacher but never as happy as she was a music teacher..which had a domino effect on the family and all our futures.All because of greedy local politicians .

@katherineweber8955

3 ай бұрын

@@uncommonperspective5103 Expertise should be regarded highly.

@Demetri450

3 ай бұрын

Whatever your career choice is you can't do right by the people you serve if you're only in it for the money or even prestige.

@awepossum1059

3 ай бұрын

Wrong.

Matt is right on... I've taught 24 years and hear that line about tenure all the time. Believe me, teachers are up against it on a daily basis and almost all bring the right energy, passion, and professionalism. You know what affects my job the most as a middle school teacher? It's pervasive student apathy, thanks to smartphones, and increasingly poor student attendance.

@taragalea9272

3 ай бұрын

And some parents who choose not to parent. No rules. No structure. No boundaries. No consequences. No incentives. Low expectations. Few family conversations. Allowing social media to raise their kids. 25-year elementary school teacher here. Bless your heart for working in middle school…even more challenging, IMO, than elementary.

@Ludwig1625

3 ай бұрын

maybe holding kids in a classroom against their will wasn't the best idea

@williamrussell2928

3 ай бұрын

​@@Ludwig1625 yeah, we should let those uneducated, self centered and inexperienced little humans who are vulnerable to practically everything decide what should happen to them!! 😂😂 What a retard! 🤤

@abasslinelow

3 ай бұрын

The tenure line is ultimately what swayed me against his argument. I have had to endure one too many tenured professor who were way too comfortable and gave not a single damn about their students. The worst professors I've ever had were tenured. In my experience, it's by and large the adjuncts who have the drive and passion to teach.

@jdmac1475

3 ай бұрын

I understand the absence of students because that happened to my son. It as a struggle every day just to get him to go. Found out there were gang members waiting outside the school perimeter attempting to coerce him and a few other boys into a gang they had. This was a new and excellent school district too. So I had to take him and pick him up daily from school. I caused him to be late on some days because I didn’t get to leave work soon enough to beat traffic and it was very frustrating. The city started programs geared toward the gang activities so it did improve but there can be reasons nobody ever thinks of for students not wanting to go to school. Bullies, bad teachers, bad environment and multiple other factors. We need to investigate closely for what they may be.

Matt's mom is a teacher. He took it personally.

Nicely put Mr Damon. Something’s are more important than money. Nothing is more rewarding than watching student pick up what you’re throwing down. Then, watching them excel in that discipline.

His mom is an educator.❤ He knows the passion behind the job.

@adriennegonzalez7793

3 ай бұрын

I love people like him!

He’s a real man, doesn’t insult nor lose his cool.

@marisarodriguez622

3 ай бұрын

Some journalists are sometimes clueless and even sometimes ignorants when asking nonsense questions with the only ending of provoking Well done Matt, your knowledge is greater than hers

@margolockwood5390

3 ай бұрын

To you having full control over your emotions and actions is a "REAL MAN" I get that having low expectations will never get you disappointed, But, dang. Lift those expectations off the floor.

@Gregorius72020

3 ай бұрын

​@@margolockwood5390 He's impulsive when provoked which is why 99.99% percent of actors should just stick with their fictitious scripts.

Thank you so much! I have been teaching for 23 years and still work very hard. This is a profession that you take home with you. You don’t clock out and go home. We constantly think of ways to help our students and change how we teach to be effective for all types of learners. Some students are exposed to things they should not be exposed to. Maybe the interviewer can shut off her feelings, but caring teachers worry about their students.

Well said Matt please continue speaking out for our society and our education system🥰💙👌👍🫶

Matt Damon is not only a pretty face or a good actor, he's also smart and it's awesome he gave his opinion instead of a bland answer...

@Zeracan

3 ай бұрын

"My boy's wicked smart"

@Nat-lh8xz

3 ай бұрын

@@Zeracan 'smaaaht'

@uryer2359

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the response from the gay community...

@norcodaev

3 ай бұрын

@@uryer2359Lol, sexual orientation has nothing to do with it. I’m straight as an arrow and can recognize that Matt is hot asf. 🤣

I used to love Matt Damon before, but this gave me eternal respect for him. He shows great empathy and understanding.

@DianeMoonShadow

3 ай бұрын

Agree completely. 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕

@Gregorius72020

3 ай бұрын

He's a karen.

@CB-xr1eg

3 ай бұрын

@@Gregorius72020 Ok mate, chill.🙄

@Gregorius72020

3 ай бұрын

@@CB-xr1eg You too ?

@CB-xr1eg

3 ай бұрын

@@Gregorius72020 Always chill mate, no point being otherwise.👌

Love what his eyes where saying…”lady are you really this stupid?”

Wow total respect for Matt.He has a great mind. Doesn't shy away from speaking it either. ❤

I had some shitty teachers in public school. I can say that very few of them actually cared enough to help their students understand their subject. My love of learning didn't start until my mom started homeschooling me in high school, and I've continued to love learning since then.

My husband is a high-school educator and over the years has put up with a lot of crap from students, their parents, and the admins. But he still loves his job. He’s NOT in it for the money, obviously, but feels it’s his calling. He’s a *FANTASTIC* educator and I couldn’t be more proud of him. ❤️

@stefandwoodham

3 ай бұрын

Is he sole provider of household?

@TwoShedsJackson

3 ай бұрын

@@stefandwoodham No, I am a night shift ER nurse. I work three 12-hour shifts per week. Why do you ask?

@alluringbliss4165

3 ай бұрын

@@TwoShedsJackson probably to reproach you

@babilabub

3 ай бұрын

My maternal uncle who is in his late 60s is the same. I am so proud of him.

@michaelscofield6721

3 ай бұрын

You can count your IQ on one hand ​@@stefandwoodham

Her question was ridiculous. His response was perfect. This video made me tear up. It is the simplistic ideas of much larger problems that are dragging down people's views. And it's scary. What will we do if there is no department of education? That's just one of the many threats we have against us right now.

I agree with you Matt. Teachers teach inspite of the long hours and ridiculous pay, because they love to teach. I have educators on both sides of my family. My mother and father were both teachers, and their siblings were also teachers. My mother said that she chose to teach first and second graders, because she love to see their progress. Her words, "They come to me a blank slate. When they leave me they can recognize, read and write their names". She was proud of that.

Wow, way to go Matt Damon. You said it perfectly. That reporter just got educated!

@glp.1337

2 ай бұрын

I don't know how it is in America, but here they get a good salary and a full time teaching job is 22 hours a week. So he would be completely wrong in his logic.

@larswiegand5217

2 ай бұрын

@@glp.1337 And where is here?

@glp.1337

2 ай бұрын

@@larswiegand5217 Europe

@br.m

2 ай бұрын

@@glp.1337 Teaching in America was a decent job. They pay is ok and the hours are normal. They get the summer off too. Any teachers I know, had some of the nicer houses in town, cool stuff, spoiled kids... Teaching in America is a terrible job now, because of the danger of violence, and also you can't teach anymore, it is indoctrination now.

@johnprentice1527

2 ай бұрын

@@larswiegand5217 I notice that you got no response. And what does 22 hours/week mean? Time IN the classroom? Outside the classroom counts too: lesson plans, paper grading, test grading. @glp.1337 has no answer. I guarantee, those teachers are putting in more than 22 hours per week.

Being a teacher I appreciate him making a statement like that.

@squamish4244

3 ай бұрын

Canada appreciates its teachers a lot more than the USA. (I understand the pay and work conditions vary a great deal regionally.) The average _starting_ salary in my province is $75k and after 10 years is over $100k.

@susango123

3 ай бұрын

​@@squamish4244 it's getting to be like the US.

@redrick8900

3 ай бұрын

@@squamish4244 Yeah but then you have to live in Canada.

@TainDK

3 ай бұрын

His mom is a teacher so he has the inside scoop and not just a superficial view one would expect from a "Star".

@jamesharrington809

3 ай бұрын

Me too

She didn't prepare the question carefully. He ate her!

Love this! As a daughter / niece of teachers I saw how hard my mother and aunts worked to do right by their students. Working long hours, spending their own money when their schools were short on supplies. Because.. they LOVED TO TEACH. Mic drop - that you MATT for setting get straight 😊

Yay, Matt Damon. Well done for not just telling the woman it was a stupid question and a ridiculous premise

Thank you, Matt, for recognising that teachers work really long hours. It's not just the time spent in front of students. So many people don't see that.

@blockhartinabox

3 ай бұрын

People who think teachers only work 8a-3p are the same people who think teachers have it easy bc they have 'a whole summer off'! 🙄

@kerensabirch5214

3 ай бұрын

@@blockhartinabox How many times have we heard "Short hours - long holidays"? 😱 My sister thought the same for years until her daughter took up teaching. 😄

@antoniocrcarevski4015

3 ай бұрын

Hey i want to tell and encourage everybody to find Jesus Christ and start living for Him. He has changed me a lot and i cant thank Him enough. I testify and pray that you repent and turn to God before it is too late. Always remember that God loves you unconditionally❤

Thank you, Matt❤ 5th grade teacher for 24 years. Last year was the worst behavior cluster ever! But I'm already planning for year 25🎉

There are a lot of great teachers, but I know several friends who are teachers and dialing it in every day.

Teaching isn't a glamorous job. It's the kind of job you enter into because you're passionate about it and those you will teach.

@ev25zv

Ай бұрын

Either because you're passionate about it, or you can't get anything better paying. I've known both.

As a teacher, I applaud Matt Damon’s message. Yes, we love to teach - that’s why we do it. No one ever becomes a teacher for the money.

@robertjensen1048

3 ай бұрын

Then why did the vast majority of teachers FIGHT to not go to work for over 2 years 2000-2023? And make kids stay at home?

@zbk343

3 ай бұрын

Sadly..majority asean..doing it for money or..not get any job after graduate. Poo student...what will happen to them.idk

@rompowertube

3 ай бұрын

That is very interesting, in some countries in Europe teachers are extremely well paid, so here it's actually true that a lot of them teach for the money. Crazy how different things can be around the world!

@brunofocant2481

3 ай бұрын

​@@rompowertubenot in every European countey dude. Yoir local point of view is biased

@eren1707

3 ай бұрын

Don’t take this the wrong way but the problem with teachers is they’ve never done anything but school… they’ve only ever been in the education machine so have never experienced the real world. They go from being students to being college students to teaching students how to do the shit they just did… they have no wisdom to impart

There is another major reason many people teach: it's a simple and obvious transition (i.e. from academics to the workplace) when you just teach what you know. Studied English in college, but are not ready for grad school, writing the next great novel, or looking for a corporate job? Teach High School English. They'll pay for you to get a Master's and hire you without it. Of course, once the job begins, you'll realize it's incredibly difficult and the pay sucks. But I'd argue that most teachers aren't especially selfless people. Instead, they were good students who took a job in which they were already content experts.

I love this. I love to see someone like this, standing up for things that actually matter.

The mark of someone who made it but didnt forget where he came from. Hes not detached from reality like so many in his field, respect.

@godbyone

3 ай бұрын

Sam Briton

@JK-dn9bu

2 ай бұрын

Oh contraire! He's economically ignorant; I'd say detached from reality. He can care about teachers all he wants, but he's ignorant of real economics. He wants "to be an actor." Would he do his acting for minimum wage?

@Helikaeon

2 ай бұрын

@@JK-dn9bu Why don't you go ask him, you are aware im not him right? The fuck out my face with that bot ass name

@kathleencockrell3777

2 ай бұрын

Matt is not ignorant.

@FarmerFpv

2 ай бұрын

@@JK-dn9bu That was the dumbest analogy I have ever heard. Actors worked for 0 dollars at the beginning of their careers. They did free Broadway plays all the time. Most of them were broke for years before they even saw a cent. They get paid for what money they bring in. School administrators are the ones who should be paid minimum wage. They never do their jobs and get paid 300k a year for destroying most schools.