This made me think of my favorite teacher back in the day. He was cherished like this by everyone in the school and for good reason. He even helped me find my own place when my parents died and he didn't want me to be on the streets. It's been almost 15 years since then but I still think about him a lot. Good teachers can truly change a kids life!
Joshua Egan Agree wholeheartedly. Love and Blessings to all involved, to an amazing teacher and person and to all throughout the world watching 'Secret Santa 2022' from Johannesburg, South Africa.xx.
'We wernt going to have much of a Christmas this year'. The fact that Mr smitty said this when he didn't know the cameras were still rolling and in such a hushed tone in front of the kids is a testament to how he keeps up beat for them when clearly things are tricky. Love that. Greetings from the UK x
Yes! It's often the most cheerful people who are also struggling the most. They don't want to burden others with their problems and do everything to at least make the lives of those around them just a little better. It's so heartwarming to see the love returned to those kinds of people. It proves that being good is still rewarded and appreciated, even though people like him will never demand aynything in return and are good just for the sake of being good. That's why they deserve it the most!
Great dad! Working two jobs to help his beautiful family out! I work two jobs myself and it’s a burnout. Always adding kids into the mix makes things that much more of a challenge but worth the reward!
Just wow. wow. wow! As a retired teacher, musician, and theatre teacher, I am over the moon for this new music teacher! Just wow for him and his family. May music and peace and joy and all follow him and his family all of their long lives; may all children feel the joy he will bring out of them...Thank you Secret Santa and all your earthy elves at EIN.
I'm 72 years old but I can still remember what a special teacher meant to me and I could tell that's how those children feel about this teacher. I do hope he is able to quickly return to them. Thank you, Secret Santa for making that even a possibility. Thank you, Nate and crew, for making it possible for us to witness these heartwarming stories.
Anyone else notice the "Lost Sock!??" on the board? 😂 Thank you to all the SE Idaho elementary teachers out there who day in and day out take care of all the sock losing kids out there like mine. A kind and caring teachers influence is life changing! God bless you and yours!
I think it’s a tribute to Dobby from the Harry Potter books. There’s a quidditch board on the wall as well. For those who don’t know, a single sock was what gave Dobby freedom and I think this teacher is saying that knowledge and learning gives you freedom.
The effect of this gift will be felt for GENERATIONS - to support a teacher who is supporting kids, a father supporting his family. This one really hit me hard.
What an awesome young man. You know he is a great, deserving person and teacher by how much his students love him. Thank you Secret Santa for helping him get his teaching certificate and take care of his family. ❤❤❤Secret Santa, Nate, and his crew! God bless you all and keep you safe ❤️🙏
3 in the morning here and decided to watch this after waking up from a nightmare. Now there's just tears and a smile to help me back to sleep. Love these Santa.
This is absolutely LIFE CHANGING for this wonderful teacher and his family, as well as every student he touches with his gift of music!!! Thank you, Secret Santa and EIN!!!
It's super obvious that Smitty has a heart for children and belongs in the classroom. Hopefully that $10k will support the family enough that he can get his teaching certificate and get back to teaching!! His family has a lot on their plate for sure. At the end, he said they weren't going to have much of a Christmas and now they will be able to. Merry Christmas!!! ❤️🎄❤️
Happy for him to be able to get his teaching certificate, and hopefully they will have a full-time position for him at the school when he gets done with his program. Thanks for blessing him and his family, Secret Santa!!
"We weren't going to have much of a Christmas this year". You will now. Teachers play a big part in moulding our children and parents always hope their child has someone like Mr Smitty in their class room. Seasons Greetings to Secret Santa, Nate and the team and all watching. ❤️🙏🌍
Right at the end.."we weren't going to have much of a Christmas this year" just brought tears to my eyes. What a great teacher, dad, husband, and guy he is. I wish his family a very merry Christmas. 🎄
Absolutely amazing! The difference Secret Santa will make in this man’s life, his families, and his future students is phenomenal. It’ll be a wonderful Christmas at his house this year!
As a teacher I can say that very few careers are as rewarding and noble. Best of luck to you buddy. Hope you get a full-time permanent job really soon.
😱😲 OH SANTA!!! You are not supposed to make people cry! 😢😭😭 What a wonderful gift for a wonderful man, father, husband and teacher!!! THANK YOU so, sooooooo very much from the very bottom of my heart! 🙏💖 GOD BLESS YOU and EVERYBODY!!! 🙏😍🥰🥳🎉😘😘 Much love from South Africa. 🌍🦁🐘🦏😍
wish i had a teacher like him when i was at school , i hated school and not 1 teacher would ever sit n talk to you if you needed to , such bad memorys of not going to school because i felt i didnt belong and constant bullying , these kids are soooo lucky to have him
Teachers are some of our children’s earliest role models and this gentleman is a wonderful example of that. Thank you Secret Santa for blessing him and his family with a life long opportunity to succeed in his chosen field. Love hugs and blessings from Australia 🇦🇺🙏😊❤️
It will be great to get this teaching certificate and how nice they have food money through the holidays and also the extra money to help them out. Secret Santa is kind to give out money and gifts to people and this young man seems so worthy of it.
This guy has a passion for teaching and advancing the lives of children but sadly the lack of money got in the way (like in so many lives) This will benefit countless lives and fulfill his passion for teaching. A win win any way you look at it.
Thank you Secret Santa. Those of us watching are blessed by your generosity to so many. Nate and the staff at East Idaho News are an inspirational blessing to all who watch. May our Heavenly Father bless you, Secret Santa. You are a reminder of what God asks of all of us, to love thy neighbor.
Love it! When he said "we weren't going to have very much for Christmas this year" at the end I literally burst into tears. Thank you Santa and elves! 👍🎅🧝🏼
Beautiful story. He loves his job and the kids love him. So happy he’s going to be full time someday. He reminds me of my nephew. He was miserable in his career, got laid off due to Covid, got his teaching certificate online and now he couldn’t be happier teaching technology to kids.
Crying, such a deserving family. You know he's a good teacher when his kids respond they way they do 'STAY HERE!!! " Merry Christmas from Southern Illinois 🎅
I hope Secret Santa knows how many lives around the world he has touched with his kindness. I am from Germany and I've been watching these videos since last Christmas and it's already one of the things I look forward to most during the holidays. I like to think watching them has contributed a whole lot to me being kinder to the people in my life. My life was and is not an easy one and I've started getting bitter and resentful towards this world and people but faith, love and hope didn't allow my heart to harden completely. The most wonderful thing about helping people is that I immediately started getting love in return. Even just hearing the sweet old lady next door tell me how much she appreciates me always smiling at her and helping her whenever I can means the world to me. Being kind is truly the best thing for anyone out there who feels desperate and hopeless. The warmth you get is like nothing else in this world! Thanks again so much to Secret Santa, Nate and crew, the people requesting help and those who receive it. I am a much better person because of this.
Great kids in this classroom! This person in Idaho, changes lives and sets an example for people around the world. This wonderful man will become a life long teacher and make a difference in children's lives for decades. The family had shown fortitude to get him his first degree, and now they have help getting him to the final degree. Thanks for making my day Secret Santa, BTW, you couldn't pick a better team to give your gifts.
God I love these segments. He deserves this so much! I lost it when he said they weren't going to have very much of a Christmas this year. Thank you secret Santa for changing lives, including mine from watching
The feeling of having a teacher that really connects with their students no matter what grade is amazing. It's really hard to get kids engaged into learning when they don't feel a connection at all. This guy is awesome his students clearly love him how beautiful!!! Bless his family ❣️
Secret Santa, your blessings given to such deserving people extend far into the future. This young teacher, all those he will teach and his family will enjoy these blessings for many years.
Brought tears to my eyes. Secret santa is such a loving caring person bringing so much joy to people even watching these gives me so much joy fills my heart with love. These are the highlight of my day.Thank you xx
Secret Santa is the first video I watch everyday after work. You really make my day. Today it's been so emotional cos I'm a primary teacher too. Congratulations from Málaga, Spain. And thanks to everyone who makes it possible.
The look of relief on this gentleman's face,may he continue to teach music. Hope he & his family have their best Christmas. Love watching these Secret Santa's. 🎅🏴
Another deserving individual! You hear the students love him! At the very end he said they weren't going to be able to do Christmas this year. Another awesome Secret Santa!
Wow. What an amazing man. The students love him so much too. Secret Santa, you are making his dreams come true. I pray he comes back to this school full-time. May he and his family have an amazing Christmas. You too SS..
Wow. This really hit me hard. Thank God for you, secret santa. I will be praying for you, this young man, his students and family. Wishing happiness, prosperity, and health to all of you.
All of these videos make me cry, I know how much it would mean to me getting help like this but I also wish I could give my mom this. Thanks secret santa and East Idaho News for bringing Joy and to help ppl in need, love from Sweden
You could tell by the interaction from the kids in class that they really like their teacher and that they're really engaged to learn and they want him to stay. Would be really nice if he could but that's not up to any of us. Thank you EIN, Nate, and Secret Santa for all that you do throughout the year. Everyone looks forward to Secret Santa time. Good job here guys, well done. 🎅
Dearest NATE ... When time affords, pleaseeeeee follow this one up with examples of CASON aka Mr Smitty's ILLUSTRATIONS! We'd love to see some of his books too ... and doing so could help him to sell more of his books! 🙏💪🥳👍 Maybe your adorable daughter could do this professionally?🤔😁🙏
Woohoo, another awesome Secret Santa episode. A very deserving person, who teaches our future. We desperately need so many teachers across the country, getting Mr. Smitty his teaching certificate is a major step towards putting a great educator in the classroom where we need them. To all the teachers out there past, present, and future, thank you. Unfortunately due to bad choices I made in the past I cannot be a teacher, but I've always looked up to them even now. So much behind the scenes things that teachers have to do its amazing you have any time for your family at all. The work you do is beyond thankable....yep new word HAHA!!
What a lovely young man, so talented, kind, giving, hard-working and full of passion ... so, so deserving!! Bless Cason, his family, the generous donor and delightful TV crew. Such a feel-good, inspiring clip!!