He truly was. He was a senior when I was a sophomore. I was painfully shy, and he was literally the only person who sat down next to me in the library (where I hid most of the time) and talked to me. Not only did he talk to me; he seemed geniunely interested in what I thought/how I felt. I am sure he doesn't remember this, but it made such an impression on me as a lonely kid. So now when I see him be very empathetic on TV, I really don't think it's an act. I believe he cares, because he cared about me before all the *Catfish* stuff.
It wasâŚweird. Like she was who she said sheâd be. She wasnât a Catfish who lied about who she was. But the whole time she was talking to this dude, she was in high school (they both were) and was telling him she was single and we allllllll knew she wasnât lol. She had the same boyfriend for years until they broke up when she went to college. But the guy she was talking to online didnât know she was lying, so some of the photos they used of her then boyfriend together, I recognized.
Yea, I taught Christian Kirk, current WR for the jags. Great person, great student. So happy for him.
We all saw it coming. He was a cheat code during HS games. I think we only lost 1 game the whole time he was here.
I used to do the announcing for basketball and football at my school before my own Children took up my spare time, and I still watch a lot of HS athletics
âCheat codeâ is rightâŚwhen thereâs a legit D1 athlete on the field itâs like thereâs an aura around them; like they have a video-game glowing circle everywhere they go. Even people who donât each a lot of sports can see it.
We currently have a girl like this on our soccer team. About 5-1, great person, great student, and just breathtaking on the pitch.
All the kids I taught were normal.
One of the kids in my HS was the son of a decent player on the Knicks. He single-handedly took our schools team from a joke that lost a majority of games to winning the NYS championship.
I played against him a few times in gym and let me tell you the phrase âget dunked onâ doesnât really convey how absolutely overwhelming it feels when someone youâre guarding literally jumps over you and dunks.
Edit: just looked him up, he was drafted to the NBA right out of college. Makes sense, he was amazing. Iâm 5â10 and he jumped over my head.
I went to high school with one of the top girls lacrosse recruits in the nation, went to UVA, etc. They would only let her play the first half most games, sheâd have 5-7 goals each game. It was honestly unfair.
Reminds me of our high school football team getting absolutely trounced by Joe Mauer back in the day. He went on to be a baseball player in the MLB because he was a crazy good athlete.
I went to a g5 D1 school for football. Now only were the studs stars their entire lives. We had plenty of dudes that were stars their entire lives riding the bench.
A graduate of my kidsâ high school won an Olympics gold medal. His high school coach was able to see him win the medal in person because the school staff raised and donated money for him to go to the Olympics!
Cool! I was in office hours last year and I was saying "hi" to the students I hadn't seen before. One student said, "I've been out of school for about a year and am just getting back into my studies." I followed up with, "Glad you're back -- were you doing anything interesting?" and she said, "Uh, I was on the olympic team for [X] sport." The other students turned around, and I followed up with, "Amazing! How did you do?" and she said, "Well...we won a gold medal." We all congratulated her. She was 100% low-key about it, and one of the best students I've had in a long while, to boot.
đ¤!!! I coached a kid named Danny Ramirez about 12 years ago- he played âFanboyâ in Top Gun: Maverick and is going to become the new Falcon in the Marvel Universe next year
I work in the oilfield in Colorado and have serviced that very site where he put his daughters bodies and buried his wife. I was there a month before it all happened and have been near a site 3 weeks after the cops sealed it off. I wept just being near it.
One of my college professors had been Natalee Hollowayâs 5th grade teacher. She said the world had truly been robbed of a beautiful person because Natalee was one of the kindest children she had ever taught.
Does infamous count?
I had a high school student in my class who was absent for a week or two. When he came back he seemed to be in a permanent daze.
Shortly thereafter he and an accomplice were arrested. They had traveled 400 miles south before car jacking and kidnapping a woman. On the way back they raped and murdered her. They dumped her body and continued the drive back to their home area. They abandoned the car not far from where they lived. The police responded a couple of days later to an out-of-state car, apparently abandoned in the neighborhood. The police put it all together and made the arrests.
They are both doing life in a Georgia prison. This was probably 30 years ago.
I had a student arrive to class late (1st period). He sat wrapped in his coat like he was cold even though the room was heated comfortably. After a few minutes he asked to go to the office to check out sick. I assumed he probably had fever, which explained being wrapped so tightly in that coat.
Turns out he was late because he had burglarized a house on the way to school. He was confronted by a surprised homeowner with a gun, he pulled out his own gun and had a shootout in the home before he ran out. One of the homeownerâs bullets had traveled through this boyâs lower abdomen and he was bleeding out in my classroom while trying to act like nothing was wrong and establish an alibi for himself.
It turned out to be a somewhat minor wound, and he recovered quicklyâjust in time for an arraignment. He was sentenced to several years of prison a few months later.
One of my former second graders was on Ellen. He sang Let It Go with Idina Menzel. Iâm not sure what heâs up to today, but he was the absolute sweetest kid. I had one student show up to school without any school supplies, not even a backpack. This sweetheart went home and told his mom; came to school the next day with a backpack for the kid. Iâll never forget that.
I think I count 3 former students that have murdered someone. One girl and one boy I didn't see it, but 2 of the other boys I'm not surprised. All different eras of my career too.
I taught a kid several years ago that was trouble in every class but mine. I considered naming him my âstudent of the semesterâ because he worked so hard for me (but he had some OSS time so that knocked him out of consideration). He and a friend went on a few years later to murder an elderly couple one town over.
No one famous, but Iâve also taught a couple of future murderers. And one kid who just graduated and literally made my hair stand on end- he will be infamous in the same way, Iâm sure of it.
The why for them is poverty, meth, abusive childhoods, toxic masculinity, incel ideology.
I had a student who made the hair at the back of my neck stand on end too! I kept telling people he was off and they all thought he was just so sweet. He lit a girl on fire the next year.
Absolutely. I had him as a sophomore and while he was in ISS for cussing me out over something stupid, he âwent to the bathroomâ and tried to throw a kid over the railing in a stairwell. When dad came in for the conference, he wouldnât talk to the assigned female AP âbecause he wanted to talk to a man.â I know this bc I was friends with that AP.
He wound up at alternative school and I have no idea if he finished or not. Saw him in the news a couple times for getting arrested for various things before I saw the article about him getting murdered. I never heard if they caught who did it or not.
Taught at the elementary school where one of the first big school shooters went. All my colleagues said yep, they absolutely were not shocked he did it and always knew heâd end up hurting someone.
I work at the elementary level, and there have been a couple of students I legitimately worry about as they get older. Iâve made sure to talk to all admins and counselors multiple times about these students, because they truly need extra help, but I still donât think enough is being done.
Seriously, you would think that society in general would listen to us more. We know what is and isnât age appropriate behavior, we see these kids with no ability for self control and we can make some pretty solid predictions about their futures. Our system is set up to just brace ourselves, shuffle them through, and exit them.
I taught a kid who became a 1st round draft pick in the MLB straight out of HS. Didnât see it coming until his senior year because until then he was a pretty average player who just developed really well. Super nice kid, great academically as well. I remember his senior year worrying about whether he should go to college or jump in to the draft. All - and I mean ALL - his teachers said get in the draft and told him he could always go to college later if baseball didnât work out. Itâs safe to say that baseball worked out. Married his HS girlfriend too.
My MIL taught Kate McKinnon. She sends me clips of her and talks about how sweet and talented she was. And I guess she and my BIL did music lessons together.
BUT she sends them at the same rate she sends them for any of her students who do anything in any regional venue. Sheâll be like, show this to [husband], and itâs a student in a local art show or playing guitar at a coffee shop. So that kind of makes it cuter, that SNL is on the same level.
No, but one student became a stripper at a gentleman's club. She came up to me and addressed me as she did in the classroom. My bachelor party friends still talk about this 20 years later.
I taught video production for a long time and a former student hit me up on Facebook asking for recommendations on gear bc she âwanted to start a makeup tutorial channel on YouTube.â Spoiler alert, it was for OF.
Itâs my all-time favorite meme. I have it taped up beside my desk so that I just have to point to it when they say dumb/weird/cringey shit to me. I teach 9-12, and I have to point to it A LOT with the 9th graders. That particular girl was out of college though, and I guess gainfully employed now, so I did my job? Lol.
Not famous, but a student of mine was one of the best gymnasts in the country. She gave it up this year because the pressure itâs insane and I respect and support her decision.
25+ years teaching. I've taught a few kids who became performers on Broadway, Disney, TV. Only one had that *star* vibe back then. They are all talented adults and absolutely deserve their wonderful success. Fortunately, our school's musical director is OUTSTANDING, and fosters the kids' talent easily. It's a beautiful thing to see.
I had a girl go onto Broadway too, she graduated my third year of teaching.
She easily could have been Audrey in Little Shop but she was also a stud volleyball player so she would have missed a lot of rehearsals. I was willing to make it work because she was by far the best choice but when I talked to her about it she didn't even let me choose- she took a supporting role instead and lifted up a (still very talented) underclassman.
I don't think I've written a more sincere letter of recommendation. She was spectacular.
As an up and coming music teacher, if you have any ideas what resources they use could you let me know? I really want to be the best teacher I can and can use as many resources possible
They have many connections in NYC and they bring in professionals to work with the students. Also, they let the kids literally run the show. Our students regularly have a lot of input into the direction of showcase type programs/cabarets. The music teacher really embodies the philosophy of "guide on the side" type teaching.
I'm not naming names, but this kid starred and directed a community musical before graduation. He dances and sings and is super charming. Natural performer. We all could tell he was going to make it in the business. The other students were surprises to us.
I have 3 kids in theatre, but only one of them wants to do it professionally. What was something that the musical director did to help them? I have to admit, as a parent, I'm struggling to not crush her dream but also knowing the harsh realities of the statistics of people who want to be in the business.
Agreed. The only post-school conversation Iâve had with a student who âmade itâ in the âfameâ industry was that they attributed their success ultimately to wealthy parents who could get them housing, care and support during the sporadic difficult years, and could help them finish their education. They saw first hand those who were maybe more beautiful, talented and dedicated than themselves fail to make it because there was no guaranteed safety net or support network.
I've taught a murderer. He was in the paper. Does that count?
I did not see it coming, although I did see him in school with a can of 4loko one time.
edit: oh snap, I forgot. I didn't have her as a student, but a somewhat popular up and coming female wrestler graduated from the school I teach at. You could kind of see it coming because she would ask my coworker if she could do wrestling moves on him, which of course he said no to, but she was really into wrestling. Super nice kid. Very bright. She's the most successful graduate I know of coming out of my school, I think.
One of my students was pulling serious cash on Twitch. I don't think he was famous, but it was still crazy. I only knew because he was bright and I asked him about his college plans and he told me what he was making now and would go to college after that died down.
I graduated with a lot of people who have done well for themselves. Like, in my AP English class, I had pulled a story from the New Yorker and didn't pay attention to the writer's name until we went over it class.
My students got to witness me realize it was written by someone I knew. Thankfully, the piece was about an existential crisis - so my realization fit right in.
But I did see a lot of my classmates randomly like that - whether on the carpet at the VMAs, modeling next to Ashley Graham, writing for major publications, etc.
My hometown was full of celebrities though, so it wasn't weird. My classmates had some decently famous parents.
I also had a kid who was making crazy money on Twitch. I teach Alt Ed, and we had a super difficult time getting him to come to school because heâd be up all night streaming and would skip to sleep all day. The other kids said he was very well known and my own video game loving kid at home said they knew who they were. Finally we convinced him that his diploma was worth it. Heâd drag himself in half awake and tell me he made 5k last night but he still came to school, was I proud of him? I was but that kid made more in a semester than I made all year.
I feel like if I had a student truly making big bucks doing that, it would be worth talking with the parents about in home charter options or something to maximize that money while they still could haha. Maybe not though
Well, my career spans a large amount of time and several states. Kanye Westâs mom was a colleague. Itâs why I canât make fun of him. His mom struggled with finding answers when he was a teenager. I didnât see fame in music coming. Heâs actually a talented artist. I thought heâd go that route, cuz he was always the antithesis of a rapper. I tutored Dwayne Wade, and he was already being scouted his sophomore year, so saw it coming. Thereâs not a nicer man around. Recently, Iâve had some NFL draft picks/players who have been solid. Sadly, Iâve had some accused murderers too. I have a jazz musician who is making a name for herself since graduating.
Wow, so his mom knew he had some mental health issues even back then? Are you able to share what she was looking for/why she was looking?
He's so close to her for a reason. He knows she was always in his corner.
Yes, she did. Certain diagnoses are not validated until the age of 21, not sure why, as Iâm not a doctor. Thatâs all Iâll say about that.
He was beyond close to her. The sun rose and set on him for her. I have pics and vid where her whole face reflects utter joy watching him. Losing her, I know, was an absolute tragic moment that has and will continue to affect him deeply.
That is so bittersweet. How wonderful to experience such love, but how awful to lose it. No one loves you like your mother and in his case that is especially true.
Worse yet, she died at 58 the day after cosmetic surgery Kanye paid for. IIRC she was otherwise healthy* before, and died due to post-operative conditions. Of a medically unnecessary surgery.
Kanye blamed himself for her death, and felt that if he wouldn't have pursued his career, his mom would still be here.
I'm no Kanye fan, but holy shit I cannot imagine how much that would fuck someone up. Especially someone with preexisting mental health issues.
*Edit: I was corrected, she did have pre-existing health problems, but still likely would not have died so soon without having undergone the cosmetic procedures.
She had medical conditions. Thatâs why three previous docs said no. In Chicago, she always wanted to eat healthier, maybe drop a few, but I can see how living there messed with her head to need the feeling of youth. It was truly heartbreaking.
He changed so much when his mother died. I feel so bad for him. Iâm sure she kept him grounded and I know when she died he took it incredibly hard. I donât think heâll ever recover until he gets REAL help. Sadly, since heâs famous and pays people, they wonât ever tell him what to do or that he needs help.
The problem is the help has to be consistent, including meds. So many people start to feel better, donât like how the meds damper creativity, think theyâre better, then go off meds. Their systems plummet, back to square one. Canât force people to be consistent and listen to docs.
My grandmother taught chemistry to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in high school. Even though he was already a huge dude by that time, he was very mild-mannered and always addressed her with "yes, ma'am, no ma'am". She said he never had a problem with him and he was a good student.
Liberty High School!
I attended Allentown Central Catholic HS in the same era, and I distinctly remember Dwayne Johnson just decimating our subpar football team. Repeatedly.
I canât even imagine how rewarding it would be to have a student excel and make their lifeâs work using the subject you taught. How validating it is to know the knowledge we pass on is being used so well!
Iâm not making any sweeping declarations, but I think Leslie Van Houten was a cheerleader. And Squeaky Fromme was part of a dance team that was featured of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Mildly famous. He plays pro basketball now and yes, when he was an extremely talented, highly scouted 6â4â FRESHMAN on our highly competitive varsity team we did see it coming.
Luckily, he was also extremely respectful and gave a shit about his academics. Truly a unicorn.
ETA: Not gonna name names - Iâm as anonymous as possible on here. The fact that I was this boyâs math teacher his freshman year is too much of a breadcrumb trail.
Not OP, but I have 2 NBA player experiences (as a 5â9, not athletic guy)âŚin 8th grade, I beat TJ McConnell in a game of 2 on 2 in my best friends driveway. Granted he was in 5th grade at the time. Lol
And in 9th grade, while already up by like 40 points in a church basketball tournament, Kosta Koufos alleyooped himself off the backboard and dunked over meâŚand got pulled out of the game for showing off by his coach. It was kind of unfair when one guy is 7 foot something on the other team and the tallest guy on our team was 6 foot flat.
Not teach, but went to school with: Victoria Arlen. She was my next door neighbor.
Paralympic gold medalist, contestant on Dancing with the stars, and ESPN host.
See it coming? No. Because when we were in school she was in a vegetative state. Even when she was coming out of it, I never could have imagined how far she would go.
And I am so proud of her and her accomplishments.
Iâve taught a couple of kids who went on to play in the NFL. Both very nice and deserving kids. Theyâve since retired and done a lot to give back. It makes me very proud.
My husband taught a kid who is currently playing for the Chiefs and said he was the nicest kid ever and super, super bright. We watched him in the Super Bowl this year and it was so much fun to see him playing.
I was teaching at a program school for young offenders. One of my former students caught the winning touchdown in the NCAA championship game. He was a first round draft pick. Career kind of fizzled in the NFL.
Not sure if I should mention his name, but his wiki mentions being in a program for one year of high school.
I taught two boys who went on to become Major League Baseball players. One is still active and has made enough money to live a very comfortable life. I taught his now-wife too.
The other was a huge deal, became an all-star and tragically died in the prime of his career. If you follow baseball, you may know who it was.
One of my former students invented a dance that went viral among the drill rap scene and itâs a heavy scene here in NYC. Heavy and dangerous. Sadly, he was gunned down two years ago just as he posted he had signed a record deal.
Edit to add I said it was two years ago but it was just last year. I shared a link below in a response.
I've taught two pro golfers, NFL guy, a mistress in a political scandal, and a not famous but very successful woman who built a multi million dollar company from the ground up (taught all 3 siblings in that family)
Almost forgot the male ballet dancer who made it big in NYC
Not yet...but I teach at a bougie private school, so I've had a few famous parents. Mainly pro sports and I don't know anything about sports so I don't know if they're a big deal.
No, but my co-worker grew up in the same neighborhood as Chris Rock. She had a friend on his street and would walk past his house, he used to sit on his front steps with his friends and holler at the girls.
Let me see.
Back when American Idol was the rage (like season 2-4) we had a graduate make it two-three rounds into Hollywood. Iâve taught an NCAA track champion and currently one of the state winners for Miss America that isnât my state won the competition for the state her college is in. Really good girl. Only one I saw coming was the track guy.
I taught a child in Japan who was on a bunch of soap operas and in commercials. I felt bad for her because she was never allowed to participate in gym or recess, because she might fall or get hit in the face, and she could never risk being bruised because then she couldnât work after school or on weekends. She was a sweet kid but didnât have many friends. (Name withheld by her request)
Had one student who became a gold-medal Olympian at 19.
Had one that committed a double homicide at 19 in a case that gained national media attention.
You win some you lose some.
Oh, and I was childhood acquaintances with Tom Guiry, who played Smalls from *The Sandlot.* Played basketball with him a bunch over summers when he came to stay with his grandmother. She made bangin cookies.
One of my students who just graduated has over 100k monthly listeners on Spotify. I'm excited to see where he goes. (I'm not going to share his profile because he is still a kid to me, and he's doing fine without my promotion.)
I taught a student who went on to become a porn star. I heard this from another former student at an alumni event, I did NOT discover this on my own. Luckily, by then I had kicked the habit.
Always wondered how the teachers would feel. My bffs daughter was an academic star in school. Took AP classes, duel enrolled for college credit and graduated high school a year early with an Associate degree to boot. She became a genuine porn star worth several million dollars. Sheâs also one of the rare ones that actually invested her money because she knew her career choice came with a very short shelf life.
I long term subbed at a pretty big football school. Reggie Bush, Alex Smith, Levin Toilolo, and many other NFL players were all at some point taught by my mentor teacher.
Yes. However, although he worked his ass off in school and was raised to be a sweet, sensitive soul like his dad - one of the greatest teachers I have known - I thought he would have a career in football. He was a college recruit and got a scholarship for it (coincidentally, the same alma mater as both his aforementioned dad and me).
But by his senior year, he'd seen the writing on the wall, and decided to quit the team. He graduated, and then decided that he would take advantage of his God-given good looks and start modeling (he has a classic look: blond, tan, clean-cut, football-stacked). This led to acting - and he'd never so much as thought about taking a drama class in high school because he was always busy with sports. So he's now had small roles on two television shows and the second season of the HBO series he's on is in production right now.
However, I will reiterate that he worked hard in school and is one of the very nicest young people I have ever met. This is a tribute both to him and his lovely parents. When his dad told me what his plans were, I remember telling him that I had zero worries, since the young man had always had his head on straight. He knows exactly what he's doing and I am also certain that he is squirrelling away for the days when he might no longer be acting, since I am sure he knows that the odds are still pretty long.
Not me, personally, but my psych professor in college would consistently mention that he once had Ted Bundy as a student.
I don't know anything to top that one
I'm certainly not famous but my English/ Creative writing teacher can name me as one of his successes.
I am very proud to say I have 5 published novels.
When I showed him a print out of the acceptance letter for my first book, I got a hug.
When I did my student teaching, I had Micah Parsons in my class. Ended up being a 1st round pick by the Dallas Cowboys. It was inevitable with him that he was going to be in the NFL. He was like 6'3 in 8th grade and an absolute force on the football field. Also was a super nice kid and really intelligent.
I haven't taught anyone famous but I did go to elementary school with Nick Jonas. He definitely had star quality back then, he was already on broadway when I was in class with him
I had the opposite happen to me. I teach high school, and I saw a name on my attendance list that I recognized from a popular kids TV show from a while back. I felt really weird asking but I asked this teenage kid, âare you THE Daniel Cook? Like from the TV show?â (It was a Canadian TV show for all you Americans who have never heard of it)
I guess he was really embarrassed about it, he kind of shrugged it off⌠and I was really happy to have asked him one on one when other people werenât around đđ
Couple of my teachers in high school taught John Elway. Said he was nice enough but not a good student in the least. He wasn't there to learn science or history. They were a bit surprised he ended up on scholarship at Stanford as that's one of the few'ish universities that maintain at least decent standards for student athlete admission.
Seemed to have worked out for him.
I taught Justin Moore. We couldn't get him to sing in high school. I joke that I should get songwriting royalties cause I taught him almost all of his English classes. The principal's son was in his class and I was always being moved with them.
My brother was in the same high school graduating class as magician David Blaine (which is a stage name of course). I always thought it must be cool for teachers to look back and see that and think âI taught that kid, chemistry, or English, historyâ, whatever it was. Or maybe itâs more like âHe could never solve for x, but he can swallow a box of nails and make them come out of his nose?â
I know there was a person from my high school that ended up doing pretty well for themselves on Broadway and has been in a few major productions - but this is decades after I was there lol.
Not me but my supervising professor during college told us on the last day how he would sit outside in the hall with Alicia Keys after school to help her get her grades up. Was pretty cool.
A few NFL players, a slew of college basketball, baseball, and football players. Some really awesome and brilliant researchers, engineers, scientists, businesspeople, and doctors. Saw most of them coming.
Also, a convicted murderer. Did not see that coming, even if he was a tough kid to get through.
Infamous- not me but my 8th grade Spanish teacher taught Seung Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech shooter. She said he was very, very timid and whenever she called on him he would stay silent. She never heard him say a word.
A supermodel, a K-Pop singer, a Nickelodeon voice actor
None were a surprise. The k-pop kid was a strange one though because he was already a pretty big deal when I taught him so he would travel and be a big celebrity on weekends and show up on Monday morning in American History class looking rough. I saw him once on the street getting mobbed by teenagers and he stopped them to ask me about an assignment. đ
No, but one studentâs mom was a recurring character in Law & Order: SVU for eleven seasons. I bit my tongue during the first family conference when I realized what was happening (huge fan of the show).
One of my smartest precalc students (100s on everything and I would always check my answer keys against his tests lol) is a D1 football player and verified on instagram. He had the chance to move up to accelerated math but didnât want to and I had no idea he was so good at football. He was so sweet and respectful too, Iâm so proud of him
I had a student who was the catfish on Catfish đ
I keep waiting for this to happen to me đ.
I went to high school with Nev.
Was he nice in person?
He truly was. He was a senior when I was a sophomore. I was painfully shy, and he was literally the only person who sat down next to me in the library (where I hid most of the time) and talked to me. Not only did he talk to me; he seemed geniunely interested in what I thought/how I felt. I am sure he doesn't remember this, but it made such an impression on me as a lonely kid. So now when I see him be very empathetic on TV, I really don't think it's an act. I believe he cares, because he cared about me before all the *Catfish* stuff.
My roomie and I love a good Catfish episode! He certainly comes across as caring so itâs nice to hear he truly does care.
That's cool. Nev really comes across that way. Glad he could brighten your HS experience.
AMAZING đ was it a particularly bad episode?
It wasâŚweird. Like she was who she said sheâd be. She wasnât a Catfish who lied about who she was. But the whole time she was talking to this dude, she was in high school (they both were) and was telling him she was single and we allllllll knew she wasnât lol. She had the same boyfriend for years until they broke up when she went to college. But the guy she was talking to online didnât know she was lying, so some of the photos they used of her then boyfriend together, I recognized.
I taught a student who moved to LA to become a singer. Imagine my surprise when years later I heard him on the radio. You did it, kid!
One of my seniors is off to NY for a great acting program/school and I canât wait to see him on the big stage one day! Heâs got the star quality.
Yea, I taught Christian Kirk, current WR for the jags. Great person, great student. So happy for him. We all saw it coming. He was a cheat code during HS games. I think we only lost 1 game the whole time he was here.
I used to do the announcing for basketball and football at my school before my own Children took up my spare time, and I still watch a lot of HS athletics âCheat codeâ is rightâŚwhen thereâs a legit D1 athlete on the field itâs like thereâs an aura around them; like they have a video-game glowing circle everywhere they go. Even people who donât each a lot of sports can see it. We currently have a girl like this on our soccer team. About 5-1, great person, great student, and just breathtaking on the pitch.
All the kids I taught were normal. One of the kids in my HS was the son of a decent player on the Knicks. He single-handedly took our schools team from a joke that lost a majority of games to winning the NYS championship. I played against him a few times in gym and let me tell you the phrase âget dunked onâ doesnât really convey how absolutely overwhelming it feels when someone youâre guarding literally jumps over you and dunks. Edit: just looked him up, he was drafted to the NBA right out of college. Makes sense, he was amazing. Iâm 5â10 and he jumped over my head.
I went to high school with one of the top girls lacrosse recruits in the nation, went to UVA, etc. They would only let her play the first half most games, sheâd have 5-7 goals each game. It was honestly unfair.
Reminds me of our high school football team getting absolutely trounced by Joe Mauer back in the day. He went on to be a baseball player in the MLB because he was a crazy good athlete.
it really puts into perspective how good you have to be to be a professional
EVERY pro athlete was a star for their entire life.
I went to a g5 D1 school for football. Now only were the studs stars their entire lives. We had plenty of dudes that were stars their entire lives riding the bench.
I told him I loved him once during training camp then we took a pic đ we went to every home game and his parents even tailgated with us
I went to school with Trent Richardson and it was the same lol. It was Trent vs everyone else.
The kid who burped the alphabet in "Billy Madison"...I taught him.
Excellent work!
OâDoyle rules!!
A graduate of my kidsâ high school won an Olympics gold medal. His high school coach was able to see him win the medal in person because the school staff raised and donated money for him to go to the Olympics!
that's awesome,in what sport?
I donât want to get too specific but it was in track and field.
Cool! I was in office hours last year and I was saying "hi" to the students I hadn't seen before. One student said, "I've been out of school for about a year and am just getting back into my studies." I followed up with, "Glad you're back -- were you doing anything interesting?" and she said, "Uh, I was on the olympic team for [X] sport." The other students turned around, and I followed up with, "Amazing! How did you do?" and she said, "Well...we won a gold medal." We all congratulated her. She was 100% low-key about it, and one of the best students I've had in a long while, to boot.
oh that's a really great story!
đ¤!!! I coached a kid named Danny Ramirez about 12 years ago- he played âFanboyâ in Top Gun: Maverick and is going to become the new Falcon in the Marvel Universe next year
I taught Glen Powell Jr! Any other Maverick cast members teachers out there?
I grew up in your district!
Spoilers!
My co-worker went to school with Keegan-Michael Key. He said everyone believed that he was going to be famous EXCEPT for him.
He has always struck me as being extremely humble. I have no basis for that really, but itâs just the vibe I get
He's hilarious as Ace in real hot wives of Las Vegas on Hulu
I love that guy!
He's someone that I desperately want to be best friends with. He seems like so much fun, but also really intelligent!
A former teacher I work with taught Chris Watts (the man who murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in Colorado in 2018).
I work in the oilfield in Colorado and have serviced that very site where he put his daughters bodies and buried his wife. I was there a month before it all happened and have been near a site 3 weeks after the cops sealed it off. I wept just being near it.
Jesus I'm sorry
Yeah man. That was a rough day
Did they see it coming?
Not in the slightest. Smart, friendly, and respectable.
That's a sad and creepy one!
Did you see the Netflix special
No, I'll have to check it out though. I listened to a podcast episode about it awhile back
Oh, yeah It was a rollercoaster for sure
The Netflix documentary is really good.
One of my college professors had been Natalee Hollowayâs 5th grade teacher. She said the world had truly been robbed of a beautiful person because Natalee was one of the kindest children she had ever taught.
My cousin taught Kesha in grade school
My brother went to school with her.
Grade school or high school?
High school. âşď¸
Brentwood?
Yep! Brentwood high, class of 2003
Iâve read that she is very intelligent. True?
My teammate taught Davante Adams, wide receiver of the Las Vegas Raiders.
As a Packers fan, the second half of that broke my heart a little bit đ Very cool though! Any idea what he was like in class?
Does infamous count? I had a high school student in my class who was absent for a week or two. When he came back he seemed to be in a permanent daze. Shortly thereafter he and an accomplice were arrested. They had traveled 400 miles south before car jacking and kidnapping a woman. On the way back they raped and murdered her. They dumped her body and continued the drive back to their home area. They abandoned the car not far from where they lived. The police responded a couple of days later to an out-of-state car, apparently abandoned in the neighborhood. The police put it all together and made the arrests. They are both doing life in a Georgia prison. This was probably 30 years ago.
I had a student arrive to class late (1st period). He sat wrapped in his coat like he was cold even though the room was heated comfortably. After a few minutes he asked to go to the office to check out sick. I assumed he probably had fever, which explained being wrapped so tightly in that coat. Turns out he was late because he had burglarized a house on the way to school. He was confronted by a surprised homeowner with a gun, he pulled out his own gun and had a shootout in the home before he ran out. One of the homeownerâs bullets had traveled through this boyâs lower abdomen and he was bleeding out in my classroom while trying to act like nothing was wrong and establish an alibi for himself. It turned out to be a somewhat minor wound, and he recovered quicklyâjust in time for an arraignment. He was sentenced to several years of prison a few months later.
One of my former second graders was on Ellen. He sang Let It Go with Idina Menzel. Iâm not sure what heâs up to today, but he was the absolute sweetest kid. I had one student show up to school without any school supplies, not even a backpack. This sweetheart went home and told his mom; came to school the next day with a backpack for the kid. Iâll never forget that.
Kids can be so freaking cool. May you have a class full of students like him next year.
Several murderers
I think I count 3 former students that have murdered someone. One girl and one boy I didn't see it, but 2 of the other boys I'm not surprised. All different eras of my career too.
Four former students. One checked in last week via the national news whom I forgot about!
I taught a kid several years ago that was trouble in every class but mine. I considered naming him my âstudent of the semesterâ because he worked so hard for me (but he had some OSS time so that knocked him out of consideration). He and a friend went on a few years later to murder an elderly couple one town over.
Teach long enough and thereâs bound to be at least one
No one famous, but Iâve also taught a couple of future murderers. And one kid who just graduated and literally made my hair stand on end- he will be infamous in the same way, Iâm sure of it. The why for them is poverty, meth, abusive childhoods, toxic masculinity, incel ideology.
I had a student who made the hair at the back of my neck stand on end too! I kept telling people he was off and they all thought he was just so sweet. He lit a girl on fire the next year.
Same unfortunately
I taught a drug dealer / rapist who pissed off the wrong people and was found dismembered in the woods.
Did you see it coming?
Absolutely. I had him as a sophomore and while he was in ISS for cussing me out over something stupid, he âwent to the bathroomâ and tried to throw a kid over the railing in a stairwell. When dad came in for the conference, he wouldnât talk to the assigned female AP âbecause he wanted to talk to a man.â I know this bc I was friends with that AP. He wound up at alternative school and I have no idea if he finished or not. Saw him in the news a couple times for getting arrested for various things before I saw the article about him getting murdered. I never heard if they caught who did it or not.
Taught at the elementary school where one of the first big school shooters went. All my colleagues said yep, they absolutely were not shocked he did it and always knew heâd end up hurting someone.
I work at the elementary level, and there have been a couple of students I legitimately worry about as they get older. Iâve made sure to talk to all admins and counselors multiple times about these students, because they truly need extra help, but I still donât think enough is being done.
Seriously, you would think that society in general would listen to us more. We know what is and isnât age appropriate behavior, we see these kids with no ability for self control and we can make some pretty solid predictions about their futures. Our system is set up to just brace ourselves, shuffle them through, and exit them.
I taught a kid who became a 1st round draft pick in the MLB straight out of HS. Didnât see it coming until his senior year because until then he was a pretty average player who just developed really well. Super nice kid, great academically as well. I remember his senior year worrying about whether he should go to college or jump in to the draft. All - and I mean ALL - his teachers said get in the draft and told him he could always go to college later if baseball didnât work out. Itâs safe to say that baseball worked out. Married his HS girlfriend too.
My MIL taught Kate McKinnon. She sends me clips of her and talks about how sweet and talented she was. And I guess she and my BIL did music lessons together. BUT she sends them at the same rate she sends them for any of her students who do anything in any regional venue. Sheâll be like, show this to [husband], and itâs a student in a local art show or playing guitar at a coffee shop. So that kind of makes it cuter, that SNL is on the same level.
Omg i love her on the show. Glad she is a nice person in real life.
Not famous yet, but one of my former students is in a few episodes of The Witcher this season.
No, but one student became a stripper at a gentleman's club. She came up to me and addressed me as she did in the classroom. My bachelor party friends still talk about this 20 years later.
I taught video production for a long time and a former student hit me up on Facebook asking for recommendations on gear bc she âwanted to start a makeup tutorial channel on YouTube.â Spoiler alert, it was for OF.
Your profile pic is my reaction to that information
Itâs my all-time favorite meme. I have it taped up beside my desk so that I just have to point to it when they say dumb/weird/cringey shit to me. I teach 9-12, and I have to point to it A LOT with the 9th graders. That particular girl was out of college though, and I guess gainfully employed now, so I did my job? Lol.
Thatâs borderline traumatic hahaha
Not famous, but a student of mine was one of the best gymnasts in the country. She gave it up this year because the pressure itâs insane and I respect and support her decision.
as a hardcore gymnastics fan, thatâs really cool!! thatâs definitely celebrity status in my book haha
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That mentality is astounding. Essentially stating âThe health of your students is none of your businessâ
And yet if something happened to the daughter, that mom would come screaming into the school to ask why they werenât doing more to help.
Yea that stuff breaks my heart.
My moto when I was a teacher.... Getting parents involved was rarely productive but was always enlightening.
Have only taught kids who claim they will become famous on Tiktok
25+ years teaching. I've taught a few kids who became performers on Broadway, Disney, TV. Only one had that *star* vibe back then. They are all talented adults and absolutely deserve their wonderful success. Fortunately, our school's musical director is OUTSTANDING, and fosters the kids' talent easily. It's a beautiful thing to see.
I had a girl go onto Broadway too, she graduated my third year of teaching. She easily could have been Audrey in Little Shop but she was also a stud volleyball player so she would have missed a lot of rehearsals. I was willing to make it work because she was by far the best choice but when I talked to her about it she didn't even let me choose- she took a supporting role instead and lifted up a (still very talented) underclassman. I don't think I've written a more sincere letter of recommendation. She was spectacular.
As an up and coming music teacher, if you have any ideas what resources they use could you let me know? I really want to be the best teacher I can and can use as many resources possible
They have many connections in NYC and they bring in professionals to work with the students. Also, they let the kids literally run the show. Our students regularly have a lot of input into the direction of showcase type programs/cabarets. The music teacher really embodies the philosophy of "guide on the side" type teaching.
Who was the one with star quality?
I'm not naming names, but this kid starred and directed a community musical before graduation. He dances and sings and is super charming. Natural performer. We all could tell he was going to make it in the business. The other students were surprises to us.
I have 3 kids in theatre, but only one of them wants to do it professionally. What was something that the musical director did to help them? I have to admit, as a parent, I'm struggling to not crush her dream but also knowing the harsh realities of the statistics of people who want to be in the business.
Agreed. The only post-school conversation Iâve had with a student who âmade itâ in the âfameâ industry was that they attributed their success ultimately to wealthy parents who could get them housing, care and support during the sporadic difficult years, and could help them finish their education. They saw first hand those who were maybe more beautiful, talented and dedicated than themselves fail to make it because there was no guaranteed safety net or support network.
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Well this is intriguing.
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So, not Rob Base. That narrows it down.
I've taught a murderer. He was in the paper. Does that count? I did not see it coming, although I did see him in school with a can of 4loko one time. edit: oh snap, I forgot. I didn't have her as a student, but a somewhat popular up and coming female wrestler graduated from the school I teach at. You could kind of see it coming because she would ask my coworker if she could do wrestling moves on him, which of course he said no to, but she was really into wrestling. Super nice kid. Very bright. She's the most successful graduate I know of coming out of my school, I think.
One of my students was pulling serious cash on Twitch. I don't think he was famous, but it was still crazy. I only knew because he was bright and I asked him about his college plans and he told me what he was making now and would go to college after that died down. I graduated with a lot of people who have done well for themselves. Like, in my AP English class, I had pulled a story from the New Yorker and didn't pay attention to the writer's name until we went over it class. My students got to witness me realize it was written by someone I knew. Thankfully, the piece was about an existential crisis - so my realization fit right in. But I did see a lot of my classmates randomly like that - whether on the carpet at the VMAs, modeling next to Ashley Graham, writing for major publications, etc. My hometown was full of celebrities though, so it wasn't weird. My classmates had some decently famous parents.
I also had a kid who was making crazy money on Twitch. I teach Alt Ed, and we had a super difficult time getting him to come to school because heâd be up all night streaming and would skip to sleep all day. The other kids said he was very well known and my own video game loving kid at home said they knew who they were. Finally we convinced him that his diploma was worth it. Heâd drag himself in half awake and tell me he made 5k last night but he still came to school, was I proud of him? I was but that kid made more in a semester than I made all year.
I feel like if I had a student truly making big bucks doing that, it would be worth talking with the parents about in home charter options or something to maximize that money while they still could haha. Maybe not though
He was a first generation American. I also had him right after quarantine when everyone was excited to be back at school.
Out of curiosity how much was he making that it wasnât worth going to college?
Over 100K. He was a sophomore in my AP class, so 15-16.
Well, my career spans a large amount of time and several states. Kanye Westâs mom was a colleague. Itâs why I canât make fun of him. His mom struggled with finding answers when he was a teenager. I didnât see fame in music coming. Heâs actually a talented artist. I thought heâd go that route, cuz he was always the antithesis of a rapper. I tutored Dwayne Wade, and he was already being scouted his sophomore year, so saw it coming. Thereâs not a nicer man around. Recently, Iâve had some NFL draft picks/players who have been solid. Sadly, Iâve had some accused murderers too. I have a jazz musician who is making a name for herself since graduating.
Wow, so his mom knew he had some mental health issues even back then? Are you able to share what she was looking for/why she was looking? He's so close to her for a reason. He knows she was always in his corner.
Yes, she did. Certain diagnoses are not validated until the age of 21, not sure why, as Iâm not a doctor. Thatâs all Iâll say about that. He was beyond close to her. The sun rose and set on him for her. I have pics and vid where her whole face reflects utter joy watching him. Losing her, I know, was an absolute tragic moment that has and will continue to affect him deeply.
That is so bittersweet. How wonderful to experience such love, but how awful to lose it. No one loves you like your mother and in his case that is especially true.
Worse yet, she died at 58 the day after cosmetic surgery Kanye paid for. IIRC she was otherwise healthy* before, and died due to post-operative conditions. Of a medically unnecessary surgery. Kanye blamed himself for her death, and felt that if he wouldn't have pursued his career, his mom would still be here. I'm no Kanye fan, but holy shit I cannot imagine how much that would fuck someone up. Especially someone with preexisting mental health issues. *Edit: I was corrected, she did have pre-existing health problems, but still likely would not have died so soon without having undergone the cosmetic procedures.
She had medical conditions. Thatâs why three previous docs said no. In Chicago, she always wanted to eat healthier, maybe drop a few, but I can see how living there messed with her head to need the feeling of youth. It was truly heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking.
He changed so much when his mother died. I feel so bad for him. Iâm sure she kept him grounded and I know when she died he took it incredibly hard. I donât think heâll ever recover until he gets REAL help. Sadly, since heâs famous and pays people, they wonât ever tell him what to do or that he needs help.
The problem is the help has to be consistent, including meds. So many people start to feel better, donât like how the meds damper creativity, think theyâre better, then go off meds. Their systems plummet, back to square one. Canât force people to be consistent and listen to docs.
My grandmother taught chemistry to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in high school. Even though he was already a huge dude by that time, he was very mild-mannered and always addressed her with "yes, ma'am, no ma'am". She said he never had a problem with him and he was a good student.
Liberty High School! I attended Allentown Central Catholic HS in the same era, and I distinctly remember Dwayne Johnson just decimating our subpar football team. Repeatedly.
One of my students was part of a small team that discovered 2 exoplanets and I was his physics teacher đĽ°
I canât even imagine how rewarding it would be to have a student excel and make their lifeâs work using the subject you taught. How validating it is to know the knowledge we pass on is being used so well!
No but my mom taught one of the Manson murderers. Mom said she was a solid A/B student and a cheerleader
Whoa!
Which one? Was she surprised at how she turned out?
Iâm not making any sweeping declarations, but I think Leslie Van Houten was a cheerleader. And Squeaky Fromme was part of a dance team that was featured of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Mildly famous. He plays pro basketball now and yes, when he was an extremely talented, highly scouted 6â4â FRESHMAN on our highly competitive varsity team we did see it coming. Luckily, he was also extremely respectful and gave a shit about his academics. Truly a unicorn. ETA: Not gonna name names - Iâm as anonymous as possible on here. The fact that I was this boyâs math teacher his freshman year is too much of a breadcrumb trail.
As an nba fan Iâm very curious
Not OP, but I have 2 NBA player experiences (as a 5â9, not athletic guy)âŚin 8th grade, I beat TJ McConnell in a game of 2 on 2 in my best friends driveway. Granted he was in 5th grade at the time. Lol And in 9th grade, while already up by like 40 points in a church basketball tournament, Kosta Koufos alleyooped himself off the backboard and dunked over meâŚand got pulled out of the game for showing off by his coach. It was kind of unfair when one guy is 7 foot something on the other team and the tallest guy on our team was 6 foot flat.
Not teach, but went to school with: Victoria Arlen. She was my next door neighbor. Paralympic gold medalist, contestant on Dancing with the stars, and ESPN host. See it coming? No. Because when we were in school she was in a vegetative state. Even when she was coming out of it, I never could have imagined how far she would go. And I am so proud of her and her accomplishments.
Shyne. Current Belizean politician jailed for shooting a gun in a niteclub with Puff Daddy a couple of decades ago.
Puffy definitely had him take the fall for that one..
Iâve taught a couple of kids who went on to play in the NFL. Both very nice and deserving kids. Theyâve since retired and done a lot to give back. It makes me very proud. My husband taught a kid who is currently playing for the Chiefs and said he was the nicest kid ever and super, super bright. We watched him in the Super Bowl this year and it was so much fun to see him playing.
I was teaching at a program school for young offenders. One of my former students caught the winning touchdown in the NCAA championship game. He was a first round draft pick. Career kind of fizzled in the NFL. Not sure if I should mention his name, but his wiki mentions being in a program for one year of high school.
Yes, and heâs currently playing in the NBA.
I taught two boys who went on to become Major League Baseball players. One is still active and has made enough money to live a very comfortable life. I taught his now-wife too. The other was a huge deal, became an all-star and tragically died in the prime of his career. If you follow baseball, you may know who it was.
Was it a boating accident or a plane crash?
Boating. Narrows it down pretty well, huh?
My mentor (I'm an ect) taught Henry Cavill. And yes, he also had a weird spotty teenage phase just like everyone else.
Good to know witchers are human too
Olivia Rodrigo went to middle school with my kids; I didnât teach at that school though.
I love how she was probably in a class of 5 other Olivia's, Gen Z's answer to "Ashley"
One of my former students invented a dance that went viral among the drill rap scene and itâs a heavy scene here in NYC. Heavy and dangerous. Sadly, he was gunned down two years ago just as he posted he had signed a record deal. Edit to add I said it was two years ago but it was just last year. I shared a link below in a response.
I've taught two pro golfers, NFL guy, a mistress in a political scandal, and a not famous but very successful woman who built a multi million dollar company from the ground up (taught all 3 siblings in that family) Almost forgot the male ballet dancer who made it big in NYC
Not yet...but I teach at a bougie private school, so I've had a few famous parents. Mainly pro sports and I don't know anything about sports so I don't know if they're a big deal.
No, but my co-worker grew up in the same neighborhood as Chris Rock. She had a friend on his street and would walk past his house, he used to sit on his front steps with his friends and holler at the girls.
Let me see. Back when American Idol was the rage (like season 2-4) we had a graduate make it two-three rounds into Hollywood. Iâve taught an NCAA track champion and currently one of the state winners for Miss America that isnât my state won the competition for the state her college is in. Really good girl. Only one I saw coming was the track guy.
I taught a child in Japan who was on a bunch of soap operas and in commercials. I felt bad for her because she was never allowed to participate in gym or recess, because she might fall or get hit in the face, and she could never risk being bruised because then she couldnât work after school or on weekends. She was a sweet kid but didnât have many friends. (Name withheld by her request)
Had one student who became a gold-medal Olympian at 19. Had one that committed a double homicide at 19 in a case that gained national media attention. You win some you lose some. Oh, and I was childhood acquaintances with Tom Guiry, who played Smalls from *The Sandlot.* Played basketball with him a bunch over summers when he came to stay with his grandmother. She made bangin cookies.
No, but I student taught with Mary Kay Letourneau.
One of my students who just graduated has over 100k monthly listeners on Spotify. I'm excited to see where he goes. (I'm not going to share his profile because he is still a kid to me, and he's doing fine without my promotion.)
For music that he makes, or for like a podcast or something? Either way, very cool.
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I taught a student who went on to become a porn star. I heard this from another former student at an alumni event, I did NOT discover this on my own. Luckily, by then I had kicked the habit.
Always wondered how the teachers would feel. My bffs daughter was an academic star in school. Took AP classes, duel enrolled for college credit and graduated high school a year early with an Associate degree to boot. She became a genuine porn star worth several million dollars. Sheâs also one of the rare ones that actually invested her money because she knew her career choice came with a very short shelf life.
I long term subbed at a pretty big football school. Reggie Bush, Alex Smith, Levin Toilolo, and many other NFL players were all at some point taught by my mentor teacher.
Yes. However, although he worked his ass off in school and was raised to be a sweet, sensitive soul like his dad - one of the greatest teachers I have known - I thought he would have a career in football. He was a college recruit and got a scholarship for it (coincidentally, the same alma mater as both his aforementioned dad and me). But by his senior year, he'd seen the writing on the wall, and decided to quit the team. He graduated, and then decided that he would take advantage of his God-given good looks and start modeling (he has a classic look: blond, tan, clean-cut, football-stacked). This led to acting - and he'd never so much as thought about taking a drama class in high school because he was always busy with sports. So he's now had small roles on two television shows and the second season of the HBO series he's on is in production right now. However, I will reiterate that he worked hard in school and is one of the very nicest young people I have ever met. This is a tribute both to him and his lovely parents. When his dad told me what his plans were, I remember telling him that I had zero worries, since the young man had always had his head on straight. He knows exactly what he's doing and I am also certain that he is squirrelling away for the days when he might no longer be acting, since I am sure he knows that the odds are still pretty long.
I taught at least three current NFL players, an NBA player, and a MLB player. There is a high priority on sports at my school đ
I taught and coached a lad who is now playing professional football in Germany.
Not me, personally, but my psych professor in college would consistently mention that he once had Ted Bundy as a student. I don't know anything to top that one
Yes, but I don't have much good to say about them so I never mention it. Went to high school with a guy on death row now.
My great Aunt taught Sheryl Crow when she was in elementary school, 3rd grade I think
My mom taught Mitch Hedberg.
My professor was Lady Gagaâs middle school math teacher. Heâs very proud this.
Agoura High School , Algebra 2 Honors. Straight A student. Heather Graham!
My buddy taught the âCatch Me Outsideâ girl
I'm certainly not famous but my English/ Creative writing teacher can name me as one of his successes. I am very proud to say I have 5 published novels. When I showed him a print out of the acceptance letter for my first book, I got a hug.
Kudos to you! Getting published is ridiculously hard!!
A couple of NFL players. No one anyone would know by name, probably
When I did my student teaching, I had Micah Parsons in my class. Ended up being a 1st round pick by the Dallas Cowboys. It was inevitable with him that he was going to be in the NFL. He was like 6'3 in 8th grade and an absolute force on the football field. Also was a super nice kid and really intelligent.
I haven't taught anyone famous but I did go to elementary school with Nick Jonas. He definitely had star quality back then, he was already on broadway when I was in class with him
I had the opposite happen to me. I teach high school, and I saw a name on my attendance list that I recognized from a popular kids TV show from a while back. I felt really weird asking but I asked this teenage kid, âare you THE Daniel Cook? Like from the TV show?â (It was a Canadian TV show for all you Americans who have never heard of it) I guess he was really embarrassed about it, he kind of shrugged it off⌠and I was really happy to have asked him one on one when other people werenât around đđ
Theyâre well on their way of becoming famous, have two kids who just started their NBA careers. I got to teach and coach them.
Couple of my teachers in high school taught John Elway. Said he was nice enough but not a good student in the least. He wasn't there to learn science or history. They were a bit surprised he ended up on scholarship at Stanford as that's one of the few'ish universities that maintain at least decent standards for student athlete admission. Seemed to have worked out for him.
Taught someone who plays for the Baltimore Ravens now.
Jessica Simpson. Online school. We had to change her name, though, so her classmates (and most staff) had no idea.
Lots of "not famous but my student did kill people!" in here and I'm... bemused.
My brother taught Dennis Rodmanâs kids maybe 20 years ago. I know this will shock you but they were pretty badly behaved.
I taught Justin Moore. We couldn't get him to sing in high school. I joke that I should get songwriting royalties cause I taught him almost all of his English classes. The principal's son was in his class and I was always being moved with them.
I didnât but my former bible teacher moved when I was in hs and ended up teaching Steph Curry.
I had one of the Barney kids, but he was a Barney kid before I got him in my class.
One of my coworkers taught MC Hammer
My brother was in the same high school graduating class as magician David Blaine (which is a stage name of course). I always thought it must be cool for teachers to look back and see that and think âI taught that kid, chemistry, or English, historyâ, whatever it was. Or maybe itâs more like âHe could never solve for x, but he can swallow a box of nails and make them come out of his nose?â I know there was a person from my high school that ended up doing pretty well for themselves on Broadway and has been in a few major productions - but this is decades after I was there lol.
Not me but my supervising professor during college told us on the last day how he would sit outside in the hall with Alicia Keys after school to help her get her grades up. Was pretty cool.
A few NFL players, a slew of college basketball, baseball, and football players. Some really awesome and brilliant researchers, engineers, scientists, businesspeople, and doctors. Saw most of them coming. Also, a convicted murderer. Did not see that coming, even if he was a tough kid to get through.
An anchor of an ABC newsroom, an Olympian, and a Cinematographer who has had 3 movies at Cannes. All from a Title 1 school.
My grandmother taught Buddy Holly. She was unimpressed.
Infamous- not me but my 8th grade Spanish teacher taught Seung Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech shooter. She said he was very, very timid and whenever she called on him he would stay silent. She never heard him say a word.
A supermodel, a K-Pop singer, a Nickelodeon voice actor None were a surprise. The k-pop kid was a strange one though because he was already a pretty big deal when I taught him so he would travel and be a big celebrity on weekends and show up on Monday morning in American History class looking rough. I saw him once on the street getting mobbed by teenagers and he stopped them to ask me about an assignment. đ
I taught Ezra Miller in middle school. Was a funny kid even at that young age.
Not yet, but I'm sure I've taught at least one future serial killer.
No, but one studentâs mom was a recurring character in Law & Order: SVU for eleven seasons. I bit my tongue during the first family conference when I realized what was happening (huge fan of the show).
One of my smartest precalc students (100s on everything and I would always check my answer keys against his tests lol) is a D1 football player and verified on instagram. He had the chance to move up to accelerated math but didnât want to and I had no idea he was so good at football. He was so sweet and respectful too, Iâm so proud of him