Sam Davies in Be That Teacher campaign
ACT teacher Sam Davies has featured in a national advertising campaign to highlight the value and importance of teaching and to encourage more people to become teachers.
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00:00 So I had a student in my year nine class, Kira,
00:02 who maybe school wasn't her favorite thing.
00:05 She made it her mission to cause as much trouble
00:08 potentially in the class as possible.
00:10 I get that, I was a kid too, and that can be really fun.
00:13 Just recently when I was leaving that school,
00:15 she gave me a certificate,
00:17 which she obviously found very funny,
00:19 awarded to Mr. David, which is still a bit of a joke
00:22 'cause my name's Mr. Davies.
00:23 This is for surviving Kira
00:25 and all the attitude and craziness throughout 9D.
00:28 And she said, "Sorry, dated on my birthday and signed."
00:31 (laughs)
00:33 I was really proud of myself
00:34 for always treating her with respect and dignity.
00:37 And she recognized that I'd done that.
00:40 This is a young person saying,
00:42 "I knew that you cared about me."
00:44 This is incredible.
00:46 If life is about creating meaningful moments,
00:51 you get a meaningful moment
00:52 every single day in this profession.
00:57 Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra.