Young father holds back tears as a Secret Santa grants his wish of being a full-time teacher
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2022
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The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until Christmas, we will post videos of the recipients being surprised with these life-changing gifts.
Cason recently started teaching music part-time at an Idaho Falls elementary school. He also supports his family by working at a warehouse in the evenings. He has a very hectic schedule to balance with a wife and three children under 4 years old, two who have cystic fibrosis.
The students and staff adore Cason. He is energetic, creative and often puts in personal time for planning lessons. He has a beautiful singing voice. He is able to keep the kids' attention the whole time and one teacher once said, "It is hard to follow after Mr. Smitty! He has so much charisma!"
Cason's heart is at the school with music but because the position is part-time and he doesn't have a teaching certificate, he is preparing to leave to find a full-time job.
Secret Santa asked the East Idaho News elves to drop off a life-changing gift for Cason while he was in the middle of teaching class. Watch the video above to see the surprise!
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This isn't just a gift for the teacher , it's a gift for every single child he teaches from now on. Absolutely wonderful.
Beautifully said.
And for his family.👪 ❤️💙 👍👏👏👏💕
Shakespeare quality comment. Beautiful!
Beautiful comment
Yes!
Secret Santa if you're watching this.. Bless you and may you also have a very good holiday season, from all of us watching.
Well said, we appreciate you secret Santa for helping all these beautiful souls🙏 Blessings to all!
🤗😘🎅 WE ALL LOVE YOU and BLESS YOU and all yours dearest SANTA!!! 🙏🥰😍
Same for you, Joshua.
Amen to this. I watch every year. Warms my heart. All the way to the U.K.
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.
When the kid said "stay here" I lost it. Thank you, Secret Santa, Nate, and elves, for everything you do. God bless you all.
Me too. 😢 😭 😿
Says a lot about how well he interacts with the kids. We all want teachers that care about our children and get them excited to go to school.
I was going to write the same thing 👏
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!
That made me smile. :)
That's the type of guy you want teaching your kids.
❤️
Yes indeed!!!!
'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
Amen!
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!
💯🎶👏👏
I'm watching this in 2023, I hope this changed his life.
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!
Secret Santa- this is the gift that will keep on giving! Whatever it cost- it will give back to the community, through ' Smitty', a thousand fold!
Those children were paying close attention. This video exemplifies the real meaning of education.
Mr. Smitty to his wife: "Love you"
Kids: "Love you too"
Those kids adore him...he's gonna make the best full time teacher ever!
Once he said at the end that we weren't going to have much of a Christmas, then my tears came. What a special gift for him.
It brought tears to my eyes too
It's always a great Christmas when Jesus is in it!
Me too.
@@jao62223 Are you implying that only christians can be nice? Sheese! Get a grip Joyce.
@@stevemurrell6167 that was not my implication I was just saying that if Jesus is in it it's a great Christmas!
When he called his wife he said, “I have a very special gift *for YOU* .” 😭
the world needs more teachers like him. Hope everything worked out for him and his family.
I've known Cason since he was a kid--he and my son were best friends. He totally deserves this. Love it!!!😄
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 saw that lost sock too ha ha that cracked me up. 😂
I noticed it and my imagination run wild. Couldn't follow their conversation 😂🤣😂
Lmaoooo
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.
I like the "lost sock" hung up on the board 😋.
Anyhow, don't forget to thumbs up the video, everybody!
ME TOO!!! 🤣🤣
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.
Beautifully written
@@ariellesoullighting4309 Thank you!
Wow, Secret Santa is Teaching a Lesson.
By Investing in a Full Time Teacher.
My daughter has CF, I’m sure he has a lot of medical bills. This is just wonderful!!
Yes, it is a tough for for the child and family. Hope and peace to you and yours.
"STAY HERE!!!" Just two little words, but they say SO much.
It's clear that he is a great guy and a wonderful teacher.
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?🤔😁🙏
Great ideas....I agree!
Would love to know the titles of his books.
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!!!
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.
Just like any decent teacher, this man didn't necessarily just "win" some sweet prizes... He dang EARNED em!
This is a guy who definitely brings his all to his teaching job. So happy to see these gifts relieved some of his stress! So well deserved.
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!!! ❤️🎄❤️
This is so hugely full of joy and future happiness!
@@kathleenardrey5094 I hope there's an update at some point. I'd love to see what unfolds. He's the kind of teacher we all want in the classroom. ❤️
Merry Christmas to your family 😊🙏
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.
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 🎅
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.
What a spectacular man. Prayers to his family and all that come into his life.
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 ❤️🙏
My cheeks hurt from smiling all day binge watching these! Gifts from secret Santa are touching more lives than you know!
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. 🌍🦁🐘🦏😍
Hopefully the school he's at will be able to keep him on. He sounds like an awesome teacher and a caring person. Bless him and his family.
The class is so well behaved during this. They really care about this teacher. Kudos to everyone on this team fo this Secret Santa surprise!
What a GREAT teacher and guy! You people (and Secret Santa, of course) are AWESOME! Watch this 61 year old Cleveland man well up with tears...
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.
I get tears in my eyes for everyone of these Secret Santa videos!
Thank you East Idaho News - all the best to all of you! Anders in Sweden
You can see that he is such a humble person,just check his aura,what a positive attitude he has with all that he is going through...well deserved 👏
"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. ❤️🙏🌍
Can tell those kids love him. And do want him back at their school. Thank you Secret Santa and all your 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.
Another Magical Secret Santa Story! His community is lucky he chose them!
Being reminded that tears aren't just about pain. I've never been happier for people I've never met.
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!
Hooray, yes, so happy for him and his family!
Yes and this teacher will continue to pay it forward for life!
This kid deserves the world, now he can go out and achieve it!
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. 🎄
Quality teachers is something this country really lacks. Helping someone to achieve thier dream of teaching others is just amazing.
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! 👍🎅🧝🏼
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 🇦🇺🙏😊❤️
This is not just a teacher this is a genuine passionate person kids you are honored to call him your teacher 😭😭☃️
I love Secret Santa 🎅🥰
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.
He's the perfect kind of teacher! 👨🏫 You can tell the kids love him.
I can tell his students really love him
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.
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!
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.
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.
Oh My Gosh!!! How do you not love this talented, kind young man, Father, Husband and Teacher! Merry Christmas Mr. Smitty and your Family! 🎄🎄
I cannot imagine how Secret Santa can top this one! What a loving gift to such a wonderful family! God bless everyone, especially 🎅👼
Secret Santa always great work for humanity and Love from India 🇮🇳
Holding his heart shows how much this will impact his family
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!!
I'm in the UK and this is the best thing on UA-cam. So beautiful to see.
These really warm my heart. It’s clearly so life changing for these good people!
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..
This is LIFE CHANGING for this gentleman & his young family💖
God’s work is the best work! Thank you!
What an awesome teacher/person he seems to be! I REALLY needed this today! It has been a horrible day for me and I needed to feel his joy 🥹❤️
His energy with his classroom reminds me alot of my brother, with his job! Oh how I pray he continues to teach!! 🧡🙏🍊
I'm from Minnesota and every year I watch this Secret Santa from Idaho give and give to people who need and deserve help to enter their lives.
There is
NO ONE MORE DESERVING THEN A TEACHER.!!
my heart is filled with joy.
God Bless this teacher and his wife and children.
Merry Christmas
So happy for Mr. & Mrs. "Smitty"! Thank you Secret Santa, Nate, & the "delivery crew"! ❤️ 🎅 🎄
This teacher deserves everything. His passion for children and teaching is flowing. You can hear the kids, so happy and respect for this kind man. ❤
The biggest compliment is when children begging you to stay and teach them 💛
Great way to end my Sunday night!
These videos literally restore my hope in humanity ❤
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
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
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.
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
This video warms our heart. We love passionate music teachers. Thank you for what you do for the community
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 ❣️
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.
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!!
I loved hearing the kid call out "STAY HERE" Its so wonderful when children get a nice wholesome teacher. It is so important early on to mingle kids with adults that are respectful and treat children like people.
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. 🎅🏴
What a lovely teacher and a great gift to allow him to complete his teaching studies....😀☘️❤️
Omgosh What a sweet man. You can tell that his heart is for teaching. Merry Christmas 🎅
stories like this are why youtube needs a LOVE button...
What a grandacious young man of humble genuineness. As Secret Santa inspires, everyone transpires. Cannot get better than this folks
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.
Lots of prays for everyone.
And for you as well!
Thanks and you too Ali! 🙏🤗
Nothing as wonderful in this world as a teacher who inspires. ❤
You can tell he’s a sweet husband, father, and teacher . God bless
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 great guy. I hope he gets to teach full time soon. Carson is making a difference in those kids lives and deserves it. From Eastern Canada!!
You can tell he is a good guy and good teacher and is so very deserving of this gift thank you for making me cry 😭
YAY! So exciting that he is being helped to further his career! What an amazing gift. ❤ The other gifts are a real blessing too!
Thank you Secret Santa, Nate and crew…God Bless you all and he and his family, as well!❤🎄💯
As a teacher, I love this story.
Teaching is in his heart, let him stay and do what he is passionate about! Thank you Secret Santa!