Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The most inspiring man you've never met: Watch this video. Now!


Physics teacher Jeffrey Wright is legendary for his creative classes at the Louisville, Kentucky high school where he teaches. There's one lesson, though, that particularly mesmerizes his students: The one where he shares what it's like to raise his son, Adam, 12, who has a rare disorder called Joubert syndrome that affects his brain function. Wright describes Adam as "a completely intelligent boy who can't control what his body does."

A new documentary, Wright's Law, gives a glimpse into Wright's life. Filmed by Zack Conkle, 22, a former student of Wright's, it won a gold medal in the College Photographer of the Year competition.


This jewel of a film, just 12:06 minutes long, is filled with relatable raw honesty and a whole lot of inspiration. It'll make you yearn for more teachers like Wright, not to mention parents. One Wright-ism I loved: "There's something a lot greater than energy, there's something a lot greater than entropy...love. That's what makes the 'why' we exist."

13 comments:

  1. Crying my eyes out. This put so much into perspective for me today. Thank you for sharing this, Ellen.

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  2. Beautiful story. Some of the ways the boy reacts reminds me of my son with spastic quad cp. I aspire to be like this man.

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  3. Gah. So touching. So moving. Tears.

    Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Wow, thank you so much for sharing this. It's so wonderful to know there are teachers and fathers like this out there. May he be an inspiration to us all. Loves.

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  5. This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  6. Wow. Great video. Thank you so much for sharing. My favorite "real" part (of many favorite parts) is when he takes a bit of the sandwich hanging out of Adam's mouth and pops it in his own mouth.

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  7. I watched that video this week. Really amazing.

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  8. I have watched this maybe 7 or 8 times now, and I get something different out of it each time.

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  9. WOW! amazing! this world definitely needs more men, fathers and teachers like him!

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  10. Gosh, this was so inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Wow! What an extraordinary father and teacher we need more Jeffrey Wrights in the world. My dad and I aren't particularly close I feel like he treats me differently because I didn't turn out the way he expected me to and I won't lie IT HURTS!

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  12. This video reminds me of Mr. Blank, my science teacher now.

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Thanks for sharing!