Hasan Minhaj

And I just want to let her know because the irony is she's my computer's teacher, but she's very offline.

But...

Up until that point in my life, 15, 16, and I didn't realize this until much later, I was looking to be seen.

The reason why I think I was being so talkative or trying to interject in classes, I felt like I had something to say.

And I had something to share with the world.

And I felt like

I wasn't hurt.

And she saw something in me.

All my other teachers thought I was too talkative.

They thought I was a bit of a, not a knucklehead, but just he's not a great student or he can't focus.

He moves around too much in his chair.

And my report card would be filled with all these almost like behavioral issues.

And Miss T was the first person that said, I think you're incredibly capable.

And I think you have this skill set that I think would be really useful and helpful.

And she also helped me get to national competitions.

And then we lost.

I lost.

And I was really upset.

And she also helped me lose graciously and understand how to come back from losses as well.

So she really changed the trajectory of my life because I really thought...