.
YOU SIR ARE AN AMAZING
HUMAN. YOU'RE VERY FUNNY.
YOU'RE VERY SMART.
REPORTER: HIS AMAZING
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS STUDENTS
HAS BEEN A SUBJECT OF A VIRAL
VIRAL VIDEO. HE HAS MANY VIDEOS
IN FACT. THAT ONE GOING CRAZY.
SAM IS A TEACHER AT MAIN SPRINGS
ACADEMY. THIS WHOLE VIDEO THING
IS NOT SUCH A SURPRISE. WHY
IS -- MR. COOK SPECIAL TO YOU?
HE IS THE MAN BEHIND THE
SLOT.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE
CLASS?
WE LEARN AND PLAY AND HAVE
FUN OF COURSE.
OKAY. WHAT ABOUT SINGING?
IS THERE SINGING THERE?
YEAH. WE ALWAYS SING ON
EVERY MUSIC FRIDAY OF COURSE.
OH, OKAY. SO WOULD YOU SAY
HE IS THE BEST TEACHER YOU'VE
EVER HAD?
YEP. HE IS.
THAT'S THE BEST ENDORSEMENT
THERE IS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON. SO NOW
IN MY FREE TIME I TRAVEL THE
U.S. AND COLLECT STORIES FROM
DIFFERENT STATES.
SO WHAT IS THE PERFECT WAY
OF GETTING THE STORIES. DO YOU
THINK IT'S HELPING THE REST OF
US HAVE MORE ACCEPTANCE OR MORE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING
ON?
I BELIEVE OUR SOCIETY WANTS
TO LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIAL NEEDS
COMMUNITY. PEOPLE ARE HESITANT
TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN
BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEY
MIGHT OFFEND SOMEBODY. I WANT
TO CREATE THAT PLATFORM. YOU
CAN GO AND NATURALLY SEE AND
LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A
DIAGNOSIS. THERE IS MANY TYPES
OF DIFFERENT BRAINS IN THE
WORLD. THAT'S NOT WEIRD.
THAT'S NOT STRANGE. THAT'S JUST
DIVERSITY. HUMAN SPECIES IS
DIVERSE. I ASKED YOU NEED AND
YOU SAID, GAS MONEY FOR ALL THIS
TRAVELING WOULD BE NICE. SO I
RUN THE GATE RIVER RUN. I LET
PEOPLE PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO
DO SO. IT'S FREE ADVERTISING TO
DRAW. NOT SO EVERYONE IS
LOOKING AT ME BUT AFTER YOU
START WRITING, PEOPLE TEND TO
LOOK AT YOU. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE
TO MAKE A DONATION. WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE ALL OF THE MONEY THAT
COMES FROM THAT DONATION TO YOU,
CHRIS. SO FAR WE HAVE ABOUT
$1,000. WE NEED TO WAY WAY WAY
UP THAT. JUST TO SHOW EVERYONE,
I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN PICK A
COLOR AND WRITE ON ME A LITTLE
BIT.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
AND YOU CAN TELL US A JOKE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CLASS CLOWN.
OH, RIGHT. OKAY. WHAT
COLOR? HMMM. HMM.
I'M WEARING BLUE. SO MAYBE
BLUE?
OH, YEAH. PERFECT. WHAT
SHOULD I WRITE?
WRITE YOUR NAME. RIGHT
THERE. EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO
DONATE, GO TO RIVER CITY LIVE TV
ON FACEBOOK. THERE'S A LINK.
WE'LL WRITE THE NAME. PUT A
PICTURE UP. GO AHEAD. RIGHT
THERE. IT LACKS LIKE A TATTOO.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
EVERY SINGLE DAY I'M POSTING
VIDEOS ABOUT THE CHILDREN IN MY
CLASS SO YOU CAN LEARN WHAT IT'S
LIKE. THAT'S CALLED SPECIAL
BOOKS BY SPECIAL KIDS.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALL OF THE
GREAT STORIES. BEST OF LUCK TO
YOU. SAFE TRAVELS. SAM, DIDN'T
GET TO TELL THE CAMERA THIS.
MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO POST
THAT ON FACEBOOK AND WRITE THAT.
YEAH. NEXT TIME WE COME
HERE.