12/10/2025
As an educator, I hope the knowledge I teach will help students build their futures.. Every semester, I stress how much I want to see each of my students achieve the success they desire. But today, a student reminded me that an equally important gift is making someone feel seen, heard, and respected.
Their words meant the world to me and reinforced why I love doing what I do:
Kindness is a form of leadership
Respect is a form of education
Humanity belongs in every classroom and career path
Here is a clip from the email I received- hoping it makes your heart happy like it did mine:
"Thank you, once more, for being so kind and understanding as well as an absolutely phenomenal professor. Even without the kindness of your grading, you have been a professor that has shown me that there are professors that do care and are interested in what we students have to say and how we feel, acknowledging us as human. I cannot thank you enough for that. It means far more to me than I can express,"
Let’s keep choosing compassion. Always. 💛