A little teacher inspiration

This week, I had a very pleasant experience with all my professors during a very unpleasant time. My mom had a very serious surgery Monday and had a lot of complications throughout the week. Worried about her, I knew I wasn't going to be mentally prepared for my classes, so I e-mailed all of my professors and let them know what was going on. All five of my professors were more than willing to give me time off, as well as work with me to catch me back up. Compared to my freshman year when I went to Central Michigan University and had to have a surgery myself, all my professors demanded documentation before they would even consider being sympathetic. After the emotional and exhausting week I had, I came to really appreciate my MSU professors. I decided that when I have a class, I want to trust my students and take their word for it when they say they are having a rough week, or need a little extra help. If anything, I have a little more respect for my MSU professors who were so willing to work with me, as opposed to those who were so concerned about following common procedure so they wouldn't get "in trouble" by their boss or university. I am inspired to be a better teacher, just because of the care and time my professors put into my situation.