Happiness is meeting a former student on the subway and finding out she is going for a masters in health studies. It is such a great feeling to see them doing so well. What even made my day more was when she told me about her job, tutoring mathematics. She told me she told her students what I used to say in class--no one is stupid, just go slow, analyze and you will succeed. She said she built their confidence the way I instilled confidence in them.
