The Kindness of a Teacher's Words

"None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.  We got here because somebody -- a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns -- bent down and helped us pick up our boots."
~ Thurgood Marshall

A teacher at my children's school who does not even have my children in class called today to give me feedback on a presentation that one of my children made at school.  She not only shared with me how well my daughter had presented, but also spoke with me at length about opportunities that my daughters might want to pursue in their areas of interest.