The best teacher I ever had was in graduate school. His name was Rob, and he insisted that we all called him by his first name. He made it very clear to our class that we were all colleagues and that we could all learn from each other. Since the delivery of this particular course was online with a few weeks of face-to-face class time, I did not meet Rob or my classmates in person until a couple of months into the course. When I met Rob for the first time, I had just gone through some personal issues that resulted in many different life changes, which included having to find a new place to live two days prior to attending the face-to-face portion of the course. Rob knew about what was going on in my life and was very supportive. I remember him asking the class to kindly leave the room so that he could check up on me. He thanked me for coming to class despite going through a tough time. He asked me if there was anything he could do to help me. At that moment, I realized how much he really cared for my well-being. Rob was unlike any teacher I have ever had. He cared about the relationship he had with each of his colleagues, and was an exemplary model of who I want to be as an educator, a counsellor, and as a person. His focus was not on my learning, but rather what was important for me at that moment.
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