In " Voices of our Foremothers: Celebrating the Legacy of African-American Women Educators," Sunny-Marie Birney describes how she felt growing up having been adopted people of Euro-American descent. She says that she feels like a motherless child because she was never able to connect her parents. When she began going to school her African-American profesors really connected with her and she felt that they were like her mothers. They impacted her life and made lasting impressions.
I just wanted to highlight the importance of having a relationship with professors. In college I feel that it is important for teachers and students to form relationships. Every student is different and teachers should respect that. I agree with Jacqueline Jordan Irvine that students perform the best when their teachers care for them. Personally I do better when I know that my teacher cares about me. This is one of the reasons why I love Spelman. It is not a big school, so teachers actually know me by name. I know that the teachers care about me because if I have been absent, they ask " is everything ok?" They may shoot me an email about it or something. A lot of professors at bigger schools do not even know your name. Teachers and students should make the same effort in trying to develop a relationship. Students should go to office hours not only when you need help, but just to stop by and find out about their life. My calculus teacher and I have a good relationship. I go to her when I need help and just to talk. She watches BET's The Game just like I do and we bond over that. Knowing your teacher will come along way. Your professor may be able to get you that intership that you wanted, and you may need a recommendation. So I challenge you to get to know your teachers.
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