A treat

I have a simple philosophy - 'Treat others the same way as you would like others to treat you'. This works very well for me so far... both professional and personal life, across age groups, cultural background and gender.

Many teachers believe, they must maintain a distance with students to maintain authority, respect and status. However, I prefer to take a different approach. I believe, students and I can have multiple relationships in one, for example we can be teacher/ student in class, colleagues in projects, friends after hours. It may be challenging to 'switch perspective', but I find it beneficial for both parties.

Today, I had a treat from a student. She made some homecook food and we had lunch together. She is an exchange student from China, and will be leaving in a week's time. Although I am not directly her teacher, but we have built a nice relationship over the last 6 months.