icewolf | Sometimes, it's worth it.

You know how sometimes you're just having a crappy month? And you're pleading with the Guy Who Lives in the Overhead Light Fixture to give you some sort of sign that this is all worth it?

Here's the sign I got from a student tonight:

May I just say Professor, that You are the first Instructor that has shown real effort in DQ's (already in my third day of class). I really appreciate your thought and effort you have given. I have become upset and have "complained" and even have gotten very afraid of the my choice to come to an on-line college. I was frustrated about not being challenged and concerned that my effort and financial burden to join here would not be recognized in the "real world."

I am so thankful that you are taking the time and your expertise to actually challenge my thought and help me grow. I am not kissing your ass (sorry for cuss). I just want to thank you. Because of you, I might lose my 4.0 GPA and if I do (it won't be a lack of me trying!), it will be because I have more to learn. That both excites and satisfies me. Thank you for your time and effort in class.

Yeah. What I do is important. And I am damn good at it. Yeah.