Probably the best teacher ever was Ms. Tannenbaum in sixth grade. She was tireless, patient, brilliant, creative and straight. I remember at the end of the year, some kids were being handed slips that said they’d been accepted into 7th Grade Advanced Math. I was surprised that she handed one to me. I think I had a low B in her class. I went up to her afterwards as if to say, “Are you sure there wasn’t some mistake?” She looked me right in the eye, smiled, and said in the most confident tone, “You’ll do great, Billy.”

Even now, some 40+ years later, recalling that brings real tears of gratitude to my eyes.

I went on to excel in Math, and wound up getting a Master’s degree in Computer Science. In fact, I’ve done many things I never thought I’d do (including lead seminars and publish books on Communication and Relationship). And every time I can hear Ms. Tannenbaum saying, “You’ll do great, Billy.”

William Weil – Author of “New Earth Relationships”