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Jonathan Matei's avatar

This is really meaningful, especially the idea of someone believing in you before you believe in yourself. That kind of trust really shapes people. Who was the first person that pushed you like that?

Jeff Smith's avatar

His name was Dr Chapman. I learned calc from him. 1 day out of the blue he said, Smith, you're going to be a great math teacher. I was 19, how could he have known?