Recently, one of my own performance majors, who previously had volunteered to me that she didn't like to teach, announced that she wanted to get a D.M.A. in pedagogy. Surprised, I asked what had caused her change of heart. She said, 'Jess is such a great professor!' When students contemplate changing their professional life because of even brief contact with one person, we should take note!

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