I give thanks every day for having the opportunity to do what I love. It would be an understatement to say that I’m passionate about teaching. That’s primarily because, to me, the word “teaching” encompasses much more than what it does to most. Teaching is about building lasting relationships, it’s about sharing, it’s about trusting and, above all, it’s about caring.
The first time I actually realized this was when Professor Richard Powell invited my wife (girlfriend at the time) and me to dinner at his place. Professor Powell, now retired, was then a 56-year-old, long-haired, macroeconomics genius from Northern England living in Barcel...