A teacher-student relationship is a sacred bond, among the most precious connections in existence. Students are willing to go to great lengths to bring joy to their mentors, while teachers invest their all to witness their students’ triumphs. Even years after graduation, former pupils fondly recall their educators, maintaining ties and offering support in times of need. Teachers possess a remarkable capacity to shape lives, their influence enduring far beyond the classroom.
Masoud, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis, took to X to share how a student noticed that he doesn’t like getting chalk on his hands and uses napkins to hold chalk. So, the student got him a mechanical chalk holder so he wouldn’t get chalk dust on his fingers, making it much more seamless and enjoyable for him to write on the board.
Have a look at his post here:
One of my students noticed that I don't like to get chalk on my hands and use napkins to hold the chalk so he got me this mechanical-pencil-like chalk holder thingy 🥹 I didn't even know this existed pic.twitter.com/zHeDtvFX5V
— Masoud (@linguistMasoud) May 7, 2024
Several people online couldn’t get over what wonderful students Masoud has. They are incredibly thoughtful and loving. It’s not only the teachers who make life easier for students. Sometimes, it is the other way round as well.
I love this for you and you have wonderful students! ❤️❤️❤️
Those are really nice chalk holders.
Enjoy them and use them in good health. 😊— pinkprincessinthecity🌸🏙️🧳👩🏻🎨👩🏻🔬👩🏻🏫 (@pinkprincessin1) May 8, 2024
a) that is really sweet b) this is like the lipstick of the blackboard
— Julie Schober 🍉 🇵🇸 | Black Lives Matter! (@julieschobs) May 7, 2024
this is so thoughtful!! & yes, I remember a high school teacher of mine used this chalk holder thing…
I find chalk dries out my fingers terribly. & yeah, even Hopkins still has blackboards in some of its classrooms…(or at least ones they assign the writing instructors…) 😑
— Dr. Laura Hartmann-Villalta (@lahartvillalta) May 8, 2024
All my teachers used them – don’t realize they weren’t a staple in the classroom anymore. You have lovely students 😊
— Bluebird Ninja (@HappyBbirdNinja) May 8, 2024
I received one from a boyfriend in 1988. The chalk was killing my hands, like, my fingers would bleed. I still have it and still use it. Exactly like yours, it is.
— Leslie Bary Бари (@lbary) May 8, 2024
aw – once had one anonymously leave me (at end of semester) a pack of colored chalk, thanking me for being their only prof in college to use chalk
— BacillusBaRosh 🌪️ (@rosh_ba) May 8, 2024
Such relationships transcend the tides of time!