Finding good, reliable childcare can be a real challenge for parents, and sometimes even the best options fall though at the last minute. When 21-year-old single mom Morgan King, a student at University of Tennessee, had to miss a class because she didn’t have childcare, she emailed her professor to let her know the reason for her absence – but she never expected to get the reply she received.
Not only did her professor — Dr. Sally Hunter — give King instructions on how to complete the classwork she missed, but she also extended an open invitation for King’s daughter to come to class with her anytime. “In the future, if you are having trouble finding someone to watch Korbyn, please feel free to just BRING HER with you to class,” Hunter wrote. “I would be absolutely delighted to hold her while I teach so that you can still pay attention to the class and take notes.
. “The fact that somebody was willing to work with me and to excuse me from the quiz I missed and told me how to access the assignment, it just showed that she cared about more than the fact that I missed class that day.”