R.D. Anderson, PhD, is an award-winning educator who has taught students from middle school through graduate school. Known to his students as ""The Paternal Professor,"" he has helped countless high schoolers grow into confident learners and later welcomed many of them back in his college-level classes. Drawing on years of classroom experience and a deep belief in the power of strong teacher-student relationships, he writes to help families and schools support students in becoming the kind of young people teachers are proud to recommend.