"… A college professor asked his class to go to the Baltimore slums and get case histories of 200 boys to evaluate their future. Every student wrote, “he hasn’t got a chance.”

Another professor, 25 years later, had his students follow up on the project. Out of 180 remaining boys, 176 had achieved more than ordinary success as lawyers, doctors and businessmen. When asked how they accounted for their success they replied, “there was a teacher.” The professor sought out the teacher and asked what the magic formula was. The teacher replied, “It’s really very simple, I loved those boys." Chicken Soup for the Soul.