Richards' mother, a high school literature teacher who also taught her, instilled in her a love and an appreciation for all kinds of writings and works. Richards has spent the last six years at Northwest working on instilling those same values in her students. I hold a lot of individual conferences with students. This gives me a chance to really help those who might not have had a good background in language. Teaching has to be a cooperative effort, Richards said.
Students have to want to work at getting good grades.
With smaller class sizes, she is able to give more attention to the students during class. However, teaching is not the only way Richards is involved with students. She is the co-sponsor of Phi Eta Sigma, a freshman honor fraternity for students who have a 3.5 GPA after their first semester. We couldn't really do anything without her help. I haven't had any of her classes, but from others, I have heard they really enjoyed her classes and that she is a good teacher.