During the past few weeks, one of my friends in the social science program mentioned that his younger sister had been having trouble in her Mechanics physics class since the beginning of her semester at Champlain. While we had already met and spoken on a couple of occasions, I did not know my friend’s sister very well and therefore did not feel compelled to reach out to her and offer my help. However, one day, I ran into her at Champlain and decided to ask her if she wanted me to help her understand the concepts she had been having difficulty with. When I offered her my help, she looked…