 Early relationships with caring teachers inspired her passion for her later work.Colleague Michael Katz describes Noddings as "one of the most efficient people" he knows, a "consummate teacher-scholar," who lives according to the "do it now" philosophy and "never lets her status as a famous scholar and lecturer and author interfere with treating everyone with the same kindness, thoughtfulness, and consideration that she would expect people to show her, regardless of her status or position.