Is it normal for a professor to care and worry about a student?

I would be very happy if one of my professors showed such concern for me. I look up to a lot of them and that would mean a lot to me. Maybe just catch her after class and let her know you hope she's doing well, or compliment her progress in the class (if she's doing well). A kind word can go a long way.

I had one professor who would just ask me how I was doing/show concern after I missed a day and I thought that was nice (I think he got a sense that I was going through some things from the previous semester). I don't like to talk about my personal issues unless I get an invitation to do so, so to speak. It was somewhat of a relief to be able to talk about it (although barely) to someone I looked up to. He didn't treat me any differently either, which was also a relief because I didn't want to come across as wanting pity; he still called me out when i came in late, as well as if I wasn't paying full attention and such.

I hope he's still at uni when i go back so I can rock out in his class. Somehow his painting lectures read to me as metaphors for life lessons and I couldn't show how much I appreciated that at the time. I also left mid-semester...without a word ,didn't notify anyone or anything because my reasons were starting to sound like excuses to me and I didn't want to go into too much detail about it.

keep a professional distance, it would probably put your job in jeopardy if it came across like you're trying to bang her.

You should keep your distance.

I had a high school teacher who really worried for me when he saw my mum hit me during parent teacher interviews.

I really appreciated his concern. He's like a second father to me.

@53739,...true,so true.