Of course a professor would be pleased by a culture that valued teachers. I hope anyone would. I did some mentoring for an Asian student once. I was embarras

Of course a professor would be pleased by a culture that valued teachers. I hope anyone would. I did some mentoring for an Asian student once. I was embarrassed by how much deference I was shown, and tried to dissuade it. "But you are my teacher!" I was a little humbled by it, and pleased, to be honest. There's an obvious downside to elevating academics to too high a moral perch, but there's a positive element that you can't discount.