Having an 18-year-old daughter with a doctorate is both "humbling" and "inspiring," says Jimalita Tillman.
"I look to her even as inspiration for things I do in my own day to day life," Jimalita tells CNBC Make It.
Jimalita, a single parent who started home-schooling her daughter around the age of 7, did a lot to facilitate those accomplishments.
She recognized early that her daughter possessed outsized curiosity and a zeal for learning that set her apart from many other children, she says.
"Early on, what was important was allowing her to lead and teach me things, even if I knew them already," Tillman says.
Persons:
Jimalita Tillman, She's, Dorothy Jean Tillman II, Tillman
Organizations:
Arizona State University, CNBC
Locations:
Chicago