Sunday, April 15, 2007

Ego boosting

My anxious student has to take another English class this summer. He got very nervous to hear that I would be away getting married during half of the first summer session. His face fell and he lamented that he couldn't possibly take English class without knowing for certain he had a sounding board to talk out his anxieties. (Oh god, he must have been thinking, what if I slip into passive voice???? Who will help me maintain consistent verb tenses????? Have I explained my point clearly?)

So I must say that I felt myself puffing with pride (perhaps gas?) when he told me he rearranged his whole summer schedule to accommodate my honeymoon. "I'll be able to work with you if I do that, right? Right?" he asked. It just made me feel good inside to know that I am the tutor to beat when it comes to my anxious student. At last! Reassurance that I am winning at work! I hope that this doesn't go to my head. I hope I keep remembering that anal people tend to find each other among the chaos. Today, after our little ego session, we bonded about the fun of alphabetizing and compared secrets for folding fitted sheets into perfect squares. I have to remember that I bond so well with this kiddo because I, too, am freaking insane.

6 comments:

Jane said...

I love it! Any little--or big--thing that lets us know we really are making a difference puffs us up.

alex said...

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alex said...
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Katy said...

I think my favorite line in Alex's nautical tale is "You will come and dine with us Titbottom?" Although "Identification is most often used in hysteria to express sexual community" is also good. He liked me so much he wrote the post twice! I deleted the second one for fun.

freya said...

don't hold out Katy! I need to know how to fold a fitted sheet into a square! I've been using Heloise's tip to just roll it and the flat sheet together with pillowcases, but I think I'm against that.

P said...

Katy, I'm bringing a fitted sheet to your wedding and you are going to show me how to fold them. My grandma tried but failed. The fate of my linen closet rests with you.