Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:48 pm"I could see how that would be difficult to adjust to. I'm not exactly adjusting well to teaching personally either. To used to people who do what I tell them to because I pay them to."
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:48 pmRe: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:48 pm"You think that would work here?" he joked.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:54 pm"Probably would be a short term fix at best," she chuckled.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:03 pm"It's just--I've had...some students take an interest in my past, but I'm afraid I've chased them off with...well, let's just say I'm afraid I've chased them off."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:11 pm"So you want them to take an interest again, but you're not sure how to get them back?"
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:17 pm"Precisely. I'm afraid of coming on too strong and just alienating he...them more."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:26 pmIf Allison noticed the slip, she didn't show it. "Maybe you just need to let things be quiet for a bit and then maybe the students will get interested again."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:37 pm"It's been a bit, but you're probably right."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:48 pm"I'm learning the beginning of the year is a really hard time to get them interested in anything academic."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:01 pm"This was more extra-curricular," Roland said, pausing a moment. "But you're right. They're probably just...you know, adapting."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:09 pm"Everyone has to adapt."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:11 pm"Myself more than most."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:17 pm"The fact that we're both still here is proof that adapting is possible."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:21 pm"You? Having issues?"
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:30 pm"When I first got here I had a few, but those are behind me now."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:38 pm"I'm glad to hear that. This isn't so bad of a place, over all."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:03 pm"It has its moments," she says, smiling fondly.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:13 pm"You'd better watch out, with that attitude. Might infect someone."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:32 pm"And we can't have that," she said with a chuckle.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:48 pm"No. We have to be super serious," he said, mock seriously.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:02 pm"Always," she said with a mock serious nod. "Seriously though, I understand struggling to relate to them. It must be extra hard for you since it was so long ago that you were their age. But if I can manage it, I think you can too."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:40 pm"I'll keep trying," he nodded.
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:18 am"Not giving up is the key, or so I'm told."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:33 pm"You're saying I should be proactive."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:16 pm"That depends on your definition of 'proactive'."
Re: The Last Place You Look
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:32 pm"I mean, more than sitting around and letting them calm down."