One month before graduation. “Now what?”
Monday, 4/18 2:10 pm Family meeting week, the last of my advisees’ high school careers. I meet with K’s mom for five minutes, just to let her know that K is on...
“I’m grateful for the education”
Monday, 2/1 – 2:45 pm They are falling off. Four of 15 advisees are out today. J is putting her mother into hospice care, but the others are just taking ...
“You got some nerve! Hold on to that!”
Monday, 1/4/16 – 3:15 pm Back from the holidays. Everyone is excited that it is finally 2016, the year of their graduation. The end is getting nearer and...
“I can think of worse tattoos.”
Monday, 10/9 – 8:45 am T. stops by to tell me his mom is not coming to our scheduled meeting. He explains they got into an argument the night before. She...
“Did you get the books yet?”
Friday, 10/9 – 11:35 am C explodes into the library, as she does every lunch period. “Did you get the books yet?” she asks, loudly, despite the fact that...