Beware the high school teacher, my son,
the need that clings, the smile invincible!
Beware the grant-based program and shun
the frumious vice principal!
So, this guy messages me and says we were on a panel together and I'm so awesome and there's this kid at his [alternative] high school who wants to be a writer and would I be willing to come out and just talk for a bit to see what it's all about.
I was. I did.
I figure I'm just going to go learn about the program, but no. They take me straight to the kid and how am I going to say no to a pair of sixteen-year-old eyes? And all they want is four hours a day twice weekly. Until June.
Oh, I was brave. I sad-eyed them down to one day a week. Which basically blows one writing day a week for the next five months and yes I know how that sounds, don't look at me like that.
And he's a typical teenager who shouldn't be asked by anyone what sort of career he wants because he's sixteen for cryin' out loud. Leave him alone and let him play.
But now I've signed on and it turns out there are requirements and he makes a presentation and it's easy to see all that is but superstructure to make the suits happy and give them something to chart. Pour justifier leurs titres as Lucien Febvre said.
All of which is by way of me asking a single question: has anyone else mentored a high school student in writing?
Pardon me while I gyre and gimble.
the need that clings, the smile invincible!
Beware the grant-based program and shun
the frumious vice principal!
So, this guy messages me and says we were on a panel together and I'm so awesome and there's this kid at his [alternative] high school who wants to be a writer and would I be willing to come out and just talk for a bit to see what it's all about.
I was. I did.
I figure I'm just going to go learn about the program, but no. They take me straight to the kid and how am I going to say no to a pair of sixteen-year-old eyes? And all they want is four hours a day twice weekly. Until June.
Oh, I was brave. I sad-eyed them down to one day a week. Which basically blows one writing day a week for the next five months and yes I know how that sounds, don't look at me like that.
And he's a typical teenager who shouldn't be asked by anyone what sort of career he wants because he's sixteen for cryin' out loud. Leave him alone and let him play.
But now I've signed on and it turns out there are requirements and he makes a presentation and it's easy to see all that is but superstructure to make the suits happy and give them something to chart. Pour justifier leurs titres as Lucien Febvre said.
All of which is by way of me asking a single question: has anyone else mentored a high school student in writing?
Pardon me while I gyre and gimble.