For the girl who has everything

Last year was a challenging year interacting with several students who were slightly troubled. This year has been more challenging, the students are less challenged, but female - which complicates everything. One of the most important aspects of personal teaching and mentoring is the ability to form trust, a challenge when being alone with the student is potentially damaging to your career.

The latest iteration of this exploration led to a conversation over colored pencils, and the discovery that said student had never had any of her (fairly decent) artwork put up on a fridge.