Teaching Shannon part55
She didn’t answer, but I could tell she was listening. I decided
that she had had enough for one day. “Okay, Shannon, that’s enough.
Clean up, get dressed; I’m going to make dinner. But listen.” I put my
hand under her chin and raised her eyes to mine. “Tomorrow you’re going
to read those same two chapters over, and I’m going to quiz you on them
again.” Tears came to her eyes, and she started to say something, but
I stopped her. “Quiet! We have less than two weeks left until finals.
Even if I write your papers for you, you still have to pass those finals.
And we haven’t even started on English.” She shut up and went into
the bathroom. I went to make dinner, thinking that I had not enforced
my order to thank me, and wondering if it were a mistake to let it go.
Shannon worked hard the next day, and our “quiz” went much more
…End of the part55. To be continued..