Student Interaction

After school on Thursday I had a brief conversation with a student named James. He had come in to work on his forensics solo with my CT (who also happens to be one of the forensics coaches at the high school). She had to leave for a few minutes and I was just hanging out, so I struck up a conversation with James. He had emceed the talent show the previous night, and I could tell he was a smart kid. He explained to me what forensics is and the way the tournaments are set up. Essentially it is a way for students to compete I asked what grade he was in and discovered that although he is only 16 he is a senior. He has been accepted at Madison, Eau Claire, and U of M. He is unsure of what direction he wants to take with his life and he isn't very confident that he will be ready to leave home at age 16, so he is leaning towards going to UWEC for a couple years and then transferring. I was amazed to learn all this about him in 5 minutes. I can't imagine going to college at his age and I am impressed that he has come so far in his life thus far. There is a wide variety of students that I come into contact with on a daily basis, and it's wonderful to find one as gifted and motivated as James.