Jared TS #2

I tutored PJ at his house a bit after dinner. We went through a science reading that covered the various different forms of water. As a small extrinsic motivator, I promised to show a video on "dry ice" once we had covered the chapter. Because of the nature of science, there was a lot of material that easily sent PJ into a derailed line of questioning. I struck a balance, I would answer a relevant question but once it got too hypothetical or unrelated I would use my "here and now" mantra to bring the conversation back to the task at hand. PJ impressed me with the ease with which he pummeled through the reading, but I had been warned that his reading pace and efficiency would be deceiving. To counter this, I periodically would stop him before a paragraph had ended that way I could stop him from zoning out. I enjoyed this session and look forward to many more.