Today was my final meeting this semester with Edinson. I'd like to start off by saying that it was a truly humbling experience. Edinson has been a pleasure to talk to and has really become a good friend of mine.
I started off the meeting by asking Edinson about his literacy test that he took on Monday. He passed! Although he didn't do as well as he would have liked, he is now officially allowed to enroll in courses as a student here at TCU.
Most of the rest of the meeting was spent talking about classes. Edinson was interested to know everything about the way college classes work, so I happily answered all of his questions.
I first explained exactly how the lectures work. I told him that the classes generally start a few minutes after the hour when the professor calms everybody down, then (especially in intro classes) talks about the subject the rest of the class period. Edinson wondered whether he'd be allowed to ask questions if he didn't understand something, so I explained that professors will answer short questions in class and long questions/concepts can be brought to the professor by email or during office hours, which he found to be helpful. He also wondered aloud whether he could use a recorder so that he could listen to the lectures later. I told him most professors would have no problem with that, but that it would be a good idea to ask all of them during the first class to clarify.
The biggest point that I made was that as long as he goes to class and does the required readings, along with asking questions when he's confused, he'll receive excellent grades in all of his classes.
I'd say that I'll miss Edinson, but I've promised to help him at any point next semester if he needs it. He's truly been a joy, and I know that I'll see him around TCU now that he's a student.
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