"Nobody’s ever trying to do their worst..."

10 November 2021: “Sometimes Dr. Tarrasch makes me repeat this thing. She makes me say, I’m doing the best I can. I thought it was corny, but I don’t know. It kind of works. Nobody’s ever trying to do their worst, I guess." --Lionel, in Brandy Colbert's Little and Lion

We are two classes into our discussion of this book in the YA course. So far, it's been great. I took some time at the beginning of today's class to focus on the bit above, using it as a way to make space for students to catch their breath and feel a bit encouraged during this stressful time of the semester. It worked really well.