Getting proposals approved...

7 November 2022: Today I met with three of out the five students in my Victorian Lit class whose proposals for their critical essays needed some work before I signed off on them. In other words, the proposals they handed in on Friday had not yet been approved. 

Each of them walked in feeling nervous and scared, I think, but by the time they left, they felt better and even (I hope? think?) energized. These meetings--where we talk about ideas, hammer out a rough outline, and even work on a tentative thesis--are a lot of work but are often so much fun. I get to show them that they have good ideas and hunches, that their interests are valid, and that they have things to say. It rocks.