Jennifer- TP 07- 9/24/10

Tonight Woon Jee and I met at LeMoyne to go over her paper. We started out as usual, Woon Jee began to read aloud her paper and would stop and correct any mistake she found or if she read over something I would ask her to repeat herself (she’s quickly picked up that anytime I ask her that there’s usually something she’s missed). I noticed that it was taking her a bit longer to get through her paper and that she didn’t seem quiet focused on the topic (she kept missing mistakes that she would normally pick up). I stopped to ask her what was going on and I found out that she had failed one part of her prelims and is now going to have to retake them again in a couple of weeks. She seemed really discouraged about this and was looking to gain approval or validation to continue studying for her degree. She said that she had spoken with her advisor and was looking to receive some sort of encouragement but hadn’t gotten any response and so she was starting to seriously doubt herself. I tried to explain to her that sometimes American professors aren’t as encouraging as students may desire, and that there might be some sort of extraneous personal situation that might be bothering her advisor. She takes her tests again in a few weeks so I told her that we can go over anything she feels is needed in an effort to prepare her for the tests.