Lend a Hand, Part 3.

So far, I've really enjoyed my time at Hand. My mentee, Alice, is really starting to open up to me. However, I'm not sure how to approach certain topics, particularly academic success. (She's already very involved with extracirricular activities.) In terms of academic success, I think the most important topics to cover with her are study skills and organization. It seems to me that her grades are a little bit hit-or-miss, which, to me, indicates a lack of study skills AND organization. Again, I'm not sure how to approach the subject with her, since she just starting to open up to me, and I don't want her to think that all I care about in terms of her is school. I don't want to be her parent, so to speak. However, I suppose questions like these might work:
1. Why do you like your favorite class (in her case, Language Arts and Social Studies)?
2. What's your favorite way to study?
3. What's the difference between when you get good grades and bad grades? (i.e., do you study differently, participate in class, etc.)
In terms of her involvement...
1. Do you want to keep playing music when you get older?
2. Do you want to keep doing art?
3. Can you sign up for chorus next year?

Anyways, that's all for now.

Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo, Laura