Third Session March 10, 2011

This session was shorter than usual. He did not have any written homework. I told him that whatever he needed help with, that was the time for it. He continued to say he had nothing to do. I insisted, and asked him questions instead. Such questions referred to comments his professors make about his writing or suggestions. His response was that most of his professors are aware of the fact that he is an ESL student and English is not easy for him, so they go easy on the grading. In my mind, I thought that was wrong because by not pointing out his grammatical mistakes and just focusing on the overall idea of the assignment is not beneficial for him. He will never be able to learn the grammatically correct way to use prepositions, the right verb forms to use and when to use them. They are causing him damage. As a result, he feels like he can relax, and just put his ideas on paper, regardless of whether he used the right words or if his sentences are properly constructed.