The 13 year old did really well on her final report card. This did not stop Simone from requesting that the girl provide her mother with all the math tests she'd written during the year.
Grumbling that her locker had probably eaten them, the girl complied.
"Okay," said Simone,"You complained that your teacher did not teach very well. You told me that you did not understand some of the concepts that were covered in class. You told me that there was little review and even less explanations. Considering that you have very poor marks on your earlier tests, I'd like you to choose the questions on the tests that gave you the most trouble and we'll review them over the summer."
The 13 year old glared at Simone as only 13 year olds can.
"Or you can put the test papers in the recycling and forget about it," Simone said equably. "It's really up to you whether you want to do better next year. You have a resource, me, and you can choose to use me or not. Your choice."
The test papers did not move from the table where the 13 year old had placed them for over a week, so Simone put them in the recycling herself.
"Where did the tests go?" Complained the 13 year old who'd sniffed out the "crime". And didn't she retrieve them from the recycling.. Then again, she has yet to ask Simone for her help.
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