favorite student

The "favorite student" did show up yesterday, but he was not a jerk as before. He even told me that he should just do what I ask so he can get through the class. At least there's something motivating him this time. I did ask him about why he was in Algebra 1 instead of 2, and he said that he should be in 2, but the counselors had to fix a lot of things, including his schedule. We'll see how long it takes; even if he does stay, I learned a lot about dealing with different kinds of students through interacting with him and others last semester: I don't think it would be as difficult this time, Lord willing.