Robert is waiting at your door

When you get to your classroom, you are surprised to see Robert waiting outside. When he sees you, his face lights up.

"Hey, Mrs. Shaw, good morning!"

"Hi, Robert. What's got you so happy?"

"When we were talking about my interests, yesterday, you complimented my creative writing skills."

"I remember, Robert." You unlock the classroom door. You walk in, and Robert follows. "I was serious, too. Whenever I give a creative writing assignment, I can tell that you really put effort into them."

"Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. I wanted to give you something." Robert reaches into his bag and pulls out a notebook. He hands it to you.

"What's this?"

"It's some short stories, that I wrote. I always thought people would make fun of me if they knew I wrote stories for fun, but after what you said yesterday, you really made me appreciate my own writing, and I wanted to share it with you."

"Well, thank you, Robert. It means a lot to me that you would share something this personal with me. Do you mind if I read some?"

"By all means." You take a few minutes and read some of his stories to yourself. Robert sits quietly, watching your reaction to his stories. Even with the high quality of his creative writing assignments, you are surprised at how good these stories are. After reading several you look back up at Robert.

"Robert, these are incredible."

"Really?

"Yes. You have such rich storytelling, and you have written several different genres. This is very impressive. Is there anyway I could keep this notebook for a little bit and finish the rest of the stories?"

"Of course, I would love to hear your feedback on the rest. You're the first person to read these and I would really love another person's opinion of them."

"Well, thank you, Robert. First period is about to start, pick this up tomorrow morning?"

"Sounds great, Mrs. Shaw, see you later in class." Robert leaves, and you feel proud that you have motivated him.