Possibly the shyest creature you've ever encountered in your life.
I love Emilia! Every once in a while she overcomes her shyness enough to tease her teacher. This only happens when the other girls have been teasing me for a while before I see a little mischievious light gleam behind her normally placid eyes. Oh--what a dear!
First partial, poor Emilia had an awful time in Math. She didn't understand and she was too shy to ask for help! When I looked at her grades, I realized she wouldn't pass this Partial (aka Quarter) without some tutoring help.
One day in Math I called Emilia to my desk and told her what I'd found. I told her that I could tutor her after school, she just needed to talk to her parents and then tell me what they decided. I ended my little talk with, ''I know you're smart Emilia and I know you can do well!''
She'd stood at the corner of my desk, big doe-eyes as wide as possible, biting her lower lip and looking incredibly pitiful. When I finished my speech I assumed she'd head back to her seat. But unexpectedly two tiny arms flung around my neck and her little frame held on to me. I hugged her back and realized again how precious this little girl is!
Of course, we never set up a tutoring appointment, but Emilia is improving in Math this Partial!
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