Paralysis
have a dilemma right now with student. He asked to stay in touch verbally and in writing. It was brave and proactive. 3 weeks into summer I sent him an email to match his bravery. He is a returning mature student and we have had good math conversations. I admit I felt vulnerable sending the email as I have never had a student ask such a thing. I value our connection and want to transition it to more of a colleagues type interaction. Dilemma: if he doesn’t check university email during summer I will have no data to know the difference between that and him hoping I get the message to move on. This leaves a painful open loop in my mind that I am not sure I can tolerate for the length of summer. I don’t need frequent interaction but I need clear data. I have his gmail due to share overleaf files but have never used it and don’t feel comfortable crossing that boundary. I’m so stumped. I haven’t been able to logic my way to a solution.