Alayah is lovely and highly motivated from the Pine School. Her preparation challenge is overwhelming because she has so much material and it seems she is not quite sure where or whom to focus on in history. I suggested we focus on one empire and historical achievement at a time rather than feudalism in Japan and Europe at the same time. Her drive to focus on time periods "1, 2 & 3" is making studying this vast and voluminous amount of information very difficult. I explained that we should focus on each empire's/civilization's contributions/significance and relevance to world history. Alaya seemed to understand my suggested approach and we will do this during our 2-hour study session from 2:30 -4:30pm on Wed.