The context of the following conversation is Quinn wrote a map and gave it to her students in the class to look at.:
Quinn says My students have been struggling with geography and orienteering and stuff, but I came up with a solution..
The friend responds Orienteering? You mean like map reading and directional stuff?.
Quinn responds Exactly. More on the geography front. Anyway, I decided to make my own map of our town from scratch. They were shocked!.
The friend responds Did you really go through all that trouble?.
Quinn responds Yeah. I didn't want to give them any excuse of boredom or indifference. They were so impressed and looked at it all period!.
The friend responds Maybe you've found a new skill!.