Thursday, January 25, 2007 @10:18 PM
Started off being a tutor and i tell you, i will jump at any opportunities to be a student again. I mean it, even if i have to take test every single day.
Its a bit strange with the change of positions, as in me being the teacher when less than 3 months ago, i was still a student myself at the mercy of the teachers. Every lesson is a new challenge as i pray hard that my students will take pity on me and stop asking weird and un-answerable questions like
why the sun is hot (because its been like that since day one? ) and
why do we use the letter x in algebra more often than the other 25 letters (who cares anyway as long as you can get the answer) and
why February has only 28 days (now, can anyone answer THAT)
of cos, it does not take much observation skills to note that my students are constantly checking the time and counting down to the end of every lesson (will be great if they put the counting skills in their maths) and of cos they will never guess that their teacher-me is also counting down every minute that pass.
and its hilarous to see their reactions when i refuse to move when the time is up. They are probably too busy cursing and swearing at me to understand the points i am trying to put across.
And then theres the issue of HOMEWORK. So far i am being the nice teacher who give little homework (bearing in mind that i was once tortured badly by it). Kids nowadays really, when theres homework you can hear all kind of stories. Not the pet eating/tearing them up. Better still, they simply do HW in tuition because--
i forgot you gave them the last lesson/i have too much school hw/i need you to teach me cos i dont know/i can do it fast so give me 10 minutes in tuition to complete it. WOW. and they are smart cos they know tuition teacher can complain to their parents so they will plead you until you finally agrees to give them one last chance.
Older students are easier to teach only because they give you the due attention knowing well enough that they are throwing lots of money in for every session and so generally they try to squeeze you dry with all the BIG questions and some of which i will stare,stone and be very amazed at the question they asked.
See, by now you should realise that my life revoles around tuition and i seriously am lack of a life. i need SHOPPING, i need AUDITION and most importantly i need my FRIENDS. I am so going to squeeze whatever remaining time i have for my friends.
note to oneself : should i ever becomes a mum, i will definately be very understanding towards the tutor of my child.
note to others: being a tutor is highly harzard. Think twice(maybe thrice to be on the safe side)
Disclaimer: The above entry is copy-righted and is based truly on the experience of ONE single tutor and is solely used for entertainment only. Should be any disagreements, then its just too bad