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Showing posts with label Tutoring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tutoring. Show all posts
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Museum with my JY
This is the girl I tutor. I took her to Leeum Samsung Museum for her social studies project.
Ugh, this girl was so much shorter than me when I first met her. She has grown before my very eyes.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Saturday, 21 August 2010
My SSAT Class
So the middle schoolers weren't so bad.
From left to right: Jason my rapper student, david, noah my favorite! sooo chakhe, tim, jiwon
Thursday, 22 July 2010
The Outsiders
I am teaching my 12 year old The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and there is some colorful language in there that I have to explain to her.
At the end of the class she says to me, "Listen to me for pete's sake, you broad. I am going to get boozed up." Oh boy.
At the end of the class she says to me, "Listen to me for pete's sake, you broad. I am going to get boozed up." Oh boy.
Friday, 9 July 2010
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
More Gems from my 12 Year Old
Me: Give me an example of someone or something that is gaudy (our classroom definition was showy or colorful)
JY: A flamingo
JY: Teacher, have you gotten any plastic surgery?
Me: No
JY: Maybe you should
Upon seeing my outfit
JY: Teacher, what is your look today?!?
JY: Teacher, did you go to church yesterday?
Me: No, I told you I don't go to church
JY: But I told you to go to church, God told me to tell you to go to Church.*
I love her (besides the whole 'trying to convert me every Monday afternoon') and I love teaching more than I thought I would. It makes me sad that I would never pursue it as an actual career due to the lack of money.
*I am much more tolerant of people getting preachy on me when it comes from a 12 year old. I remember when I believed when I was younger, life was so innocent back then.
JY: A flamingo
JY: Teacher, have you gotten any plastic surgery?
Me: No
JY: Maybe you should
Upon seeing my outfit
JY: Teacher, what is your look today?!?
JY: Teacher, did you go to church yesterday?
Me: No, I told you I don't go to church
JY: But I told you to go to church, God told me to tell you to go to Church.*
I love her (besides the whole 'trying to convert me every Monday afternoon') and I love teaching more than I thought I would. It makes me sad that I would never pursue it as an actual career due to the lack of money.
*I am much more tolerant of people getting preachy on me when it comes from a 12 year old. I remember when I believed when I was younger, life was so innocent back then.
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Tutoring
So I guess I haven't talked about my job at all so here goes. After 2 weeks of intense training (literally got 6 hrs of sleep a night), the teaching has finally begun. I am teaching reading and writing and I enjoy it. My hours are great, I work 6:30 PM-10 PM week days and 2:30-7 PM on Saturdays. I have one kid in each class so it's not overwhelming. I have one guy who is chill on the weekdays and one really sweet 9th grader girl on Saturdays.
A sample essay from a student will come soon because it was the best piece of work I have ever read and it needs to be shared. The previous statement is said with total sarcasm since it was a 3 page rant against the Japanese and how they screwed Korea. Propaganda, gotta love it.
A sample essay from a student will come soon because it was the best piece of work I have ever read and it needs to be shared. The previous statement is said with total sarcasm since it was a 3 page rant against the Japanese and how they screwed Korea. Propaganda, gotta love it.
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