Well folks here it is the very first semester I ever tutored anyone in my life--aside from teaching my nephews to fish or something. No by tutoring I mean academically; which for me is a flat-out miracle. Unfortunately no one needed help so far, but I do pass the word along about who, when, and what we as tutors can do for people in the Learning Center.
The one thing I find funny, not to mention cool is the major irony of this whole situation me a tutor for math of all things I say that, because I was thrown out of all my math classes when I was in high school. I only got math credit because of my food trades class. In high school I was a joke of a student with no real prospects for the future let alone in my mind; brains enough to be a tutor or student teacher if you will.
As I continue to think of it more and more I am really excited to see what I am made of. I believe this is the challenge I been looking for a while now. I will do my very best to not let down some really great people like Kelly, Lava, Tracy, Justina, Margaret, Adam, and most of all myself.
Now I am not worried so much about letting myself down, because I drive myself pretty hard--which is what I need. Who i am most worried about is the others. Kelly, and Lava I don't want to let down, because they have taken a chance on me; with good reason .I have worked hard, and they have seen my progress to this point; so they must see I have some skills to bring to the table. We now come to my fellow tutors. I especially do not want to let them down, because they are the ones who helped me get to the level I am at both in my writing, as well as my math. Especially my math.
I consider each one of these wonderful people my co-workers, my bosses, but most importantly these people are my friends. I will miss all my fellow tutors when they graduate this summer. I am trying to absorb all I can from these great people--for they my training wheels come of next semester, and I the veteran, as my buddy Justina had said. Boy I hope I do well enough to continue next semester. I may even put my hat in the ring for being a mentor. Who knows what my future holds, I just know it will be good.
You are so awesome! Oh wait, I pretty much say that every time I comment, don't I? Way to be creative, Lava! Truth is, I have total faith in you. This doesn't mean that I expect you to get it perfect every time, it means I have faith that you are coming from a good place and you sincerely want to serve. How cool is that! You're so awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good to see how excited you are for this challenge. You're really aware of why you're here and what is being asked of you. You have worked your proverbial butt off and now you're work is being acknowledged. It's a trip, isn't it? I felt the same way when I was asked. I wasn't sure how well I would help people and at first, I felt totally lost. But your dedication and enthusiasm will lead you in the right direction. And as Justina said, before long you'll be the old pro, giving tips to the newbies and propelling more minds into fruitful, worthwhile pursuits. Who knows where this will take you!
ReplyDeleteHey, P.S. Nice job on the background switch!! I'm guessing Lava will be able to see everything now! ;-)
ReplyDeleteP.P.S. You should be able to get to my blog by clicking on my "vtracy" name, but here's the actual address: vtracy.livejournal.com
ReplyDeleteNo www, just plug that into the address bar. And if you think you've got brain droppings, wait until you try to wrap your head around the, uh, stuff that comes outta mine!
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ReplyDeleteWhoops, I made a mistake on my last comment but here I am again. Yes, I love the new format! Yes, go to Tracy's blog. You are both on fire!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn high school Math was my worst subject. I honestly don't know how I have managed an A to an A+ in all my math courses through my college education. Every time I would pass a math class I always left wondering, "How the fuck did I do that". OMG I swore! lol. Anyways now that the classes are over I don't remember a dang thing about what I learned. What's worse?? I have to take another assessment by the end of December to officially earn my Associates degree. Bet your ass I'm nervous as hell on that one.
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