10/24 Back At It

I became very sick after my first time tutoring due to beginning to work at a preschool in Williston. When I came back, I apologized to my student, hoping that I hadn’t let her down. She was really understanding and made a remark along the lines of “you still sound pretty sick” and then laughed in a sweet way. Her humor is remarkable. I asked her if my notes were helpful last time, and she said they were very helpful and that she even looked over them a few times. I found out that she was absent during a day she was supposed to give a presentation, and the teacher gave her an alternative assignment. This is definitely an option that I will give students when I am a teacher, but I will make sure that their absences aren’t because of any detrimental cause-- I’m still figuring out how I will do this. Her and I worked on a paper together. She had difficulty spelling words, and appeared embarrassed. I reassured her that she was much better at spelling in English than I would be in Burma (her native language), so there was no need to feel bad. This decrease of power was super beneficial in our relationship.