Hello again. Tutoring is still an ongoing success for the students and I. I have been encouraging more students to stay back after school a couple days a week regularly. Some of them come only when they have tests and others come just to get their homework finished. I find that it is easier to get school work and homework done in school rather than at home because there are less distractions; I guess a lot of the students come to realize that now as well. Once report cards went out at the end of last month and students in junior high, especially found out how they were actually doing, I noticed some of them started staying back after school for extra help. A lot of students tend to struggle with math. Helping them with math is sometimes a task for me. Although I am an honours math student and I love math, I need to make sure I am teaching them the correct way to do it. I may know how to do the work myself and get the correct answers in my own way, but I need to make sure that I am teaching them the way their teachers are teaching them so I don’t confuse them or teach them differently. I enjoy doing this though; it helps improve my patience with them and my capability to help them and other people. I have also noticed that the grades of some of my regular students from elementary have improved. This tells me that I am doing my job correctly. Some parents have even said how good it is for them not to have to help their child with a load of homework every night because as parents they're usually busy and most of the time they do not understand how to do their child/children's homework. It makes me feel good knowing that I am trying to help others and that it is actually working and their grades and work skills are improving. Teaching the students to have a good work and study ethic now will help them in the future when they move on to junior high and then to senior high.
That’s entry #2 J.
