Showing posts with label tutoring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutoring. Show all posts
September 24, 2010
August 17, 2010
Leo & Joy
I have a student I tutor twice and week and he recently got a puppy...this is a bad thing because his family has a hard time making ends meet as it is. It seems a bit much for them to decide to take care of another 'child' in their tiny apartment...it's a bit much for me. Well, the puppy keeps growing and it pains me to see it cramped up in his original tiny puppy kennel.
I have another student in the exact same situation who also got a puppy! Apparently the puppy caught a cold and the vet bill came out to be $600. I know they can't afford that. These boys are great kids, but I just don't see them caring for the dogs as intimately as I'd imagine a girl would. Or maybe they can.
I think what's happened is that these hard-working parents realized they aren't spending enough time with their only child and got them puppies in hopes to appease their boredom/loneliness. But the summer is over now...who will take care of these puppies? I hope they find them good homes. They are not incompetent people by any means; some people are just not cut out to own pets.
I have another student in the exact same situation who also got a puppy! Apparently the puppy caught a cold and the vet bill came out to be $600. I know they can't afford that. These boys are great kids, but I just don't see them caring for the dogs as intimately as I'd imagine a girl would. Or maybe they can.
I think what's happened is that these hard-working parents realized they aren't spending enough time with their only child and got them puppies in hopes to appease their boredom/loneliness. But the summer is over now...who will take care of these puppies? I hope they find them good homes. They are not incompetent people by any means; some people are just not cut out to own pets.
July 8, 2009
Decimate
Lately I've been waking up feeling drained rather than energized. I wonder if it's the bed or the sweltering heat we're forced to sleep in on account of my mother's frugality. I just love to blast the AC. It's my "fat" nature that causes me to be so intolerable of high temperatures. Strangely, summer is my favorite season.
Ok, so brace yourself...I got a job! Or students, rather. Both girls are in 9th grade and I will be tutoring them Algebra 2 and English. I start tomorrow. I really thought God intended me to move on from tutoring kids and seek employment in a different field - particularly the hospital field. I guess that opportunity will come another time. I'm so relieved...as you know I dreaded the thought of working a "real" job - long hours with little pay compared to my few hours with a whopping load of cash!
On the same subject, I have a student named Eric whose brother Joo died three years ago yesterday. He and his mother were going to visit his grave after lunch, but I regretfully couldn't accompany them because I didn't have time. You see, Joo was one of my students three years ago and during that time, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor which progressed rapidly. He was in and out of the hospital and his head swelled up so much it made his face unrecognizable. I remember trying to help him into the bathroom because he wasn't feeling well from the chemotherapy, but we were too late and he threw up all over me. I started to cry as he and his mother were apologizing to me in embarrassment. I desperately wanted to hold them in my arms and tell them it was completely alright; instead I just cried and cried. Sometimes that language barrier can really hinder true feelings - I wanted so badly to express to them my compassion and support. It was a heart-wrenching experience because I had never known someone to die. I don't consider Eric to be a client, but more like family. I'd drop anything I'm doing to help them out. Can you imagine losing your son like that? I can't. It's just too sad to even think about. I hope I can always be there for them and that they would always be a part of my life.
Ok, so brace yourself...I got a job! Or students, rather. Both girls are in 9th grade and I will be tutoring them Algebra 2 and English. I start tomorrow. I really thought God intended me to move on from tutoring kids and seek employment in a different field - particularly the hospital field. I guess that opportunity will come another time. I'm so relieved...as you know I dreaded the thought of working a "real" job - long hours with little pay compared to my few hours with a whopping load of cash!
On the same subject, I have a student named Eric whose brother Joo died three years ago yesterday. He and his mother were going to visit his grave after lunch, but I regretfully couldn't accompany them because I didn't have time. You see, Joo was one of my students three years ago and during that time, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor which progressed rapidly. He was in and out of the hospital and his head swelled up so much it made his face unrecognizable. I remember trying to help him into the bathroom because he wasn't feeling well from the chemotherapy, but we were too late and he threw up all over me. I started to cry as he and his mother were apologizing to me in embarrassment. I desperately wanted to hold them in my arms and tell them it was completely alright; instead I just cried and cried. Sometimes that language barrier can really hinder true feelings - I wanted so badly to express to them my compassion and support. It was a heart-wrenching experience because I had never known someone to die. I don't consider Eric to be a client, but more like family. I'd drop anything I'm doing to help them out. Can you imagine losing your son like that? I can't. It's just too sad to even think about. I hope I can always be there for them and that they would always be a part of my life.
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