It's a boy!!

Nope. No one is expecting a baby. It is my new student! He is a boy! It is interesting how I ended up with him.

Over the Family Day weekend, on the Saturday, I chatted with this dad at Hans' Hockey game. Craigley told me that that family has been going through a tough time with several visits to hospitals. I enquired about this man's family and all of them were coping with a couple of family members' health issues. I let him know that I was glad to be there to catch up with him that day as my tutoring was postponed to Monday since everyone has plans for the Family Day weekend. Immediately, this man perked up! He wanted to know about my tutoring. No one really shows any interest in my small tutoring setup; so I was only delighted to share my enthusiasm with someone. When I was done, this man said and I quote, "God sent you to me today!". Something I would say actually! Turns out his boy got a terrible report card and they have been looking for a tutor.

Having heard what the family was going through, I was only happy to help. However, I had to let this dad know that I do a one hour free diagnostic lesson with a parent and the child, and I will decide after that if I am a good fit for his child. Both the parents and the boy were at my home the following weekend. After our session, they wondered if their son could have tutoring every single day with me?! As much as that was a compliment, I literally had to negotiate it down to twice a week.

I have completed the first week with this boy and I am quite surprised at how bright he is. Why then is his report card not capturing him as well as it should?! A teacher is dealing with 20+ students in a classroom and sometimes, there isn't enough time in a day. That is what it probably is!! I am hoping to make a difference in this boy's report card.

On a related note, Hope found out about the new kid in my life and her only question was if she was still my youngest student?! Yes, she is. Talk about student rivalry!!

 

Noteworthy Remarks: ASid, who seems to be the apple that refuses to roll away from the tree, got his first paid job! He has been hired as a French Tutor for a couple of Grade 3 boys. He had his preliminary session 2 days ago and got a favourable review from one of the moms. And I want to add that he is making more per hour than his Momley. At least that makes him a bit of a smart apple!