Friday, December 9, 2011

Easley visit #4

November 21- I spent 1.5 hrs at the Easley Center today from 3:15-4:45.  I did more math with the kids- same boys as last time but with the addition of another girl in their class or grade or something.  I don't know what their teachers are telling them, but I am awful at math and they always come to me!  Not that I'm much better at grammar or anything, but I guess I just don't feel comfortable tutoring these kids.  I know how to do all of their homework, obviously.  But sometimes I just don't know how to explain something like 4x8= ?....  It's something I memorized so besides having them add 8 four times of 4 eight times, I don't know how to explain it.  I'm not a teacher for a reason.  Neither is math my forte.  So I can help them but I'm probably making things harder for them and I take way too much time explaining.  I get a little frustrated with the tutoring after I leave.

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