WorldToChina

    From September 30^th, I have been given the task to help a freshman to prepare for an oral English interview. Twists were went through before the student’s mother find me to give her son some tutorial. All in all, it’s my sheer luck to be recommended to take up this part time job.

    It’s really not a easy job as I thought, although I only have to work for 2 weeks and there are 4 days left now. But I must admit that I’m nearly worn out now.

    In the first few days, my enthusiasm was overwhelmingly strong. And I decided to work to the full, which means I always work for some extra hours to help him doing oral practice. But soon, I found myself in trouble with unfinished assignments and unwashed clothes. Lots of my spare time was taken up~!

     Moreover, the interview is going to be a very formal one that will decide whether the he can go to Singapore to study or not. But his oral English is, to be honest, bad enough to diminish all my passion for teaching. I try to encourage him as much and frequent as possible to make him confident. At those very moments I immediately touched a feeling that I’ve never experienced—it’s not easy to be a teacher. Really, every when you are talking, you should think twice to make yourself clear and easy enough to be understood. Even when you are disappointed you should praise your students at the first place, and then point out his mistakes. That’s actually being a torture to me, for I’m always a person like to speak straight forward.

    He is a shy boy, not very eloquent. When I introduce him some manners interview, it seems hard for him to be natural, not to mention eye contact and body language.

    Soon the 2 weeks will pass. I’m happy and also worried. Actually, I don’t care so much about the reward now. The most I am concerned about is whether he can pass the interview smoothly or not. It seems that being a teacher really means responsibility, though I cannot say I’m a teacher. But the feeling is so vivid—nothing is easy! That’s true and I’m checking it out now.

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