Tutoring

I have been fortunate to have been offered a job to tutor two children (a brother and sister) until they leave for a boarding school they have been accepted to. I have been tutoring these children since May 3rd and our time together is coming to an end shortly. This will be the last month I will be their teacher and I am so sad to see them go.

Most expats teaching in Korea will tell you their students can be AWFUL. This is very true. They also tend to not get much time with their students, so actually being able to teach something substantial (like English as a second language) can be near impossible. I am lucky because I teach two children. I also see them for one hour every day of the week. In addition, I was given no curriculum or materials to use, so I got to write my own. This kind of freedom is rare. The best part, is because I have been given enough time and resources, I have actually been able to teach them. I have seen improvement in reading, writing, and speaking.

Now that I have been teaching them for several months, they have gotten very comfortable with me and are very talkative and playful in class. This is wonderful, because it is also rare, but it is also a pain sometimes because we get off track so quickly.

The other day, most of class was spent talking about Harry Potter and playing on my macbook. It gave me an opportunity to take their picture though :)

I am not sure what I will do when they are gone. I have enjoyed being able to teach so much. I have never truly loved and enjoyed my job until I began teaching Nick and Leah. When they leave, I hope I am not too sad. Besides, it will give me time to focus on my baking and my studies as I am officially a Junior now! Whether or not I am sad to be losing my teaching job, I am grateful for the experience. Nick and Leah have taught me a lot too :) For example, today they taught me Korean and quizzed me on money amounts. I got a high five every time I got the answer right :)