A chance at Redemption
A1 For Biology…
I went for my new tuition assignment today. The house was definitely not the most convenient and accessible of all places. I had to take the bus, train and walk for about 20 solid minutes until I finally reached his doorstep. Met the fella, a pretty decent dude. Lives in a private residence and to my surprise, at the end of the session, he asked if I was afraid of dogs. Dogs love me and I believe the feeling is mutual. How could there possibly be any sense of fear in between all of that? Sheesh….
I have to work hard for this assignment. I mean being paid that sum of money per hour is definitely no joke. I would have to prepare myself way before hand and make sure I do not appear like a complete idiot in front of my own student. He is smart and resourceful enough to do his own research on Biology which I believe should make our learning sessions a whole lot more adventurous. It should be fun to be constantly challenged by your own smart-ass student. At the very least, that would keep me awake for the most part of the session. I have had cases in the past where my students were attempting very easy questions that they bored me to my la la land…I have fallen asleep while ‘tutoring’. Ashamed to admit it and yes, I should be spanked or fired. But hey, they did well at the end of the day so that means I did my job fine.
The only issue I have to deal with is the fact that this kid wants to go into Medicine/ Law. Sounds familiar eh? He has the same subject combination as me when I was back in VS. He wants to go to RJC for God’s sake! I could not even make it to VJC and how am I supposed to help this boy plan his academic route to that institution? Well, I reckon I would just have to work hard at it and make sure he makes it. This is really tough on my shoulders but I figured there are so many benefits to this as well. Firstly, reading up on Biology would help me with my Biological Psychology module I plan to take next semester and secondly, this would help me prove to myself that I am a highly capable tutor and I can study and excel if I put my heart and soul into it. I did not do very well for my Biology papers but this is my big break. I will realise that I can do it and he will be my conduit. Thirdly, of course, A said that this would make me a smarter person and that it will allow me to teach her about the anatomy to prepare her for her career in medicine. I wonder what O level Biology could do to help but less is better than nothing.
So, mug I will, not just for his sake but for mine and A’s as well. Mybig Break and I have no intention of screwing it up. I bet this brain is worth something.
