I\u2019m posting this to say thank you to FLOC for the opportunity to be a tutor.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been tutoring at FLOC for nearly two years and it is one of the most enjoyable things I do.\u00a0 I am delighted when I see my student\u2019s eyes light up as he gets enthusiastic about what we are studying, when his mom says his grades are improving, and when he enjoys writing so much he takes a story home to work on.<\/p>\n
The tutoring room is less formal than a classroom \u2013 just a big open space with tables, chairs, bookcases and file cabinets; but it comes to life during class.\u00a0 I get there 15 minutes before the students, pick seats, and review feedback on what we accomplished last week and the plans for this week.\u00a0 When Christian, my student arrives, we spend a few minutes catching up on events of the week and then get down to work.\u00a0 We are working on language skills, so time is spent on vocabulary, grammar, structure, reading, etc.\u00a0 There is a lot of back and forth as we think of new ways to use the vocabulary words or expand on the stories.\u00a0 There are breaks for snacks and activities like trashketball \u2013 essentially catch with points for answering language questions.\u00a0 Recently, a lot of our study time has been devoted to writing, Christian\u2019s favorite.\u00a0 He is writing a story about how a janitor in a museum was attacked by robbers and then practiced and became a karate legend.\u00a0 It has been a lot of fun to see the story evolving as he works on it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t