{"id":4582,"date":"2014-01-23T10:17:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T10:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floc.org\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2018-10-06T10:18:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T10:18:47","slug":"a-lesson-in-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/a-lesson-in-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lesson in Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4582 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/maintaining-your-cool\/renee-lauren-photo2-e1383140529748\/'><img width=\"724\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/renee-lauren-photo2-e1383140529748.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/renee-lauren-photo2-e1383140529748.jpg 724w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/renee-lauren-photo2-e1383140529748-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><i>\u201cI see that you\u2019re getting stern with me.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i>Say what? That bit of dry wit comes courtesy of my student, earlier today as we headed to the Fishbowl for a retest. I almost burst out laughing, but instead I just reassured my student that I was simply confident in his abilities and wanted him to do well. As I stifled my laugh I realized that I had gotten stern with him as we reviewed a few things, because I know that he knows. I know he does. I was so confident that he\u2019d ace this step test. But testing can be unnerving, and he tends to rush and muddle the \u201ci\u201d and \u201ce\u201d sounds\u2026 so we work at it patiently. We persevere.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not known to be a patient person, so sometimes persevering with my student is difficult. But I can never get angry or frustrated. Not only is that counterproductive, but he doesn\u2019t deserve that reaction. His easy-going manner, wit, and delightful willingness to learn ease things along so much that I\u2019ve become keenly invested in his success at FLOC. I see how and when he tries (hard) and, as I said, I know that he\u2019s capable.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of today\u2019s program when I learned that he had to retest yet again, I immediately began thinking about how I could present the material in a fresh way. I began to mentally prepare myself to review the material carefully and patiently. I know that it\u2019s important to persevere until he understands the short vowel sounds and automatically sounds an \u201ce\u201d instead of an \u201ca\u201d or \u201ci\u201d when I ask him to tap out and spell \u201ccheb,\u201d a pesky but useful nonsense word.<\/p>\n<p>When I began at FLOC I didn\u2019t anticipate a lesson in perseverance. Obviously I knew that the students at FLOC needed help mastering some skills, but I had no expectation of the degree of difficulty to help them accomplish that mastery. Maybe that was that way to begin this experience that I\u2019ve come to enjoy and learn much from an open mind. I just wanted to fill some of my time with something helpful and meaningful. Not to be too sentimental about it, but the exercises in patience and perseverance are welcome, and a reminder that tutoring is as much a gift of your time as it is a gift to yourself.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Ren\u00e9e-Lauren Ellis\u00a0<\/i><em>is a tutor in the Saturday Afternoon Reading program).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI see that you\u2019re getting stern with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Say what? That bit of dry wit comes courtesy of my student, earlier today as we headed to the Fishbowl for a retest. 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