The only reason that I got an A in high school chemistry was because I read the teacher really well. That is, before she got cancer and had to be admitted to the hospital. Then somehow I couldn\’t read the substitute teacher that well. I got a B+ in Honors Algebra 2/Trig, because teachers in high school don\’t fail people who are at the bottom of the class.

Now, my mom\’s coworker evidently thinks I am smart for attending UC Berkeley. Thus, she is hiring me to tutor her daughter who supposedly was a good student, but suddenly got bad grades. A C in high school chemistry and a barely breaking B in her honors algebra class. When I talked to my mom\’s coworker on the phone, she asked me for what I expect as my hourly pay. I didn\’t want to say $10/hr as I did when I first tutored in high school when I found out my competitors asked for $15/hr. Inflation rate! So being very conservative, I said that people doing this kind of work usually are paid $15-$20/hr. So I am being paid $20/hr starting tomorrow at 10 am…and every day for the rest of winter break. I guess I\’ll be doing something productive…finally.