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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading