Last night I finally got to meet the homeless kid I'll be tutoring each week. She's living in a nearby shelter with her family and is in the 8th grade. She's very soft-spoken and has an amazing smile. Last night was just a meet and greet, while next week will be our first official session. I learned a little about what she's studying, what her favorite classes are and about her last report card. When asked if she had any questions for me, all she wanted to know was, "Are you in school?" I felt old when I told her I graduated from college six years ago. Bless her heart for thinking I could pass for a college kid.
The non-profit organization I'm doing this through, SchoolOnWheels.org, has a one-page feature in this week's People magazine. I hope it'll encourage more people to volunteer; they have a definite shortage.
"But you know what I've learned in my seven years here at Coolidge... Timmy? I've learned that you can't treat every situation as a life-and-death matter because you'll die a lot of times. Write that down." - Van Wilder
hiya
ReplyDeletestumbled onto your site, i'm new to all this blogging. I like the way you have set up your blog, need to make mine more interesting. I'm a teacher too, also in my 6th year and like you people think I am younger than i really am! Maybe its more about how i act rather than how i look! I started blogging a week or so ago and I am trying to get bloggers communicating with each other - discussing important issues about promoting change that allows individuals to live harmoniously in a sharing and caring community. An ideal, i know. Have you any thoughts about this? Could we touch others by blogging and communicating?
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