First day of tutoring

[greybeta]

So, today was my first day working for GEAR UP, a program that helps fills out tutors at summer school programs. I chose to help out with a 7th grade math class. Now see, these kids are the ones who are there because they're behind. A lot of them don't want to be there. Then again, most kids would want to be anywhere else than school during the summer.

I was reminded that choosing to be a teacher has its own challenges. A big part of my time will be teaching kids who are considered to be below the average. People who are given less of a chance, statistically speaking.

Well, here I go and throw my hat into the ring.

Comments

[agirlnamedluna.livejournal.com]

I've tutored kids for Dutch before, they were in a francophone school and absolutely loathed Dutch, not knowing why they should learn that damned language. Every tutoring session turned out to be a fight, except when it was just the one kid who wanted to learn and was not absolutely coerced into being there. Fun times, I swear.

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

Fight the good fight, as they would say.

[cathawk.livejournal.com]

I hope it's all you're looking for it to be!

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

oh have fun with both of your summer jobs!

[iceofpluto.livejournal.com]

You've gone for so long D2? were have you gone?

[tu-nenay-08.livejournal.com]

So I'm just making sure you're still alive and had a good summer! :)

hi there!

[kteck.livejournal.com]

d2, how has summer been? you certainly having been posting much here. i take it as a sign that you are having a busy and productive time. by the way, i'm sorry i didn't get to go to the international lunchamathing with you and micah a couple weeks back. well, see ya round the BSU!

much grace and pass the peas,
jenny

[stella-x3x3.livejournal.com]

Where are you? I miss talking to you sempai!

[yndy.livejournal.com]

Did you disappear for good?

Just checking in.

[0living-dreams0.livejournal.com]

Daniel Tu.
Many of us are worried about you.
Where are you?
We all care and miss you!
Please do something to prove that you're still alive.
If not, I'm sure Phil and I will make a road trip to your house and see for ourselves if you're ok.
Please Daniel.

[zoethe.livejournal.com]

[Poke poke]

Are you still around?

[odclay.livejournal.com]

Oy! You should come out of hiding. LJ just ain't the same anymore.

[stella-x3x3.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY its amost been a year since we've spoken... where are you? I'm worried. =/

[yndy.livejournal.com]

c'mon now... did you forget we were all here?
give us an update at least.

I'm starting to worry that maybe something bad happened to you :(

[yndy.livejournal.com]

nononono...

I was getting worried - so I did a death record search here:
http://www.courtregistry.org

DANIEL TU 20 Fort Smith AR 72908

There's a record for a Daniel Tu, 20 from Fort Smith AR - which is Greybeta's home town.

Oh please don't let this be true.

I don't have the $40 to validate this, but from here (http://www.courtregistry.org/index.php?xpath=validate&xvalidate=Registry&records_state=&xpricetype=&xrecordstype=Death&cat=&city=&fullstate=Oklahoma&firstname=Daniel&lastname=Tu&state=OK&lastname=Tu&country=USA&Session=FSFWTYQTYDFUWGFYDGGDGWGUDHDHWIDIJWIDHIWSDWGDGHIWJHJSHWUIDHFGFEGWGGOOPR&house_number=&street_name=&street_suffix=&areacode=&phonenumber1=&phonenumber2=&company=&email=&phone=&ssn=&ip=&client_reference=CourtRegistry.org&signup_url=www.clickbank.net/sell.cgi?link=proniche/3/Check_Death_Records_for_Daniel_Tu&jt=Standard&middle_initial=&header=Death%20Records%3C/head%3E%3Cbody%20leftmargin=) it looks like this might be true.

Oh please don't let this be true.
Does anyone have any more information???

[zoethe.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm feeling really broke, but I did search the local newspaper and his school paper and did not see any kind of death notice....

[yndy.livejournal.com]

:(

I couldn't find anything else either.

he just seems to have disappeared from the internet as of last June... :(

I'm hoping he's okay!!!

[zoethe.livejournal.com]

I left him a phone message as well. His cell phone is still turned on, but I don't know what that means.

[wldntulk2knwwho.livejournal.com]

Daniel would have been 21 at the time of his last post, so if they claim he died at 20 that's inaccurate. The last I heard of him, he had fallen back into his depression and moved back to Fort Smith. Granted that was back in September. My fiancee and I try to ask around every so often to see if anyone we know has any new news. If I come up with anything else, I'll post it here.