Several months ago, I was looking into adding online tutoring to the tutoring biz. That would mean signing up with an additional tutor matching service since my current one didn't offer online tutoring. I halfheartedly looked around, but never got beyond the research stages. Build another profile, pass more tests, blah blah blah...
Yesterday I got an e-mail from my current service that they've added an online platform. It's still in the beta stages, but good to go for the most part. Yay!
So this morning I got myself all trained and certified. What timing! This, just after I was granted that Wacom tablet.
It's been a couple of years since I've done the online teaching thing. It's not quite as "personal" as face-to-face, but it is convenient. The other teachers and I used to joke how we could be all presentable from a headshot, yet be total slobs outside the boundaries of the webcam. Or totally naked from waist down if so inclined. And you can't beat the commute.
Sometimes, Meego would sit next to me and do his homework while I was in class, making faces the class couldn't see.
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I think we've come to expect to be able to do lots of things online, we take it for granted sometimes. Then when it's not there, what to do?
Each week, the elementary school principal e-mails a summary of what's going on. In her latest one, she mentioned that June has an "injury" and will be out for "a few weeks". What?
So I'm concerned about June. I'm not sure of her age. She looks to be about 60, but I know she takes good care of herself, so she's probably actually older than she looks. She's also one of those rare people who doesn't use e-mail. Can you imagine?
I know her neighborhood, but not her house. She has no cell phone. How does she do it?
Maybe that's how she keeps herself young.
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14 comments:
How exciting! Learning something new... growing your business... making use of your new Wacom tablet. (What is that again?? lol)
Last night the internet was down for about an hour. An HOUR! It was awful. But I did whittle down my magazine stack a little.
Blog juju going out to June. Sure hope she's okay!
And I can't help but smile every time I see Meego. He's so darn cute!
This tutoring thing seems to be on some kind of a roll. Five years down the road - who knows where you'll be. Headline; "Abby Normal..." What'll be the next few words? Something fulfilling, surely. :)
Nice pic of you and Sidekick. :)
An HOUR!?
Both Meego and Wolfgang had dead cell phone batteries today. I felt so cut off! And yeah, hopefully June snaps back soon!
Five years down the road? I barely plan one year down the road!
I always thought it humorously ironic that "networking" is so close to "not working". Equally applicable to computer networks & job hunters.
And why do they call them "apartments" when they're so close together??
Yeah, Meego's a cutie, even when he's making a face.
Hah, you had me thinking of the Monty Pyhton news reader who is naked from the waist down...
Yay, glad to hear the service you are with now had upgraded to include the online tutoring. I remember when you were checking into the possibility of signing up with a second service so you could do the online work.
It could happen!
Yeah, I'm glad I procrastinated.... er.... waited for them to add it!
park in the driveway, drive in the parkway...
Kudos on earning another cert/notch in your tutor belt. Glad you finally got it knocked out. Now they'll be lined up at your (virtual) doorstep to get tuted.
Just trying to keep up with these youngsters and their fancy gadgets!
Love the photo! So, are you figuring out the whole career thing without having to go back to school, then?
I hope June is alright. Imagine. Life without the internet...in the words of that character from The Princess Bride, "inconceivable!"
I know! June's tough, I look forward to her return.
I still prefer to get a teaching license. It would open up more opportunities.
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