So I've tutored 3 more times, and I love these ladies, but I'm worried I'm losing them because I hadn't quite figured out their old system, and they have 2 years of this and a previous tutor that they loved. I think I'm flopping in comparison because I don't know what the expectations are.
After reading a million blogs and things from ESL tutors, I decided to go with 1984 for a book to read. The ladies weren't giving me a lot of direction. It's a HUGE leap for them. Maybe too much. M seems like it might be crossing the line into frustrating read. C seems to be excited about it. I don't know about D. She wasn't there on Thursday.
I do have a better plan to make this work. C, now that I finally met her, was able to answer questions about how things worked before so that I have a better idea of what is a reasonable expectation for what to cover in a class.
Game on. Don't let me screw this up. Failing at this sort of throws a kink in my librarian plans. Although, I think I could very effectively be a coordinator of these sort of things. I'm organized, smart, and efficient. I could be the force behind the tutors. That would be great, but how would I ever get such a job without acting as tutor? Blergh.