Frustrations
What's a person to do when they are practically told their best is not good enough? How frustrating life often is.
So I'm having a little bit of a problem. There is this girl I tutor at a shelter and she is in third grade and does not know the sounds the letters of the alphabet make. We were going over it the other day and when we got to the letter "x" she got really confused and then it really confused me. "x" makes the same sound as "s" and "z" put together right? Because in xylophone, and xanga, that's how it sounds. I sure hope I'm right. The last thing I want to do is tutor her in a way that confuses her even more. Maybe I should go talk to one of the linguistics profs and maybe they can give me tips in ways I can help her.
Also I have another problem...school is kicking my bum. I'm trying SO HARD and it still seems to be coming up short. I hate mid term/final time. I just wish it was easier for me to let go of my stresses and worries. I just need a constant reminder that grades are not as important as I am making them out to be in my mind. I mean no one is going to go look up my grades from school when I'm out on the mission field right? Therefore they shouldn't be the cause of so much stress right?
Yes, I ask a lot of questions in my posts (and often times they are blonde questions) but there is some odd comfort in the open endedness and the slight chance that someone will address them.
So I'm having a little bit of a problem. There is this girl I tutor at a shelter and she is in third grade and does not know the sounds the letters of the alphabet make. We were going over it the other day and when we got to the letter "x" she got really confused and then it really confused me. "x" makes the same sound as "s" and "z" put together right? Because in xylophone, and xanga, that's how it sounds. I sure hope I'm right. The last thing I want to do is tutor her in a way that confuses her even more. Maybe I should go talk to one of the linguistics profs and maybe they can give me tips in ways I can help her.
Also I have another problem...school is kicking my bum. I'm trying SO HARD and it still seems to be coming up short. I hate mid term/final time. I just wish it was easier for me to let go of my stresses and worries. I just need a constant reminder that grades are not as important as I am making them out to be in my mind. I mean no one is going to go look up my grades from school when I'm out on the mission field right? Therefore they shouldn't be the cause of so much stress right?
Yes, I ask a lot of questions in my posts (and often times they are blonde questions) but there is some odd comfort in the open endedness and the slight chance that someone will address them.