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It will take you a few weeks to take the life guarding course…and the tests. But do it! My kid had great job opportunities. At her college, lifeguards were the second highest paying job on campus (first was admissions office workers). Lifeguards had tons of hours from which to choose…the pool opened very early…and closed…very late…seven days a week.
And emphasize that you can work at winter break too!
I’m guessing you haven’t heard yet from the burger place?
Don’t sit around waiting, apply each and every day to as many places as you can think of. Snagajob is a huge help; they’ll send you a daily email of places near you that are hiring.
For those cc’ers who have hired tutors in the past, at whatever the hourly rate is, do tutors generally leave after an hour or they may stay beyond the one hour and not charging extra? Say another 15 minutes or longer to finish up something.
I paid for an hour, I got an hour.
Part of teaching is making sure that the lesson ends when the period does.
I end within 2 or 3 minutes of the hour.
I wouldn’t work for free, @hopeful820 would you?
D1 would prep for her lessons. She would even meet with her tutor’s teacher at school sometimes to figure out what to focus on. She may only tutor for 1 hour, but time spent is actually more. She got referrals from parents and teachers. I think it is because of her extra effort.
@Madison85, I don’t think I would work for free, meaning “don’t get paid at all if I am supposed to get paid”, though I have done volunteer work without pay. But when I was working (retired a year ago) in a government setting, normal work week is 35 hours, I usually put in anywhere between 45-50 hours a week for the last 4 years without additional compensation while I was working, not because I had to (I was salaried), but because I wanted to help out and held the department together. So, in a sense I was working for free for those additional hours, but I do understand where you come come, who will work for free?
Reason I raised the question is my son, who is a teacher (for 3 years now), also does tutoring, not much during school year, but more during the summer, I know sometimes he does not quit exactly after an hour, especially when he tries to critique an essay and not a "structured’ lesson plan so to speak. It does not seem he minds the extra time. He also talks to student’s parents on his own time. One time he came home way after his tutoring time, when I asked, he said he spent over 1/2 hour talking with the parents going over various things.
I was just wondering if it is common that tutors do spend a little more time if necessary with their students. We ourselves have never hired tutors, so we have no experience in that regard, but just feel odd that my S will go beyond the one hour and will not ask for additional compensation.
Sorry for hijacking this thread. Thanks for comments from bjkmom and Madison85.