In my book, I initially had a few sections about funny interactions I had with some of the children I tutored. Those children's sense of humor has remained with me over a decade later and has made them unforgettable.
One of my assignments was to work with a kid, a seven-year-old boy, who needed help with his math homework. On the very first day of tutoring, I went to their house, and his mother told him, "Tell your tutor what you got on your last math worksheet." The boy looked into my eyes and said, "I got an F!" I nodded, and as I was getting ready to reassure his mother, the boy proudly -- and somewhat excitedly -- added, "F is for FANTASTIC!"
His mother got so frustrated that she left the living room, where we were sitting. One of my most challenging tutoring moments was to control my facial expression and not laugh at the exchange that had just happened. Instead, I smiled at the boy and said, "Let's get started."
