15 + 15 points
One Letter Off by Bach Mann
February 6th, 2012 8:07 AM
Being a dedicated student, I spend a lot of time in the school's library. The library has a plethora of services to aid students in their quest for academic mastery. Of course, one of these services is tutoring and one of the most in demand subjects for tutoring is math. The math tutoring is performed by upper level students and, by design, offers a two-fold return. The students tutoring are not only helping struggling students but they are themselves strengthening their own skills through repetition.
I am a big fan of this structure and it is a little unsettling when an outsider comes into the library to peddle his or her own tutoring wares. Many places off, but around, campus are more appropriate locations for such individuals to practice marketing their skills. The way I see it, if they are going to advertise services in the library, they need to offer services not already available in the library.
For example, here is a sign I found recently.
As I stated earlier, the school offers top notch math tutoring and this ware need not be peddled here. Instead of just removing the sign, I decided to offer a suggestion for a different skill that Mr. Madi could teach students. After all, the economy is a bit rough and we all could use a helping hand.
As I made my way through a few cold and frosty beverages, I finally came up with a perfect subject. Society has agreed that there are certain subjects everyone should learn. These have become staples in the American School System. However, since the 1960s, Americans have also agreed that we need to teach children about drugs. This fact is evident by the plethora of programs our government has initiated to get the word out. In fact, the U.S. spends a major portion of taxpayer's money on drugs. However, for some reason, we have neglected to get drug education into the schools alongside math, science and humanities.
Enter Mr. Madi. Thanks to me, this highly skilled private tutor has a new marketable angle. He will now, in addition to his math tutoring services, offer meth tutoring to all ages. I believe teaching students to correctly use meth is a critical and possibly life-saving service. This new tutoring service is the epitome of interdisciplinary studies.
I am a big fan of this structure and it is a little unsettling when an outsider comes into the library to peddle his or her own tutoring wares. Many places off, but around, campus are more appropriate locations for such individuals to practice marketing their skills. The way I see it, if they are going to advertise services in the library, they need to offer services not already available in the library.
For example, here is a sign I found recently.
As I stated earlier, the school offers top notch math tutoring and this ware need not be peddled here. Instead of just removing the sign, I decided to offer a suggestion for a different skill that Mr. Madi could teach students. After all, the economy is a bit rough and we all could use a helping hand.
As I made my way through a few cold and frosty beverages, I finally came up with a perfect subject. Society has agreed that there are certain subjects everyone should learn. These have become staples in the American School System. However, since the 1960s, Americans have also agreed that we need to teach children about drugs. This fact is evident by the plethora of programs our government has initiated to get the word out. In fact, the U.S. spends a major portion of taxpayer's money on drugs. However, for some reason, we have neglected to get drug education into the schools alongside math, science and humanities.
Enter Mr. Madi. Thanks to me, this highly skilled private tutor has a new marketable angle. He will now, in addition to his math tutoring services, offer meth tutoring to all ages. I believe teaching students to correctly use meth is a critical and possibly life-saving service. This new tutoring service is the epitome of interdisciplinary studies.
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