I have a job now!!!
I'm working at the Wahsa Distance Education Centre as a tutor. I'll be helping people in the community work on courses they are taking through distance education while trying to achieve their high school diploma. As a tutor I get to work about 4-ish hours a week (not a lot of time, but the pay makes it worth it). I also will be filling in for the woman who runs the centre when she has other obligations. So on Thursday I'll be working 10 hours!!!
I worked last night from 7pm to 9pm. The classes are taught over the radio; a teacher broadcasts from a central location somewhere (I think in Sioux Lookout) and students can either listen over the radio at their homes, or at the centre, or they can "conference call" into the teacher and ask questions. They have work books with assignments and examples of the work. When the students are having a tough time and they don't want to bug the teacher, they can come to me and I'll help talk them through the work and get them started.
As I saw last night the centre is kind of a social gathering/hang out sometimes. About 3 ladies came in and chatted, gossiped and checked their facebook. But then they either left to do the work at their house, or, in the case of one student, got some help from me.
I'm very excited to have something to do in the community and to get out of the house for awhile. I also heard about an exercise program that the band office is running, so I'll look into that soon. I feel happy that I can help people get their high school degree.
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