What do you think of this dad?
So a guy needed to learn something, which his dad was an expert. Be aware the family is rich as hell so his dad just does nothing throughout the day. So the dad tried to hire a private teacher to teach his son the subject. However the teacher refused continuously, and in the end the son ended up failing. Couldn't the dad taught the son with all the free time he has since he is loaded and doesn't work? What you think of this dad?
February 2, 2014
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[quote=Bob11111]The tutor refused the job.[/quote]
that is really really weird... I can't tell if this is a hypothetical story or a true one but in either case wouldn't the dad have hired a different tutor from the billions available? and why would a tutor refuse a job, it would only be if the kid who needed the tutoring was an absolute sh it and to difficult to work with. Or he was handicapped and the tutor wasn't qualified... this simple thread is more and more like a riddle to me.
It's a trick question! The dad is the tutor! He hired himself but wouldn't do it. So the dad is a swindler! And the son is a POS!
time=money. maybe the dad doesn't think he is qualified or doesn't have the time. hire someone willing to work duh.
[quote=TheDudeAbides]All I get from the story is that the son is loser who couldn't pass a course with PAID professional help.
In my opinion the lazy person isn't the dad, it's the shi tty son who didn't put in the proper work ethic.[/quote]
The tutor refused the job.
There are 3 things (In this order) he should have done. (For this I'm assuming a school subject.)
1. Try at least to help the kid. He doesn't have to succeed. He only has to see what the kid is learning about and try to give him help.
2. If #1 doesn't work. Talk to the teacher. He/she could what the kid needs work on.
3. Try to look for [b]good[/b] private teacher. By good, they cannot refuse. They have to teach properly. Do some research basically.
My dad does that to me. Normally, its math and I usually get by with #1. But idk.
Also, I [b]try[/b] to help my brothers.
Even if teaching goes bad, the dad should still try.
All I get from the story is that the son is loser who couldn't pass a course with PAID professional help.
In my opinion the lazy person isn't the dad, it's the shi tty son who didn't put in the proper work ethic.
@1kevqn: the only difference is the bonding time, besides that probably no difference but in this weird situation, the tutor wouldn't teach his kid so instead of being lazy and rolling around his house he could have spent some time and taught the kid. Now he's earned the right to be lazy if he's as rich as i think he is, but still.
@1kevqn: i'm not sure if you've ever had a tutor/done tutoring before but usually the student will have their school notes so the tutor will look it over and see how it's being taught. Then teach the student that way, also if the father is an expert in his field, i'm sure he'd be able to handle some school problems.
@aznseal there's a difference between helping your son out with a concept and teaching him an entire program's worth of knowledge, stop taking things to the extreme. Not to mention, your son will need the degree and all that other good stuff that medical school will provide him so he doesn't have the option of you teaching him everything.
[quote=xtripled]if your father knows geometry, why can't it be both? in fact why shouldn't it be both.
1) the son learns
2) bonding time[/quote]
I'm going to be an expert in medicine. Would I be a bad father if my son wanted to be a doctor I send him to medical school instead of personally teaching him the 4 year curriculum?
Even though someone may have experience/know alot about something it doesn't mean they are fit to teach, my dad is a computer science engeneer, and he once spent a whole day trying to explain it to me with no results. i then went and took a class at the local community college and everything became clear lol
[quote=1kevqn]A father teaches a son life lessons, not Geometry[/quote]
if your father knows geometry, why can't it be both? in fact why shouldn't it be both.
1) the son learns
2) bonding time
[quote=1kevqn]Most people don't become rich by staying home all day. The father is not a teacher.[/quote]
I know you don't become rich by doing nothing. I'm saying he's gotten rich enough that he doesn't do anything anymore because he doesn't need to.
think he's lazy, i was about to call him a bum then i realized he wasn't my dad, and he's rich. Maybe the dad never had help from his parents and turned out just fine so he thought the same approach would work for his son.
... wait is the person in the story you?
This story makes no sense at all. first of all, there are many private tutors to choose from. second of all, the kid needs to learn how to self study. third of all, if the dad is willing to drop big bucks, he's a pretty good dad, albeit a lazy one.