On occasion, I tutor a student in a public space such as a Starbucks or a library. That normally goes just fine, but earlier this week I encountered an unexpected peril of tutoring in a Manhattan coffeehouse.
I was doing ACT prep at a Le Pain Quotidien when a Saturday Night Live cast member walked in, sat down at an adjacent table, and began talking to his two friends (loudly enough that we could hear) about Lorne Michaels, the SNL after-parties, various celebrity hosts, and other topics that were a lot juicier than my worksheets. Needless to say, my student was a little distracted! Who could blame him? I try hard to make my test prep as entertaining and lively as possible, but hey, I can’t compete with that.
I bet that never happens to tutors in Albuquerque.