Sounds like one of my former students.
Simply put, he couldn't give a damn about my efforts to tutor
him... half the time his mind would wander around, and he would
constantly misplace the notes that I had so laboriously created for
him. Virtually every session would turn into a shouting
session.
I told him straight in the face that his mother had spent a lot of
money hiring me and that he was wasting it with his lack of effort.
All my efforts in guiding him count for nuts if he doesn't want to
put in the effort himself.
Maybe he just isn't academically-inclined... but in the end, I was
hired to tutor the kid, and I strive to do my best to do my job.
But like I said, I can only offer guidance... effort has to come
from the student.
In the end, I quit after his final exams last year. Even after his
mother begged me to return with a pay rise and shorter hours, I
adamantly refused the offer. I may need the money, but my sanity is
worth a lot more than that.
