Wow, what a strange day it has been.
I just received an email from someone who not only had a sour attitude towards the learning process, but surprisingly thought that ITA was going to provide him with a certificate...without any additional work on his part.
Apparently this gentleman, I will call him Eric* (name obviously changed) thought that he would pay a fee and receive an ITA certificate without any additional effort.
After a polite response to Eric*, I suddenly was hit with an epiphany. There are likely a lot of people out there who want to show that they earned a certificate even after they have put in no time or effort.
That is completely in opposition to the whole philosophy of tutoring.
Imagine telling your tutees that they don't need to do their homework, or put in the extra time learning concepts - they can simply write you a check and you can instantly produce a stack of A+ papers for them.
That would be cheating. It would be academic cheating, and you would be cheating your tutee out of the learning experience. Definitely not fair.
So, to Eric*, best of luck in your future endeavors.
To the rest of you ITA trainees - thank you!
Thank you for having the integrity, and the ambition, to stick with a program that may be a bit of work, but will show your tutees that you are dedicated to the tutoring profession.
