Re: selecting tutors

[Stephen Newmann <newmann@msmary.edu>]

ah, Mickey, that's what I was trying to get at.  It sounds to me like this
young woman could really learn from the class.  So, if the purpose of the
class it to teach (or to have students learn) then I'd think ms. 15 would
be a #1 choice for that class.  But if the purpose of the class is to
train tutors then maybe you'd wanna wait a bit but encourage her to apply
in another year.  I lean way toward the first choice. My 2 cents
worth--stephen

On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Muriel Harris wrote:

> 
> Sure, child labor laws might eventually apply if/when this 15-year old
> would be hired after taking the class (and if she were then chosen to
> join the staff). The suspicion of one of the tutors at the interview
> is that the girl asked this question to make sure that we knew she was
> a 15-year old genius. But as we've been discussing this all day (and
> your comments have all been really useful..and entered into our
> discussions), two of the tutors agreed that this girl could learn to
> interact with her peers in the class and that might be a major help to
> her own growth. So, of course, that leads to the question of
> prioritizing our choices on who might be a better tutor or on who
> might learn more from the class...oy...oy....what a day of heavy
> conversation.
> 
> Keep talking, friends, you're really helping us a lot!!!!!
> 
> 
> Mickey
> 
> 
> > 
> > You can't use age as a criterion if the applicant's *over 40*, but child
> > labor laws may apply to
> > hiring a 15 year old.
> > 
> > On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Kevin Davis wrote:
> > 
> > > Mickey,
> > > I'm no legal authority, but I'm guessing that you'd best just forget the age of
> > > the applicant; I suspect that is an unacceptable criteria for decisions.
> > > 
> > > kevin
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mickey Harris
> harrism@omni.cc.purdue.edu
>