To be a tutor, in my personal opinion, means to help a
student reach their full potential by guiding them to help themselves. A tutor
is someone there for guidance and support. I do not believe doing the work for
the student helps them out at all. It only hurts them in the long run. I
believe that a tutor should be there to assist the student in finding out what
their strengths and weaknesses are, be a positive influence on the student,
understand what where the student is coming from and why they are there in the
first place; a tutor should definitely be reliable. When I say reliable, I mean
both the tutor showing up on time and being reliable in the sense of knowing
the material. Reliability also ties in with honesty. A tutor should never
pretend they know the answer to something when they do not. This will only hurt
the student’s academic progress and the tutor’s reputation. Instead, a tutor
should be honest and tell the student that they do not know the answer. With
this being said, you should not just leave it at that. You should tell the
student you do not know the answer but you will be happy to research it for
them and try your best to have the answer for them at a later time. This is
being reliable and honest. The student will surely respect the tutor for that.
A tutor’s job takes a lot of patience and determination so it is essential for
a tutor to possess these qualities as well.
So to sum it up, five things I believe that is associated
with tutoring would be:
2. Honesty and Reliability
3. Guidance
4. Support
5. Positive Influence
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