REZA- Module 7

Considering that I have not actually had a tutee yet, I will give an example from my prior experience as a tutor. One situation that I can remember that was difficult was one where the tutee could barely read or write. This was a problem because he was in High School. I could not believe that teachers had passed him all of these years and never noticed or cared. It was in difficult in the fact that I basically had to start from the beginning; it made it very hard to try and teach someone high school material that is on a 3rd grade level. I never judged him or said anything about it, I just helped him in the best was that I could. I explained to him that he wasn't the only one. He said that he never asked for help because he was embarrassed that he couldn't read well. I stayed after school for the whole year helping him catch up. Eventually, he became better at reading and wring, but was still not where he should have been. Nonetheless, I encouraged him to continue trying to learn new things and to not be afraid to ask questions. I told him not to worry about the other students because I tutored other students in his same grade that had the same problem as him. I told him how it would affect him in the future if he didn't get his education now. He seemed to understand and I hope that I helped him in some way because it is really sad to know that there are so many out there just like him, but are afraid to ask.