I feel like most of these attributes come easily for me, but among the easiest would be humor. Human beings will always have dark times. Even though we can navigate a way out of those times, we are still going to have to deal with them for a while. For me, humor makes the difference between being able to walk towards the light, and being sucked into a never ending spiral of darkness.
One of the attributes that does not come easily for me is consistency. I like to experiment, to search new directions, and generally look for ways to do something better or faster. As a student, this serves me well, turning into a willingness to learn new things and attempt a new way of doing something. As a tutor, however, this can be a drawback. I need to work to be on the same page as my fellow tutors, and the instructors that teach my tutee's classes. If I am not on the same page, then I may be hurting the tutee more than I am helping. This isn't acceptable, and I know I will have make an effort to work with my team to maintain a unified force for education.
Wes
I actually have to disagree with you on this point, I think it is fine to look for new ways and you don't need to be on the same page as the instructor. I am sure in your own college experience you realize all instructors do not teach the same and you are going to be different in your own tutoring. What's important is for the tutee to devise a way that works best for them.
ReplyDeleteIf they take studying and learning skills that work well for them in one class and find a way to interpret those skills into the class they struggle in they may find it easier.
I have done this myself recently. One of my classes had us using flash cards for studying purposes and it worked well, now I am trying to do the same for a class I struggle in instead of just saying I can't learn in this class.