Adherence to these items will help promote successful
tutoring because it will allow the tutee to learn instead of the tutor just
giving out answers. If you let the tutee hold the pencil or pen then he or she
is responsible for writing down the information. Likewise with not doing the
work for the tutee; this will allow the tutee to learn from their work on their
own without having an easy way to get homework done.
Prepare yourself for your students are an important item. If
you are not prepared for your tutee, then you will not be able to help them
like they need you too. The tutee deserves all of your focus and time. Also, my
ultimate tutoring goal is my student's independence is another important item.
As tutors we should strive to make our tutees more independent.
I would add "Be a role model in everything you do"
because you never know when your tutee is around and they might pick up your
actions as their own.
I think too in being a role model it is important to give examples from your own educational experiences. When you run across a math problem that you don't know the answer to, it is ok to move on for the day and come back to it. Most all of us have had this happen when we are studying or learning new material, make sure to let your tutees know that it is ok and that it happens to the best of us!
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