I am going to start tutoring for free(to earn experience and then charge money). What ideas do you have for what I should do to be a good tutor. How should I prepare for a session?
2006-12-27 05:19:42 · 6 answers · asked by Glrir 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I tutored for many years, primarily 9-14 years old. The first thing I did was meet with the parents. Without their total support, you are lost. My first session with the child would be more of a "getting to know you" meeting. I would speak of my background and engage in dialogue with the student, explaining that my role was not so much to teach history or math, but to teach him/her how to learn. I would get a letter of permission from the parents to the school and meet with his teachers to discover his weak points and strong points. I would also try to get a set of the textbooks the students learned from.
Naturally, I would study the texts. But my style focused primarily on teaching the child to learn and less on the material itself. Using techniques ranging from mnemonics to 'brain videos', I taught the student study techniques he could carry with him all his life. I stayed in touch weekly with his parents and teachers to monitor progress and problems. I was very successful. Good Luck to you and your students...
2006-12-28 22:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know in advance what you will tutor then simply study up on subject. Sometimes it is better to go to a session cold. To over prepare is not good because questions asked may not be what you have studies. Most important thing is RELAX. You would not be tutoring if you did not know the stuff.
2006-12-27 14:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by ambi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, master the material you plan to tutor. Gather a standard curriculum for the subjects you plan to tutor and make up some quizzes or tests you can give to your students to measure their (& your) progress.
2006-12-27 13:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Zee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your pupils to bring in some examples of their work so you can see exactly what they are having problems with. Sometimes you have to go back a long way -- there are people in sr. high who never mastered basic arithmetic, so they flounder when they have to do multiplication and division, fractions etc.
2006-12-27 14:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out before you meet with the student what work they want to go over with you - then review this information before you meet.
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-27 13:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
- Be a nice tuter
- Understand your students feeling
- help them everytime
- be nice to your students
- explain every sentencec to them
- If some students troubling with problems, arrange an extra class for them.
- always answer their questions
- don't try to ignore them
- don't give them so much homework
2006-12-27 14:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋