November 19th, 2009 by Saba Ikram
New interaction like tutoring heightens fear and anxiety as it involves challenges, expectations and social complications. “Intricate situations and emotionally taxing incidents can make tutors feel not only helpless, but even a threat to the educational progress of their tutees (Tutoring Matters, 2). The good news is a tutor can adapt to attitudes and practices [...]
Tags: being a good listener, Empathy, intricate situations, Patience, practice patience, Relationship, student, tutee, tutor, uncomfortable feelings, unconditional acceptance
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November 19th, 2009 by Manhar
Success in school and beyond is important to majority of adolescents. This is the reason why they consider tutoring a big help to them. However there are still some who struggle accepting tutors despite of the difficulty they are encountering with their studies. For these teens, working with a tutor, violates their sense of “cool.” [...]
Tags: Chandler-Olcott, classroom, classroom organization, help, literacy activities, positive attitude, program classroom, pull-out, tutee, tutor
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November 19th, 2009 by Manhar
Photo by ‘Playingwithbrushes’Before starting a tutoring program, it is a good idea to talk to your tutee either personally or through phone. Construct a tutoring schedule and explain how much time you are supposed to tutor given your program requirements. You must report to your mentor teacher about the strengths and weaknesses of your new [...]
Tags: Cathy Roller, Don, general principles, information, literacy, literacy program, mentor teacher, model model, program, tutee, way
Published by Manhar on Nov 19, 2009 under
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