Seven deadly types of tutoring
As I’ve written about before, a number of students I worked with came to me after finding themselves unable to make sufficient progress with other tutors.
When I first met with one of these “second-round” students, the conversation usually went something like this:
Me: Ok, so tell me about what you did with your other tutor. I just want to get an idea where we should start.
Student: Ummm…. (S)he, like, gave me tests to do, and then we went over them.
Me: Did you go over all the questions, or just the ones you got wrong? (more…)