Student Tutors

I always think to be the best tutor, you need to be the best mentor. Being a good mentor means to be a role model, someone who you can relate to, and someone you put trust into to show you the best way through something that is troubling you. Being a good mentor is important when tutoring because it allows you and the student to work collaboratively rather than just downstream learning. Working together, be it games, worksheets, and assessments makes the student feel like you are on the same team. When someone feels you are on the same team as them, they come to you for support and absorb the learning process so much more. When someone is in a negative work relationship, not much sticks, there isn’t good communication, and you don’t avoid conflict. It is the very same with students and tutors which emphasises why I think it is so important to be an interpersonal mentor for students. As a personal tutoring style I help my students pick their goals and I assist them on getting there.