As a tutor I will need to recognise basis skills needs, perhaps through initial pre-course assessment and discuss with the learner a discreet and sensitive referral route to gain appropriate support. I would also need to have the skills and confidence to support my learners to ensure I do not exclude the learners I am trying to reach.…
Many of the students enrolled in our independent study charter school come from a low socioeconomic background and are academic underperformers, especially in mathematics. Most students lack the time and resources to be able to attend school multiple days a week or to spend extra time working with their teachers to improve their lagging mathematics scores. At the same time, many teachers are asked to deliver classroom instruction on mathematics topics that they likely have no specific training or credential in. In addition, these teachers often only have a very limited amount of time to work with each individual student before they must move onto the next. These obstacles make it more difficult for these students to complete the required course load.…
Pondiscio begins his article by disagreeing with a quote of John Dewey that the best and wisest parents know what is best for all children. This immediately begins his argument and ultimate point. Pondiscio claims that these parents should be more concerned about the quality of assigned homework instead of the quantity of it. He asserts that although eliminating homework altogether would have little to no ill effect of children like Greenfeld’s, it would be harmful on less fortunate kids from low-income families. Pondiscio presents an analogy of the rich and poor students. He introduces the Matthew Effect: kids that are rich in language and knowledge only get richer while the kids that are poor just continue to fall further behind. Pondiscio is concerned about what will happen to these kids and wants people to understand the Matthew Effect. Although these poverty stricken kids have catching up to do, it is nearly impossible for them to do so based on their circumstances resulting in them falling further and further behind.…
I primarily helped teach other students various algebra 1 concepts along with geometry when I could. Being a Freshman tutor, I was limited to those I was able to help but I was able to tutor several students a week and it also helped me reteach myself older concepts I had forgotten. Tutoring for math was a great opportunity for me to aid my classmates and expand others’ understanding of…
Therese Sorey, the Irvine Teachers Association president, claims that parents should help their children and says, “By being involved, parents can demonstrate to their kids that school is important, that they want their kids to achieve, that the recognize learning is difficult,and that sometimes they can help” (para 4). The point Sorey is trying to make is that by parents helping their children, that will show the child that their loved ones understand their dilemma. It also portrays that by helping them, and teaching them what to do, children will be inspired to do better. However, there is a negative effect by parents helping their kids with their homework;“When they [students] go to college they need to know how to study and problem-solve on their own, and their parent won’t be there to help them” (Christina Sotelo Benson, para 5). The point being made here is that if children recieve an ample amount of help from their parents, the students may not be able to easily do their homework in the future. Homework is given by teachers to provide as preparation for high school and college.To sum up, parents should not interfere with their child’s homework because it will later lead to a lack of…
I never came kindly to the subject of Math. Math was always about constant rote memorization, full of extensive redundant notes that always found their way stuffed into the folds of my notebook never to be seen again. I held onto this impression the entire duration of ninth grade. However, upon a simple happenstance of acquiring the right math teacher with a different approach to math, I became increasingly aware of my previous errors in thinking. Everything was not as unyielding and tedious as I thought it was. Experiencing a teacher with a powerful new perspective altered my rigid frame of thinking, allowing me to excel in math.…
I believe that a good way to get student engaged in a session with tutors is the interaction between the tutor and the student. When a student is being tutored it is important that the tutor and student builds a trusting relationship with one another, so that the student is able to engage in the session. Another way to engage students in a tutoring session to build the students confidence, this way the student will be more engaged the learning process. A way in knowing that a student is engaged in a tutoring session how they are able to respond to questions that are being asked and the question that they ask. Interaction during the session say's a lot about how the student reacts to the information that they are receiving.…
I have also spearheaded the development of a program with my co-workers at the math tutoring center. This program would allow students to look through a database of math instructors, and learn about each one’s teaching style, amount of homework generally assigned, student…
Through the course of five weeks I have tutored a third grader by the name of Willy one hour each Thursday. Willy is a high-spirited kid who loves to learn. He goes to a school named Corpus Christi, a school I spent my sixth through eighth grade years at, and is also the organization I volunteered for. I chose this particular work because I love working with kids considering I have 4 younger brothers and sisters. This also gave me an opportunity to put my knowledge to good use and to be a good role-model towards Willy. What I gained from this experience is satisfaction from helping a young student cope with his academic struggles and learn to surpass them in order to be successful. I most definitely would do this project again if I had the chance.…
Missouri has an A+ tutoring program which I am a part of. I tutor students in an eighth grade math class, but I focus on helping a specific girl who struggles with her confidence in math. I have enjoyed watching her gain more confidence in her math as I work with her. When all of her homework is done we talk about her life, including her personal struggles and dreams.…
Seeing how Belmont Hill’s tutoring program works has inspired me to become a peer tutor. Working together with a younger peer on difficult material is a perfect example of academic teamwork at Belmont Hill. Belmont Hill proves how having a tutor is not a bad or embarrassing thing to do, but insteads thinks of it as one of the best move you can make when you are struggling. There are peer tutors for every subject, and they have all already passed the course, so they are very experienced and know what is coming. The case is the same in real life at Belmont Hill and in the book The Boys in the Boat; teamwork makes the dream work. In conclusion, getting extra help should not be an embarrassing thing to do, it should be a responsible move made by a student who is fully devoted to academics at Belmont…
Effective helping is an integral part of being a Human Service Professional. Becoming an effective helper is contingent upon strong interviewing skills, as well as being able to apply different techniques with clients. It is crucial in the development of the helping relationship to be able to apply a variety of approaches with a thorough understanding of the available theories. Throughout this course we have studied different theories utilizing the text, class discussions and assignments.…
My nephew was failing math in the second grade last year. He barely understood the lessons his teacher discussed in class. Shy as he was, he always hesitated to ask for help. His teacher would hand out class work for them to work on, but he barely got anything done. By the end of class, she would have home work assigned for them to do, but he rarely turned them in. His teacher and parents grew more concerned about him as the days past without any progress. I believed that I could help him, so I offered my assistance.…
This semester I interned at Hawthorne Elementary School in Ms. Ross’ fourth grade classroom. Each week I observed the class for two and a half hours and participated in helping instruct the math lesson. While at my math internship, I have learned tools to help me become an effective elementary mathematics teacher. In my opinion, this internship has been helpful but I believe it could have been even more beneficial. Compared to my internship in level one and science, interning at Hawthorne has been much less involved and hands on. Before starting this internship, I was very nervous because I have never taught fourth grade before. I was even more nervous because math has always been my weakest subject and I was very nervous to teach fourth grade math. This internship has…
Re-teaches learners who did not achieve mastery and offers tutoring to learners who seek additional help…