I was happy to see that it seems like each fall semester, the number of appointment hours and tutoring keeps growing. I was estranged to see that most of the appointments were not mandatory. It made me happy to see that for the most part, the students coming for tutoring were coming out of their [...]
INTJ: Strategist Introverted 5% Intuitive 31% Thinking 3% Judging 20% I am a bit surprised by the result because I have always considered myself one the least logical person I know, since I am not comfortable with any types of math or physics, and when they say INTJ make great scientist I doubt a lot [...]
Extroverted = 40%, Intuitive = 25%, Thinking = 31%, Perception = 17% I took the test and was dumbfounded at the results; I would not label myself as an ENTP. I answered the questions truthfully and I feel that the questions asked were worded in a way that would kind of lead you to an [...]
After reading the french tutoring session with Omar, I believe he did apply the good method to adapt to the client. Indeed it does not seem like an easy case, and even though i have not started yet i can imagine myself facing that situation, and i think i would probably panick a little after [...]
It is interesting to see how different clients have different ways of learning. Being a Spanish tutor, I have found that clients who learn orally and visually benefit for different methods. People who learn orally benefit from practicing outloud. Practicing through repetition, these clients learn the most when we write the tenses first and then I ask [...]
There seem to be two types of sessions in foreign language tutoring: one helping students understand differences in grammar (remember Jane working with subjonctivos for the 100th time?) and the other, helping them with compositions they’ve had to write, using x number of vocabulary words, or this and that verb tense. To me, the first [...]
As a language tutor myself, I could most identify with the session with Jane Lombardi as a SPN tutor. Her student was struggling with the subjunctive verb tense, I fortunately have not had to deal with advanced students in this verb tense in French; however, I have had to tutor phrases and grammar concepts nonexistent [...]
I strongly disagree with one of the wishes that a peer educator poster for the future of Rollins and that is: for the college to get rid of the foreign language requirement. As an International Relations/French major and a foreigner, I believe that in today’s world one cannot go far in life without being familiar [...]
Although, I have never directly encountered negativity or aggressive behavior in my tutoring sessions, I found that sometimes I had to show assertiveness and persuasion. Such as when my client would appear to be in a hurry and not paying full attention to my explanations, I had to assign the student to a task that [...]
Step 4: Identify Thought Process She began by saying that she completely doesn’t understand the verb tenses that the teacher was going over in class, which she will be tested on in the final exam. She kept looking at her watch during the 30 minute session which told me that she is very impatient and [...]
I would combine the Attendance, Attitude, Approachability, and Encourages/Supports categories into one section that basically evaluates the tutor’s ability to create a positive learning environment for his or her clients. Fosters Independence, Processing Time, and Active Learning should be combined into a category that evaluates the tutor “helping the student to help himself.” The last [...]
Attendance Attitude Knowledgeable Encouraging/Supportive Active Learning Effectiveness Attendance: I have been late for two appointments this semester. Both occurred on days when I had forgotten to check my schedule so I got a call 10 minutes in and ran to TJs. For all other appointments I have been prompt and mentally present. I would give [...]
Step 4: Identify Thought Processes Usually I figure out my client’s way of thinking just by asking them what problem’s they’re having with the class. The items they identify and, more importantly how they bring them up, clue me in to how they operate. For instance, if they say “Delensions are stupid. There’s no point [...]
I think that “attitude” and ” approachability” should be combined. Really, “approachability” is a facet of a tutor’s attitude. If she has a good attitude, then she will very likely be highly apporachable. In terms of attitude and approachability, I think I am a 3. I do stay focused on the assignment and am polite, [...]
As far as the tutoring assessment form is concerned, I suggest to break these 11 slots down and categorize it better. At first, this seems overwhelming, it is a lot of text! I suggest for the TJ’s form to have one category for “factors outside the actual tutoring session” i.e. attendance, attitude, approachability. A second [...]
