Tutoring Without a Tutor Speaker

Tutoring Without a Tutor SpeakerTo get better at tutoring there are some things you need to work on before taking a professional tutor as a student. So many times I've found myself with a student who is a trouble maker, who doesn't want to take a lesson or not listen to the instructions.We all know that the student in front of you in class has probably never been tutored, so now they're looking for someone to guide them. I had a very good student who was smart and had no patience with 'old people'. He told me in advance, that he didn't care for having a teacher, and that he wasn't going to be one.How do you get your tutoring students to listen to you? In most cases I've found it's because you're the only one they trust. In fact, this could be your biggest obstacle, because you aren't the teacher they're searching for. You don't actually teach them anything.By teaching yourself and learning your profession you'll be more successful at teaching them. So ask yourself if this is you, how do you fit in your lesson plan with them? I've found that in most cases, the student has a vision of their own, and you must go along with it.The other obstacle to my tutoring success was that I was a little weird, and I knew the student already had an idea of what to expect when they came to a lesson. I'd ask them questions, but they'd answer them badly. That's because I didn't believe them. However, I had their mindset, so I had to try to persuade them to a point where they did believe me.One main thing to remember is that you have to stay open minded. This doesn't mean you have to be just 'grinning and having fun' all the time. The attitude you have toward the students is going to help you as a tutor.If you don't like to be told what to do, and find your students pretty self-centered, then don't be afraid to tell them so. Just remember, you're the teacher, not the student, so don't give up if they don't act the way you would want them to.