I had the opportunity to watch Pamela teach a lesson on the 5 number summary being mean, median and mode. Not only did Pamela do a great job keeping the lesson engaging, but I always enjoy the opportunity to be able to learn from the different methods of other tutors.

Firstly, Pamela explained each concept clearly and gave the student time to process the difference between them. What stood out to me was the way she connected the methods to meaning, rather than presenting mean, median and mode as formulas to simply memorise. This reaffirmed something I have learned through my own tutoring experience in that students understand statistics much better when they can see what each measure actually tells them about a set of data.

I also appreciated how patient and encouraging Pamela was when the student made small mistakes. Instead of rushing to correct them, she used guiding questions to help the student work through the confusion calmly.

Overall, observing Pamela’s lesson was a valuable experience. It reminded me that strong tutoring often comes from clarity, patience and creating a comfortable space where students feel confident enough to think, try and improve.

Nabil Harrar