I got to observe Jordan’s Year 11 Economics and English tutoring session. They were exploring topic 1 of Economics which is the market economy, this served as a more informative session with Jordan explaining the concepts in great detail which is far more effective than the student reading off his textbook. He kept his student engaged by constantly asking questions to make sure his student was absorbing the information he was providing him, rather than zoning out. This then led into them doing some multiple choice questions where Jordan would allow his student to have a valid attempt at the question, and if they were stuck, he would carefully guide them to answer the questions themselves, leading them in the right direction. In particular, the student needed help in a leakages and injections questions, where Jordan helped him by guiding his thought to remind him what were injections and leakages, then he answered the question which involved calculating growth within an economy. Later on, the student brought up specific questions that he struggled with during the week which allowed Jordan to cater to the students specific needs and questions. Jordan helped his student work through these questions in great detail, showing the student how to do calculations and answer the questions using economic language. To finish up the sessions Jordan went over what he covered and tested the student with questions such as “can a progressive taxation system act as a automatic stabaliser?”. Overall Jordan did a great job of keeping his student engaged and happy to learn throughout the session. The student was lively and actively listening to Jordan showing the respect he has for Jordan showing the great connections that Jordan creates with his students. Well done Jordan and keep up the great work/tutoring!

Lewin Fairbairn