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This afternoon, I had the pleasure of sitting in on Danae and Rohan's Maths session. It was an awesome reminder to me of the fact that tutoring doesn't have to be overly involved or complex in order to be deadly effective.
The focus for today's session was algebra. Specifically, solving equations with pronumerals on both sides.
Danae wrote out a variety of equations on the board (varying in difficulty) for Rohan to attempt. After a period of quiet focus, Rohan was complete and together, Danae and Rohan went through each individual problem, step by step. What was done well, what can be worked on and how to refine the entire process, moving forward.
It was a quiet session to say the least - and I mean that in a real positive sense. As a newer tutor, it's logical to feel like you need to "work really hard" in order to be having a meaningful impact on your student's understanding. Filling in every silence, jumping to your student's rescue at every point of discomfort, and so on. This session was a refreshing reminder to me that the term "tutoring" is not a rigid "tutor say, student do" practice, but a fluid and tailorable experience for each individual student.
Rohan was clearly already confident in solving two (and more) step equations, and so Danae did well to not continue mulling over theory that was already understood, instead throwing her student straight into the deep end with challenging problems to solve.
"Tutoring" doesn't always have to be about filling in fundamental gaps in understanding - it can very much just be about holding our students accountable to doing the work. Most people know that in order to get (or stay) in shape, that they should eat better and move their bodies more. It's not information they lack - usually, just some accountability (hence, personal training being such a thriving industry).
A refreshing reminder to me that tutoring isn't only for students who feel "behind," but also very effective in further enhancing the competence and ability of already higher performers.
