Today, I had an amazing opportunity to observe Demi T tutor her Year 11 Math student.

As soon as I began observing, it was apparent that Demi and her student share a great relationship. This is something I aim to have with all of my students as this allows the learning to run smoothly and ensures that the students are comfortable with asking questions and raising concerns throughout lessons. I enjoyed watching Demi’s approach to the lesson and found it valuable to watch how she allowed her student to explain processes back to her constantly. This approach was particularly helpful in ensuring that the student has a thorough understanding of the data topic they focused on. By not immediately giving the answer away and allowing her student the time to think about methods once she provided her with prompts, this ensured that the students had more of a level of independence. This led to her student to feel more confident in her abilities and slowly release the doubt she was experiencing. By completing questions set by her school teacher, this ensured that the exact style of questions expected by school was completed. However, Demi provided her student with some insight into harder questions, enabling her to move ahead in class and further increase her confidence in her abilities. Overall, while making sure the lesson was productive she also made it enjoyable for her student which I admire as the learning becomes more enjoyable and less anxiety provoking for students.

Well done Demi ☺️

Marina Nouris