I had the opportunity to observe Sophie and one of her year 12 English students.
Throughout the entirety of the session Sophie remained calm, consistent and constructive with her instructions and feedback, remaining supportive and encouraging her student. All of this contributed to the making of a warm and comfortable environment for work to be completed sufficiently.
Sophie’s balance of assisting her student while also allowing her time to individually attempt the set work is an effective technique and something that I will be using in my sessions moving forward. This not only fostered the positive student-teacher relationship between her and her student but additionally allowed the student to understand their own abilities and what they might need to improve in the future.
Furthermore, an element of Sophie’s approach to tutoring that stood out to me was her combination of patience and clarity. Despite always being patient with her student in areas of potential weakness she continually enforced set time limits and specific goals and tasks for the student to complete throughout the lesson. This combination proved to be very efficient and something to consider doing moving forward.
Katerina Vrahnos
