Lewis’ style of tutoring is a very chill and comfortable environment, and I think the student’s he had both during my first session and the one I am observing currently. The students are quite quiet and need that comforting and laid back tutoring style. He talks to the student like a peer and treats them like a mate, which is a very valuable skill to have with younger students, as he was very encouraging and had the ability to have a laugh with the student every now and then to get them out of their shell.

His approach was very work side-by-side focused, and less on teaching them new content or things they are struggling with, which was definitely adjusted based on the student, as she seemed like she was very competent with her ability with mathematics, and they were working on questions together and he was double-checking with his own working to compare and critique if they run into an error or miscalculation etc.

Overall, comparing both his style of tutoring to mine, I found it very effective, while also a very different style than I take with my students, so it is very helpful to observe and try and be able to learn and take that one with some of my students that need that approach, rather than my teaching and new-content focused approach where I’m always looking to teach them something new every session.

Lucas Sinnott