Throughout the session, Sophie was very effective in engaging and assisting in getting the student to understand the content. The main topic of the lesson was Linear Relationships and Trig. Sophie went over a work booklet that the student brought into the session and reviewed more complex variations of any questions that the student did not understand. Sophie’s ability to keep the session light and relaxing yet still very effective seemed to be a great way to ensure the student was able to continue the session without falling off track, getting bored or being distracted. I was very impressed with her ability to make the student comfortable with the content as the lesson progressed and comfortable asking questions and reviewing any part of the work that she didn’t understand. Throughout each question that they reviewed together, Sophie consistently ensured that the student understood each step that she was taking, making sure to not leave the student with any misunderstanding of any part of the question. Her use of the whiteboard during question reviews also seemed to be effective in the explanation process as seeing the question broken down on a clearer and larger scale helped the student understand each aspect of each question. Overall, I was very impressed with her ability to keep a comforting and relaxed environment while simultaneously ensuring consistent and efficient progression throughout the entire session, allowing the student to better understand each question in both sections that they were reviewing.
Lishai Rubinstein
