the demands of tutoring

In furtherance of our on-going discussion from our last Common Time about "demanding" and/or "manipulative" students, here's a great response and some words of wisdom from a tutor on the Dangling Modifier's website. While most of our students are engaged and excited to be part of our center, a few of them continue to require extra effort from us.

We're not the only ones who are challenged by these situations, so we should keep in mind that discussion is one way for us to mediate and navigate these moments. By remaining sensitive to our tutees' needs, we keep ourselves open to understanding why they behave the way they do.

As I always say, tutoring goes far beyond covering course content. We are cheerleaders, coaches, mentors, friends, role models, sherpas, and listeners.