Tutor Essays

Before they begin working with students, we ask tutors to write down three questions they have about tutoring. These essays, written after tutors take the tutor training course (LRNA 98), answer their original three questions.

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Essays by Math Tutors

Managing Time by a Math tutor
Four Questions Asked and Answered by a Math tutor
Learning to Teach by Annie H., a Math tutor

Essays by English Tutors

A Good Tutoring Cycle by an English tutor
Teaching Articles, Knowing if They've Understood, and the Art of Writing by Shawn T, English tutor
A Pile of Broken Pencils By Sarah C, English Tutor

Essays by Adjunct Tutors

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by an Anatomy and Physiology Adjunct Skills tutor
Finding the Answers to Being a Tutor by Meera Kumbhani, a Biology Adjunct Skills tutor
Tutoring Can Be Fun by Shunte Y., a Political Science tutor

Essays by Foreign Language Tutors

Group Tutoring for Foreign Languages by Shannon Zeng, a Mandarin tutor