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What to Expect From Tutoring

 
   
 

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When to Seek a Tutor

If you are having difficulty understanding lectures

   

If you are falling behind in class

   

If you are performing poorly on tests

   

If you want help with study skills

   

If you want help preparing for a test

   

If you are having difficulty with homework assignments

 

 
 

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What You Can Expect From Your Tutor

Confidentiality

 

 

Respect

 

 

Patience

 

 

Concerted effort to aid in your understanding of difficult material

 

 

Help with study skills

 

 

Knowledge about the subject area being tutored

 

 

Ability to help identify learning obstacles and ways to overcome them

   
Good communication skills
   
Ability to model good student behaviors

 

 

 

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What Tutors Will NOT Do

 

 

Your Homework

 

You will need to have attempted your homework assignment before coming to tutoring.   Make a note of the concepts with which you are struggling.  Then, you and your tutor can review these concepts and work through similar problems.  However, the tutor cannot help you do your homework.

Rescue you

 

Nothing takes the place of consistent hard work throughout the semester.  If you fail to do this, showing up for tutoring a week before final exams will not help.  Tutors cannot help you recover from a semester of slacking off.  You should come to tutoring at the first sign of problems.  Waiting will only get you further behind.

Take responsibility for your learning

 

Tutors can help you learn, but they are not responsible for your learning.  You will have to attend class regularly, participate in class, do your homework assignments, read your textbook, and develop a relationship with your instructor. 

Have all the answers to every question

 

TASC tutors are well trained and knowledgeable about the subject they tutor, but they cannot be expected to know everything.  However, you CAN expect them to model the steps a successful student would use to find solutions.

 

 

 

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What to Bring to Your Tutoring Session

 

 

Your textbook, past tests, in-class assignments, and past writing assignments

 

 

Your homework assignment with a list of concepts you are having difficulty understanding

 

 

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A good attitude

 

 

 
   
 

 

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Last updated: 02/02/2007