Minimalist Tutoring
Minimalist tutoring doesn't have a specific group on who it would be good for and who it wouldn't be good for. I feel this type of approach is more of a how comfortable the student feels with the subject, paper, tutor kind of approach. What I mean by this is, if the student seems to be comfortable and confident with their paper I think this approach would be more than fine for them. I feel Minimalist tutoring is the last phase of tutoring if you're at this point its almost like you don't even need a tutor or a writing center at all. So as far as who this would work best with is very situational and individually based. Minimalist tutoring is not my favorite type of tutoring but if the situation fits I'll be sure to use it..
Tutoring Check List
Become acquainted with the student
Pay attention to the students body language
Connect to the students interest
Reassure the students strong points
Help them break down the paper in to smaller pieces
Answer any and all questions
Make sure the student walks out understanding
How to make it work
- Greet the student ask why they're here and what they want to accomplish
- A student who is sitting up and ready to go is more likely to obtain something from the session than a student who is slouched over and doesn't care
- Connecting to an interest of the student makes the subject easier to obtain
- Reassuring the students strong points is encouraging and will help the student feel like they can do it
- Breaking the assignment down into smaller pieces helps the student to feel not so overwhelmed
- Make sure you answer all and any questions so your student leaves their session as clear as possible
- Ask questions to make sure they're clear and understanding
1 comment:
I totally agree. Minimalist tutoring is not my personal favorite way of tutoring, but sometimes we'll have to because the situation calls for it. The student has to be well prepared and completely understand all aspects of the assignment and its reading assignment.
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