Tips For Practices And Attitudes To Follow In Initial Stages Of Tutoring
Modern education has spread its wings to the farthest end of the world with its applications of advanced technological devices like e- mail, message, Skype and video conference. It is an overall online face to face communication today which has made educational services tremendously successful in carrying out their mission of imparting knowledge and educational clarifications to those who are in want of it. Technology is at its best to help, no doubt, yet it is the human mind which is behind the success of online tutoring so that some must do practices and attitudes at the start of tutoring are essential for this success, so to say.
Know each other:
A tutor- tutee relationship is one to one relationship and demands a good understanding between the two from the beginning. The tutor online should have the patience to get into the world of his ward; then only he will be able to comprehend the attitudes, aspirations, expectations, interests, strengths and weaknesses of his student. The taught also has to be open to the tutor in the same degree to open his heart and share his personality with the tutor. It cannot be a one man talk nor it be a too personal a chat. An empathetic attitude, with a view to estimate the inner ideologies and emotions of the student should be in the forefront of the teachers mind, which is to be reciprocated by the student with an attitude of helping the teacher to understand his mind . So, the practice to sow the seeds of understanding is mandatory at the start of tutoring to establish a strong foundation of healthy relationship between the two.
Mutual respect and supportive attitude:
When it is mandatory on the part of online tutors to be patient, observant and tolerant to the taught to win his confidence, same kind of co- operation is expected of the students as well. Single hand does not clap but both hands together. In that case, the taught also should be able to feel the pulse of his tutor and respond to his queries patiently, expressing his participation in the activity of learning. It is a two way process to be developed which demands a lot of patience, observation, respectful treatment of the student with an emotional and moral support, on the part of the tutor and an attitude of reciprocation, on the part of the student.
No preconceived ideas and thoughts:
The ward may be a kid or an adolescent. He may belong to an entirely different social background. The teachers imagination should not play wreck by visualizing wild realities of unreal things about the student. Enquire, try to know, evaluate his plus and minus and come to an understanding of his academic caliber; plan to do what to elevate, how to highlight and what to weed out in his learning activities. This gradual approach helps the ward also recognize his ins and outs in academic careers and cooperate with the tutor to come out successful. This attitude is very important for a science tutor who is in the situation of exploring the nuances of science with his tutee.
In short, online tutoring is mutual learning and respect to start with.
Know each other:
A tutor- tutee relationship is one to one relationship and demands a good understanding between the two from the beginning. The tutor online should have the patience to get into the world of his ward; then only he will be able to comprehend the attitudes, aspirations, expectations, interests, strengths and weaknesses of his student. The taught also has to be open to the tutor in the same degree to open his heart and share his personality with the tutor. It cannot be a one man talk nor it be a too personal a chat. An empathetic attitude, with a view to estimate the inner ideologies and emotions of the student should be in the forefront of the teachers mind, which is to be reciprocated by the student with an attitude of helping the teacher to understand his mind . So, the practice to sow the seeds of understanding is mandatory at the start of tutoring to establish a strong foundation of healthy relationship between the two.
Mutual respect and supportive attitude:
When it is mandatory on the part of online tutors to be patient, observant and tolerant to the taught to win his confidence, same kind of co- operation is expected of the students as well. Single hand does not clap but both hands together. In that case, the taught also should be able to feel the pulse of his tutor and respond to his queries patiently, expressing his participation in the activity of learning. It is a two way process to be developed which demands a lot of patience, observation, respectful treatment of the student with an emotional and moral support, on the part of the tutor and an attitude of reciprocation, on the part of the student.
No preconceived ideas and thoughts:
The ward may be a kid or an adolescent. He may belong to an entirely different social background. The teachers imagination should not play wreck by visualizing wild realities of unreal things about the student. Enquire, try to know, evaluate his plus and minus and come to an understanding of his academic caliber; plan to do what to elevate, how to highlight and what to weed out in his learning activities. This gradual approach helps the ward also recognize his ins and outs in academic careers and cooperate with the tutor to come out successful. This attitude is very important for a science tutor who is in the situation of exploring the nuances of science with his tutee.
In short, online tutoring is mutual learning and respect to start with.
