When we hear tutoring, the first thing that comes into our
mind would be children and tutors. Contrary
to what we commonly know, adults would also undergo tutoring of their own. it could be to improve their English language
skills, literacy and writing skills, or about improving knowledge in general
subject areas like mathematics and science.
Common thinking is that teaching adults is much easier than
teaching children. Unfortunately, it is
not how it is. Yes, children could be
out of hand sometimes, but it could be more difficult to get the attention of
adults.
When tutoring adults, there are some basic things that you
should know to be able to provide better and effective supplemental education.
First, try to connect the lessons to personal or life experiences. Adults have more experience and you can bring
learning closer to them by associating it with their experiences.
Just don’t get too involved with their personal issues. There would be times when adults would tend
to discuss their unresolved personal issues too much. Just take in mind, that you are a tutor not a
trained counsellor. For personal issues
and problems you could refer them to professional counsellors which you can ask
about from people staff members of the tutoring institution.
If you are tutoring adults in a tutoring center, then
encourage them to participate in the class.
Aside from that encourage to actively participate and get involved in
preparing for the class, like methods of feeding information to students.
Aside from being participative in classes, adults can be
very vocal of their opinions. So be
conscious of that, solicit their feedbacks.
They would be happy to offer advices and suggestions. Aside from getting feedback, acknowledge
their developments too. Everybody would
like to get hear something about their development and improvement.
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