I applied as a tutor

So at my school they have a tutor system, which means older students can help out younger students who are bad at a subject. Since my grades are quite good (so far I am one of the best students of my year), I decided to apply. I applied for both history and English and I hope to start soon. I can't wait to help people out!

Also, outside of school I have to do 100 hours (50 this year and 50 next year) of voluntary service (if I don't do that I won't graduate). Being a tutor is one things you can do to work those hours. I guess this should fill up at least 20 of them.

To be honest, I'm so worried. What if I fail? What if I won't be able to help well? What if I'm not good enough? A student will be relying on me. It's quite a big responsibility.

Does your school have such a service too? And do you think I'll be a good (English) tutor?

Note: I live in a country where English isn't the native language so I'll just be teaching vocabulary and grammar and such

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CherryLovesRainbows #1 Dec 9, 2015 14:03:59

Jij wordt echt een geweldige tutor!! Jouw Engels is perfect~

BANANAMAN_ #2 Dec 8, 2015 20:33:03

OMG DAT IS ACTUALLY GRATE!
I'm doing the same thing, but it is kind of different. Coz wat I'm doing is childerens classes, which means I get to teach 1-6 graders on how to be good nice and all of those stuff.
N doing childerens class helps wiv communite service to.

almightyYimmie #3 Dec 8, 2015 16:57:52

I think you will be fine. I also have some tutoring experience and depending on the student, it will be either quite easy or quite nerve wrecking xD My turtorinh pupils are still young and obedient even if a bit whiny and easily distracted. You just have to adapt your teaching methods to what might suit best. Try finding their strong points and build on them and level out the weakness. One of my students had trouble reading out loud so I had her read everything out loud and I can say that she has improved even if she still has the habit of skipping words.
So as I said, there is no need to worry. Tutoring isn't difficult. Try to use lots of examples to build a solid base of understanding (for English).

hunhan_chunjoe #4 Dec 8, 2015 15:33:46

Wow are u in my school or something? XD
We do the same. I used to tutor also.
And English is not my native language either.
Am sure you will do great in teachin ;)

CaptSunRiser #5 Dec 8, 2015 13:53:37

Do you have good knowledge of English? Can you speak to people, either one-to-one or in a group? Do you enjoy helping people? Can you demonstrate things in a way that is easy to understand and explain? Can you remain calm when someone you are working with just doesn't get it? Are you patient? Could you come up with another way to help them to understand what you are trying to explain (a poem or a bit of mental imagery)?

If you answered yes to these, then you'll be a great teacher. This, by the way, is coming from a teacher. I know all of the procedures we have to plan lessons, assess learners, and all of that crap, but what I need to do is give my students the knowledge they have asked for. I can do this in many ways, and I need to find the best way to deliver that to a group of people. The questions I've asked of you are questions I ask of myself, and you're the only one who can answer them. I have to create my lesson material, and that gives me more freedom to make it more exciting and engaging for my audience, because that's what teaching mainly is - it's a performance. Only your "script" is your lesson, and your "lines" are facts they need to know. If you can say "yes" to those questions and you are confident that you know your stuff, then you're a good teacher, and you will be good enough as a teacher. You can only do so much, though. I once had a student that was not doing so great, but he wanted the lessons to be done for him. He didn't want to learn anything. He didn't get far, and he quickly found out why. But if a student wants to learn, then you will help them to learn more than anyone else could.