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pi:
Just wondering, whether it is better to stand or to sit down whilst tutoring?

I've got a small group (4-5) organised for maths and have no experience with the technique of one-to-one or small group tutoring (having only been tutored in english in a larger group). I also have access to a whiteboard and a fairly flexible seating arrangement in the room where we will be. I have no problem with teaching them, just wondering on whether its best to sit or stand...  :-\


edit: Also, what do people think of $40 for 1.5 hrs? Is that reasonable for crash course sessions (there will be around 8 of these 1.5hr blocks I think)?


Any advice on this would be excellent, thanks :)

thushan:
Groups of 4-5 people? Best to stand if you have a whiteboard.

pi:

--- Quote from: thushan on December 26, 2011, 03:42:19 pm ---Groups of 4-5 people? Best to stand if you have a whiteboard.

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Thanks :) I was leaning towards that technique too :)

abd123:
Thusan is right.

Explain the theory than use a whiteboard to put the questions up there, be sure to not make students listen the whole class duration of the time you will give out, they won't learn much trust me. You should want to get the students engage, reading/listening will do its bit to get there head revolving around the the theory, what will do its major bit is the students doing the questions that you personalized from yourself or the textbook from there students are actually learning maths.

"Doing maths, will make you learn maths"- my methods teacher.

xZero:

--- Quote from: abd123 on December 26, 2011, 04:48:29 pm ---Thusan is right.

Explain the theory than use a whiteboard to put the questions up there, be sure to not make students listen the whole class duration of the time you will give out, they won't learn much trust me. You should want to get the students engage, reading/listening will do its bit to get there head revolving around the the theory, what will do its major bit is the students doing the questions that you personalized from yourself or the textbook from there students are actually learning maths.

"Doing maths, will make you learn maths"- my methods teacher.

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this, make up your own questions and while you're explaining the theory, chuck in a question or 2 so they know whats going on. Also its not a good idea to do too many theory in 1 go, they'll just forget it after 30 mins.

As for $40/1.5 hr, its a bit too much for a first year uni student, maybe $35?

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