Ryan C.
- Durham, NC 27701 ( 30.4 mi )
- Desktop Publishing Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 10/2007
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $52.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access
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When I approach a student I've never worked with, my first priority is to make them feel comfortable by letting them see that I am a very nice, friendly, and compassionate person that they might like to have as a friend. Next I try to get them to tell me about themselves in some way (what they've been working on, their favorite subjects) to try to encourage them to speak freely with me about what they're thinking. Then, after personal rapport is established, I begin my academic approach to tutoring by finding out how they think based on their interests or common themes, and I try to connect the material to these things. Children have trouble learning, often because the addressed concepts don't relate to their lives. I strive to connect the material to them, demonstrate its influence on their interests, and allow them to greet the academic engagement as some sort of useful tool, not a ... read more