Amelia G.
- Nashville, TN 37215 ( 35.6 mi )
- Sociology Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 06/2013
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $50.00 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Science, Psychology, Physics, Life Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology
EXPERT TUTOR-MultiSubject; Home/ONLINE; +WRITING instructor
As a tutor, I find that it is important to present the material to the students in a way that they can relate to. My job as an educator is to teach them how to learn it and make them want to learn it. I personally do not believe that negative reinforcement is beneficial. Positive responses to students are extremely valuable, even if they may occasionally give the wrong answer. This will give them the motivation to do well. My philosophy is that teaching is part knowledge, part communication, and part intuition. My intuition is necessary to understand where a student is getting stuck. I myself already understand the material; the challenge is to understand why a student does not. A variety of communicative teaching approaches is best. I have learned that different students respond to visual, auditory, or tactile methods. As always, continuous practice is extremely important. I also must ... read more