Reflections of a First Year Tutor

First year tutor Maddie Hicks (’26) gives advice on peer tutoring in both Math and English. “Teaching someone else can be one of the best ways to improve your own understanding and skills.”

Adapting to Different Learning Styles

Yufei Fu (’25) explains how why understanding the “why” can make a big impact in a student’s math knowledge.

How I went from a newbie to the most requested tutor (No clickbait!!)

Diego Hurtado-Cardenas (’26) shares an anecdote about how important building relationships with a tutee is in establishing a good tutoring relationship.

Asking Specific Questions In A Tutoring Session

Nicole Grant (’23) gives specific questions that tutors can ask in different tutoring sessions. “..students may be unsure of what to ask the tutor to look for in their writing, so it’s good to have some questions ready so you can dig deep and give helpful feedback.”

People Watching

Avivah Mitchel (’23) reflects on the power of people-watching to elicit empathy and connect with those we tutor. “Discomfort can appear differently in each person, but it is so often recognizable. Happiness, people can’t seem to hide it when it radiates off of them.”