How Do You Gain Confidence As A Peer Tutor?
If you have never tutored before, tutoring can be intimidating, particularly if you are tutoring your peers. But it is important to be confident. You are there to help, and you will be more helpful to your tutee if you act like you know what you’re doing, which you do. Remember that you do know what you’re talking about. That’s why you’re tutoring. If you are tutoring for a school, the school would not have hired you if you were not qualified to tutor. Know that the tutee is most likely more intimidated by you. No matter how much you are shaking inside, it’s quite likely that the tutee is just as scared and thinking more about how stupid they feel than how stupid you look. Get through the first tutoring session. The first tutoring session will seem to last the longest. But don’t be discouraged by it. Be friendly. It’s always good to open up a tutoring session with a smile and a little chit chat. Not only will this make your tutee feel more relaxed, but it will also help you. The more r
