Description and Goals
By tutoring my little sister, I can pass on the knowledge from my education and additionally, it will help me learn how to communicate better and make my points more comprehensible. Furtheron, the responsibility of planning the lessons beforehand will help me become more disciplined and responsible.
First of all, I planned the lesson for my little sister. I decided to break up the lesson in 3 parts. Firstly, a starter to get her intrigued and interested. Then, the main lesson and a game to finish off and check if she completely understood. I realized that I need to work on my speed of teaching as sometimes, I found that I tend to speed up the teaching process sometimes out of frustration, which in turn, means that my sister won't understand. Additionally, I have been rather patient with her and answered all her questions. However, to further improve the process, I decided to allow for time to ask questions at the end of explaining each point. By helping my little sister, I will save my parents time and allow them to enjoy their time at home away from work more and therefore, make them happier. I learned that communication and working together (teacher and student) in tutoring is vital as it allows for the student to gain the most amount of knowledge. It is vital to create a safe environment in which my sister(student) feels encouraged to ask questions no matter how dumb they might seem.
This lesson with my little sister was a lot better. I realized that she focused more when I used more pictures and visual elements and references. Therefore, I planned this lesson to include more visual elements to make sure my sister understood more. Additionally, I decided to consistently ask her how she was feeling with the tempo of the class and how much information she was actually retaining. Also, I decided to be patient and hear all of her questions when she asked them rather than allocate time for questions because it is just one person being tutored so it would be more effective that way. Also, I wanted to genuinely see her prosper and benefit from the tutoring so I did not take any money from my parents (who offered) because I wanted to see her improve and not make money off it. Also, we both decided to write down what we covered in the lesson at the end and we compared it. This is to make me see how much she actually retained.
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