I have begun my work with one student. We had our first hour long session together last Saturday.
I am keeping notes on what happens in the sessions, and on conversations that I have with the student's mother. I will do this with all of my students. It really helps when talking to a parent to have notes to refer to, and it helps me to better serve the child if I keep notes on what we do together and any issues that come up.
This time of year is actually the MOST quiet for tutoring support. Parents and children are making a fresh start with a new teacher and they are hopeful that they can succeed well at school. Usually, tutoring work picks up in October and slowly becomes more and more in demand as the school year progresses.
I am excited actually to begin working with a child at the very beginning of the school year, so that we can really see how well I can help this child to become a more independent learner while working through the course work.
My practice now is to be patient and to continue to talk about this with people and get the word out. My radio show on the local community station was aired this week.
