Hi, all!
With summer comes a break from all things academic (for some of the population, anyway), but don't let that stop you from writing in with your great questions for me!
It's your questions that make the ITA blog so helpful to so many of your fellow tutors. No question is too small or too big - I am happy to tackle whatever you throw my way. So keep 'em coming, folks, and thanks to all of you who have made this blog so great (and so useful) to the tutoring community.
Happy (summer) tutoring!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Ask Micki: Lacrosse tutoring job
Question: Hi, there, Micki. I have a question tutoring a non-academic subject.
I was recently contacted about tutoring a sport (Lacrosse), but I have never tutored anything other than academic subjects. Feels more like coaching than tutoring. The Lacrosse player basically wants to brush up on skills with a goal of making the team this coming fall.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Alexis, PA
Answer: Hi, Alexis - good question. I tend to look at both tutoring and coaching in kind of the same way...In both circumstances, you're helping someone learn a set of skills. In this case, instead of having a student who needs help with French, you have a player who needs help with Lacrosse techniques. In other words, you are a Lacrosse tutor.
You are also entering some exciting territory - we are seeing more and more tutors who are specializing, and using their tutoring skills to help people with non-academic tutoring needs. Music, dance, sports...the number of tutors who specialize in non-academic tutoring is growing by leaps and bounds!
My advice would be to treat this very similarly to how you would treat any other tutoring session. Stick to your typical rates, show up on time, be punctual, keep the tutoring session focused and professional, keep accurate billing records, communicate effectively, etc.
This is just like any of your other tutoring sessions, except instead of meeting behind a desk, you'll be meeting out on the field.
Good luck, and happy tutoring!
I was recently contacted about tutoring a sport (Lacrosse), but I have never tutored anything other than academic subjects. Feels more like coaching than tutoring. The Lacrosse player basically wants to brush up on skills with a goal of making the team this coming fall.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Alexis, PA
Answer: Hi, Alexis - good question. I tend to look at both tutoring and coaching in kind of the same way...In both circumstances, you're helping someone learn a set of skills. In this case, instead of having a student who needs help with French, you have a player who needs help with Lacrosse techniques. In other words, you are a Lacrosse tutor.
You are also entering some exciting territory - we are seeing more and more tutors who are specializing, and using their tutoring skills to help people with non-academic tutoring needs. Music, dance, sports...the number of tutors who specialize in non-academic tutoring is growing by leaps and bounds!
My advice would be to treat this very similarly to how you would treat any other tutoring session. Stick to your typical rates, show up on time, be punctual, keep the tutoring session focused and professional, keep accurate billing records, communicate effectively, etc.
This is just like any of your other tutoring sessions, except instead of meeting behind a desk, you'll be meeting out on the field.
Good luck, and happy tutoring!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Ask Micki: ITA final project idea
Question: Hi Micki, I was thinking of doing a math maze for my final ITA project. Basically, it would be a maze that has a path of letters, and the end goal would be a final number (the sum of all of the numbers if you follow the correct path).
This math maze would be for grade school kids. Good idea or not?
Thank you,
Marvin from NH
Answer: Hey, Marvin - way to make math fun! I think that the math maze would be not only a great project for your certification, but also a great tool to take with you during your math tutoring sessions.
A really good idea - can't wait to see it in the resource bank once you get it perfected.
Happy tutoring!
This math maze would be for grade school kids. Good idea or not?
Thank you,
Marvin from NH
Answer: Hey, Marvin - way to make math fun! I think that the math maze would be not only a great project for your certification, but also a great tool to take with you during your math tutoring sessions.
A really good idea - can't wait to see it in the resource bank once you get it perfected.
Happy tutoring!
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