Tutoring Do's and Don'ts

Tutoring Do's:
1.  To be early is to be on time.
2.  Give the tutee your undivided attention.
3.  Be ready.
4.  Act and look professional
5.  Be attentive to the student and their concerns.
6.  Make eye contact when talking with the student.
7.  Stand tall, stand straight.
8.  Get help if you don't understand something yourself.
9.  Focus on the higher order concerns(HOC).  Thesis, sentence development, and organization.
10.  Get the student to talk about their issues with writing. 


Tutoring Don'ts: 
1.  To be on time is to be late.
2.  Don't be too personal;  what you did over the weekend, who you are dating, your love life.
3.  Dress super casual.
4.  Have the work area covered in distractions; cell phones, food and drinks, anything that isn't student specific for that session.
5.  Arrogance.
6.  Be unfocused on the task at hand.
7.  Be slouched.
8.  Write the student's paper.
9.  Focus all your time on grammar.  The LOC's(lower order concerns) like punctuation and usage.
10.  Get the student talking about their issues with life, you're not a licensed therapist are you?