Do’s

• Be familiar with the material you are working on before using tutoring. Read all assigned material.
• Come with a list of questions.
• Share with your tutor any preferred way of learning that you may have.
• Get to know your instructor and visit him during office hours. Your teacher is your best resource.
• Recognize this is a drop-in tutoring center. Tutors may need to circulate frequently.
• Ask the tutor to re-state or re-explain anything you did not understand.
• Tell the tutor if he or she is moving too quickly through the material. The goal is to tutor for understanding and not simply to cover all the material.
• Continue to attend all class sessions
• Continue to read, attempt to complete all assignments, and write down questions you want to discuss with the tutor.

Remember – tutoring is not a substitute for class attendance and participation and failure to study on your own.

Don’t:

• Don’t ask your tutor to give you all the answers or to do your homework for you. They are here to help you learn how to do the work yourself.
• Don’t wait until the day before or day of a quiz to get help—a tutor may not be available.
• Don’t come unprepared.

 

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