Why Tutor? Response 8/26

I've been in love with learning since I started school. Going to class, interacting with my peers and teachers, and reading new material was and still is something that excites me. Especially when talking to another like-minded individual, it was always interesting to see how they saw things or the way that they read a particular text. When working with another person you learn more because someone always brings something new to the table. So tutoring would be my way of bringing something new to the table. With this, I utilize the opportunity to apply everything that I've learned into helping someone else expand on their ideas. Not only do I think it is imperative to be able to bounce ideas off of another person, but it encourages an active learning space while not really seeming like it. I worked in an aftercare throughout high school where I was mostly in charge of helping the students with their homework. What I learned was that just telling them what to do doesn’t help anybody. They don’t learn the whys and hows of things if you just tell them what to do and it becomes frustrating when you have to keep going over the same problem because they didn’t learn what to do the first time around. Because of this I learned to first let them tell me how they do it, or show me what they think. And then I offer up suggestions or ideas, things that they may have overlooked. It is because of my experience working with children and helping them explore their options that I decided to do tutoring. It is also because of my desire to help others get where they want to go. Tutoring allows for an open form of communication where two individuals can explore and find a better way to accomplish what the students seeks to do.