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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0018 | The Reattempt — How a Tutor Uses a Second Attempt to Separate Recognition, Repair and Real Learning
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0018 · Series ID THB-0018 The Tutor Handbook: Complete series index · Practice, transfer and examination performance. The student tries again. That sounds simple. It is not. On the first attempt, the learner may have misunderstood the question, chosen the wrong route, forgotten a prerequisite, made an execution error, run…
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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0017 | The Return — What a Tutor Learns When the Student Comes Back With Evidence From Outside the Lesson
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0017 · Series ID THB-0017 The Tutor Handbook: Complete series index · Practice, transfer and examination performance. The student comes back. That is where tutoring becomes interesting. Last week, the explanation made sense. The practice looked good. The learner could do the work while the tutor was present. Then the…
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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0016 | The Handover — How a Tutor Ends Each Lesson So the Learner Can Carry the Next Move Alone
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0016 · Series ID THB-0016 A tutorial can go beautifully for ninety minutes and still fail in the ninety-first. The explanation was clear. The student understood. The practice was successful. The tutor corrected the mistakes. Then the lesson ends. The student packs the file, goes home, and six days later…
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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0015 | The Learning Contract — How Tutor and Student Divide Responsibility Without Confusing Support With Control
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0015 · Series ID THB-0015 A tutor gives a student a worksheet. The student waits. The tutor points to the first question. The student waits again. The tutor says, “What do you think we should do first?” The student answers correctly. Now both people have a problem. The student may…
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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0014 | The Student Review — How a Tutor Gives the Learner a Voice Without Handing Over Every Decision
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0014 · Series ID THB-0014 A tutor asks a student: How do you think the last month went? The student shrugs. “Okay.” The tutor tries again. What do you want to do next? “I don’t know.” This is the moment when adults often make one of two mistakes. The first…
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The Tutor Handbook Vol No.0013 | The Parent Review — How a Tutor Explains Progress, Uncertainty and the Next Decision Without Turning the Child Into a Score
The Tutor Handbook · Volume 0013 · Series ID THB-0013 A parent asks a simple question after a month of tuition: How is my child doing? It sounds easy. It is one of the most difficult questions a tutor has to answer well. The weak answer is vague. She is improving. She just needs more…
