r tutor if he or she knows. In fact, you need to show the tutee how they can find the answer if they get stuck in something, and teach them the right way to look for the answer. One day I had a tutee in calculus who said, This question is asking me to find the angle of the triangle by using the Law of Cosine? The teacher wrote the formula on the board but I didnt copy it down. I asked him, Did you look in the section of the book? He said, Yes, but I couldnt find the formula. I said, I know the formula, but let us see what should we do if something like this happens in the future. Could I have your book, please? He answered, You wont find it here is the book. Then I continued, Let us look at the back of the book for the name of the formula. Thirty second later I said, Yes, Law of Cosine in appendix A page number A19. When I showed him the formula he said, Oh, my God! That was very easy to find. Thank you very much. And then I taught him the other ways that he could follow, such as, looking at different books, asking his classmates, or looking in the Internet. You should teach the tutees to depend on themselves and try hard to answer a question before coming to an appointment with you. Also, you should remind them that you cannot do homework for them, and you cannot help any tutee just before a test because this is considered as a months session of work.At the end of your session, ask the tutee if he or she understands the subject and ask him or her for any further questions. Then, tell the tutee to go home and review the subject. Remind him or her to be prepared next time if he or she wants to have an appointment with you. If a tutee comes to see you more than twice, the relationship between both of you would increase. If the tutee tells you about his or her personal life, try to change the subject quickly and focus on the subject. Remind them in a nice way that you are there to help him or her understanding the specific sub...
