Tutoring can benefit the teacher as much as the student with valuable experience outside the classroom. Photo by Alexi Hoeft, used with permission.
A guest post from Natalie Coston:
Every Monday morning, I start my week sitting at my desk and waiting for the familiar voice that I have come to know so well over the years. My tutoring student walks in and greets me with a huge and cheery “Good morning!” I respond in turn and we get to work, pulling apart and making sense of the current topic that is giving her trouble. And every now and then during a tutoring session, I get a sense of overwhelming satisfaction and gratification. My name is Natalie and I am currently a fourth year graduate student in the Math Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Although I have been tutoring for a long time, since I have started graduate school my tutoring has become so much more valuable to me than the extra income it generates. I think private tutoring has great benefits and I highly recommend it.
