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How to Spot a Good Tutor: Signs of a Strong Teacher

How to evaluate a tutor in the first three classes: diagnosis, flexibility of explanations, system, student independence and measurable progress.

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Contents

  1. Before the first lesson, questions are more important than presentations
  2. The First Lesson: Diagnostics Beyond Error
  3. The second lesson is to test flexibility.
  4. The third lesson is that the system emerges.
  5. Six strong signs
  6. What should grow over time
  7. Beautiful signals that don’t guarantee anything
  8. One question after the third class

Let’s not start with diplomas and reviews. Let’s say the teacher has already been selected. Now let's look at the first three classes and see the system from the inside.

Before the first lesson, questions are more important than presentations

  • Why do you need an object?
  • What time frame?
  • What have you tried?
  • which seems complicated;
  • What an experience I had before.

The First Lesson: Diagnostics Beyond Error

The wrong answer is not informative in itself. A strong teacher asks, “Why did you choose this option?” He needs an error mechanism.

The second lesson is to test flexibility.

The first explanation didn't work. What's next?

Flexible teacherInflexible
Changing the exampleRepeat the same thing.
Changing complexityBlaming the student
Change the type of taskGoes according to plan at all costs

The third lesson is that the system emerges.

The connection between classes becomes visible: past mistakes return, complexity grows meaningfully, homework is linked to purpose.

Six strong signs

  1. Could explain the purpose of the exercise.
  2. The student does a significant part of the work.
  3. Errors are analyzed.
  4. Complexity is regulated.
  5. The material is coming back.
  6. The next target is clear.

What should grow over time

Grows.Decline.
Self-sufficiencyNumber of clues
Complexity of tasksRepeating the same mistakes
MindfulnessDependence on the teacher

Beautiful signals that don’t guarantee anything

  • many subscribers;
  • expensive camera;
  • very complex terminology;
  • huge homework assignment;
  • A perfect lesson without a single student error.

One question after the third class

Ask yourself, “What are we improving right now and how do we know what we’ve improved?”

  1. Is there a specific answer?
  2. Is he connected to your target?
  3. Can he be tested?
  4. Do you understand your part of the job?

If so, classes have a controlled trajectory, not just a schedule of meetings.

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