Quiz 4

1. As you begin your tutoring session, your tutee starts complaining about his professor and a few choice words are used. He spends the next few minutes venting about this professor and the entire department? How do you respond?
   
   
2. You regularly give your tutee a few extra math problems to complete prior to coming to tutoring sessions to help strengthen her deficiencies, but she consistently comes to sessions without having completed or attempted the problems. In addition, she has stopped doing her homework. What is your course of action?
   
   
3. Joe is faithful to attend every scheduled tutoring session; however, he never wants to work on the subject at hand. He talks about anything and everything he can think of in order to avoid focusing on his work. You like Joe, but find this very frustrating. You certainly have more productive things you could do with your time. What do you do?
   
   
4. It is your first tutoring session and you quickly realize that the first problem the tutee asks you about is one that you do not know how to solve. How do you handle this?
   
   
5. You have noticed that your tutee does not take notes in class nor does he read assigned readings. You feel that effective note taking and completing reading assignments would dramatically affect the success of your sessions. Should you address these issues and why?
   
   
6. Each time you explain something to Josie in your sessions and ask her if she understands, her reply is simply, "Yes." Should you move on? Explain your answer.
   
   
7. One of your tutees has asked if you would tutor her in the residence hall because she lives across from you and finds it more convenient than meeting in the Center. What should you do?
   
   
8. You work with a tutee four days a week for nearly the entire semester and he is still not passing the course. He attends class regularly, takes good notes and completes assigned readings. You have used visual aids, study guides, flash cards, virtually every teaching style imaginable and have even consulted with his professor with no results. You are beginning to feel like a failure. What should you do?
   
   
9. Your tutee seems to be more interested in learning about you rather than in the history course you are tutoring. At first it seemed harmless, but you now realize otherwise as every other word out of his mouth has some reference to his interest in dating you. You are clearly uncomfortable with this. What do you do?
   
   
10. A tutee blames you for her bad grades and has even gone so far as to complain to her professor about the quality of service she has been getting. Tales of your excessive absences and lack of knowledge get back to the Academic Coordinator. You, however, know that you have not missed a session and are bending over backwards to help this student. How do you respond?
    
    
11. Sandy is failing her Spanish class and is desperate to pass. You have worked with her diligently to no avail. In a last ditch effort, she asks you to help her with a take-home exam on which you know she is not permitted to receive any assistance. What do you do?
    
    
12. You have been tutoring Danny for three weeks and you are beginning to suspect that he does not like you. He tries to catch you in mistakes and he gloats every time you do not know the answers to his questions or are unsure about how to solve a problem. The tension between you two is thick and you are concerned about the effectiveness of the sessions. Furthermore, you begin to realize that you do not like him either. What do you do?
    
    
13. You realize after-the-fact that you gave your tutee incorrect information at a previous session. How do you handle this?
    
    
14. A tutee has a problem with a professor and wants you to intervene? What is your responsibility in this situation?
    
    
15. You are tutoring a group of students in a literature class. When you ask questions, have group discussions or study sessions before an exam, one student consistently dominates the conversation. Even when others contribute, this particular student insists on being the center of attention. The other tutees are angry and frustrated, but not willing to speak their minds. How can you address the situation so that the sessions are productive for all members of the group?