Adapting Student Identity

First, I should approach everyone with patience, respect, and understanding. No matter what his or her identity is, I should treat the student as an individual instead of a member of groups. I think some good qualities such as honesty, amicability and respect are shared with all human's cultures. No matter what the student's identity is, these qualities are welcome. And it is a good way to approach working with a student of a different identity than mine differently than me might have last week. My strategies had to change in order to adapt different students. I would meet with my student at the place that he or she wants to meet. Instead just meeting at the tutoring room's tables, we can also meet in the library's table or at the study room. …show more content…
If the student is fast learner, I can go through the content quickly. If my student is unclear at a specific section, I can slow down and explain more. I would say student is the primary factor during the tutoring session, I must adapt my student to meet student's expectation. I may have prejudice that think some groups of people such as middle and upper class students are smarter than others based on their appearance. But I would continually tell myself do not make assumption in this way and more focus on their individual accomplishment. During the tutoring session, I would determine my student's learning level, learning ability and learning style as soon as possible. Then, based on the awareness of these information, I would have individualized tutoring plan for each student. This awareness of differences can positively adapt your tutoring