My Tutoring Experience

For my main Project 11, I volunteered as a tutor at Rowland Hall. I tutored three students and I helped with multiple subjects, including science, math, English, and American studies. Each day, I would help my students complete their homework, work on papers, study for tests, or understand concepts. This experience was important to me because I could tell I was helping these kids learn and perform better in their schoolwork. I was interested in this project because I wanted to directly have an impact on my community. I was also interested in tutoring because I wanted to help students learn study skills that I wished I had been taught earlier. After being matched with a student, I would meet with him/her one or multiple times a week. Throughout the year, I have tutored three students because some students felt as if they no longer needed help, or if Rowland Hall

While I tutored middle school students, I taught them study skills that have always worked for me. This process allowed me to reflect upon my experience as a student at Rowland Hall, and I felt as if I could effectively help students because I had gone through the same situations that these students also encountered. As mentioned previously, I gained communication skills from my experience as a tutor because I had to quickly learn how to schedule tutoring sessions with students, parents, and teachers. Finally, from my volunteer service, I learned how to help my peers understand certain academic concepts. Early on in the process of volunteering, it became apparent to me that everyone learns in different ways. After encountering some minor difficulties, I began to adapt how I tutored to the student so that he or she would be able to get the most out of our sessions. By tutoring middle school students, I realized that I had many skills and I developed certain techniques that allowed me to become a better