Questions tagged [tutoring]
For questions about exercise groups; tutors, TAs, exercise group leaders and everything related to that.
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What skills do algebra teachers wish their students had mastered before taking algebra?
I am designing 10 hour weekly summer math learning opportunities for students taking algebra next school year. I would like to know from algebra teachers what skills they wish their students had ...
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How to round numbers?
I have often thought that $3=3.0$ so one can round $3.4\approx 3.0$. But some math teachers says this is wrong. Which one is the correct answer? Why this might be wrong?
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Fixing wrong ideas about coefficients (e.g. subtract 3 from 3x to isolate x)
I tutor a student (9th grade, United States) who is in an algebra class. She consistently makes mistakes when dealing with coefficients.
The most common one is attempting to subtract away a ...
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Students can't seem to grasp the intent of tangent lines and getting general trends of derivatives from graphs
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I'm informally helping a few students with college Calc 1. This isn't the first time I've aided people with calculus, and so they've sought me for help, though I don't consider myself to ...
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What should I do when I, as a math tutor, use incorrect verbal notation?
I do freelance tutoring; the math-related ones are mostly 1-2 hour one-on-one sessions for high school and college students taking calculus classes. Often I find myself scrambling for words - I don't ...
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How can I help/tutor a friend who is taking the same course as me?
I am a STEM major and have a good friend who is a non-STEM major. We are both taking a CS minor, me because it is relevant to my field of study and he because he wants a backup plan in case his ...
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Should/ how should I help students reframe their negative thoughts about their own mathematical abilities?
Let me know if you think the following would be better suited for academia.stackexchange. But I think some answers will be maths-specific, so I'll start with it here.
I'm a maths tutor. Up until now, ...
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For students who don't have instant recall with basic arithmetic, should I be stubborn about training them to have instant recall before moving on?
I'm a maths tutor, and my students/tutees are aged $11 - 18.$
Obviously I have limited time with students, usually one hour per week. Moreover, if parents don't see improvement over a year or two they ...
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Student forgets to remove dx after integrating
I am tutoring another US college student in a Calculus 1 class. Initially, she was having trouble with basic concepts, but after much prodding most of the conceptual difficulties seem to have been ...
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Advice on how to tutor a twelve year old that starts to cry?
I have a new math pupil. She is an emotional 12 year old girl who starts to cry when she doesn't understand something.
Her father said she is sensitive. I was asked to do more praising and encouraging ...
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How do I get started as an online math tutor?
I have a master in math, teaching experience as a graduate student, TA experience and tons of in-person tutoring. I feel like a pretty prime candidate to be an online tutor. Can anyone give me some ...
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Is the AC Method of Factoring polynomials more popular and used by teachers than others methods of factoring polynomials?
This is an example of the AC Method:
$ x^2 + 16x +63 $
(1) $x² + 7x$ (2) $9x + 63$
(1) $x(x + 7)$ (2) $9(x + 7)$
so we have:
$x(x + 7)+ 9(x + 7)$
(1) with (2) The Result is:
$ (x+9)(x+7) $
I have more ...
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How to recognize possible dyscalculia in a student?
I am looking for input/advice regarding whether a student I just began tutoring may have dyscalculia - and, if so, how to go about broaching the subject / assisting them as best as possible.
I'd ...
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Dealing with disagreeable students and not compromising
I act as a tutor sometimes for students who are self-studying undergraduate-level math. Most of the students have already earned an undergraduate degree in something and some of the students are PhDs ...
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A smart student that struggles in exams
I am tutoring a grade 8 student that failed his math exam, but surprisingly it seems that he is more than smart enough: he understands everything I say really quickly, and he knows most of the ideas ...