Individualized assistance. Your tutor will assist you with understanding course concepts, organizing and preparing for exams, comprehending material needed for assignments, and will guide you in the development of problem-solving skills.
A respectful, experienced tutor. All tutors are trained in tutoring skills and have mastered the subject being tutored.
Your Responsibilities
Plan ahead. A tutoring appointment at the last minute before a test may not provide enough help. Students who meet with their tutors periodically throughout the semester have a better foundation of knowledge.
Be prepared. Your tutor may not have the book or your assignment. Bring any relevant materials -books, notes, articles, homework, quizzes- to your appointment. Let the tutor know what you need help with.
Take an active role. You should read the materials assigned to you before your tutoring appointment. A tutor is not a substitute for consultation with your professor or attendance at class lectures. Remember your professor is the first and best resource for information about course content.
Be kind and respectful of your tutor. Tutors are also William & Mary students and everyone deserves to be treated with respect. The class they took may differ slightly from your current course as every professor has a different approach and course material may vary from semester to semester. Assume the best intentions as your tutor is trying their very best to assist you even if the material may be slightly different than what they learned. Mistreatment of tutors is prohibited in the TutorZone.
What you cannot expect from the TutorZone
An editing service. The TutorZone is not a service in which you sit back and relax while your tutor corrects your homework.
An immediate fix for all needs. One session is not typically enough to address every need. The goal of the tutoring appointment is to assist you with the development of independent learning and problem–solving skills in a particular subject, a process that happens gradually.
