Tutoring minute

A student comes to you and says that they need help with an assignment. You find out that the assignment is due in only a few hours and has yet to be started. As a tutor you are required to tutor the student. You really want to tell the student that he should not have waited until the last moment to do the assignment because they can generally take a while to do.

Do you tell him that there is no chance that you can help him get through the assignment before it's due or do you take another course of action?

Overbooked

You are starting to gain popularity among people in many areas of your life. You do computer work and are constantly being requested to do small jobs. You also have several groups of friends of which you regularly spend time with.

Today is Saturday. You have scheduled a tutoring session with someone from class. This particular student really needs help in the subject area. You don't usually place a cap on the amount of time you spend with the students. However, this day you have made other plans. You have to go out to dinner with some of your friends. You've also told one of your neighbors that you'd be willing to work on her computer for her.


Do you cut your time short with the student so you can go with your friends? Do you cancel your plans with you friends to fix your neighbors computer? Do you try to do all three things in the same day?

What to do?

You are in one of the many designated areas for studying that are supplied by your school. Two young ladies are also in the room studying. One of them packs her bags and leaves the room but, leaves her pocketbook behind. Should you take the bag to the security desk for her to claim it.

There is the potential that the other lady would assume that you are trying to steal the bag.

This is actually from a conversation I had with a friend (D. Bello) who came into this situation.