Karin's suggestion would be lovely in a perfect world, say in Kenya where they have this nice tradition of "Haraka, Haraka Haina Baraka."  or Hurry, hurry has no blessings.  Lunch, dinner, etc....  I don't know; who has the time and patience here in the states, Karin?  I like Ted's no nonsense approach.
-T. 


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Dear Karin Johnsey,I suggest you broaden the horizon of both parties. Dismisal is tantamount to running away from the problem or employing another tutor could prove counter productive and time wasting. Simply engage both parties in constructive dialogue. Have a detailed discussion with the tutor concerned and explore her teaching approaches as well as methodologies. Impress upon her that you had difficulties with earlier experiences with other tutors and specifically refer to specific aspects forming the basis of the current complaint. Equally impress upon her the need to descend into the very arena of the student. It might be of use to ask the tutor to have out door session with the student, say a lunch session just to understand each other and to break the wall. Communication is a cure to most of the problems. This could be followed by a broader session bringing together yourself, the tutor and the student, an evening dinner is important, at which dinner you will generally intimate to both parties that the ultimate goal of your project is to ensure the best services to both the tutor and the student as well as generate a family bond in which each is a part of the other. More interactions into the future is encouraged. Good day & best wishes,Ochieng M.Khairalla-Nairobi-Kenya.  

Project CARE <ProjectCARE at morton.edu> wrote:
I have a tutor who is a former high school teacher. She is retired now. She has been with our tutoring program for three years.

There have been multiple complaints about this tutor on behalf of his/her students. The most recent example has been brought to my attention in the past couple days. It is the most extreme yet!

According to the student, this tutor uses negative reinforcement..ie do you really want to learn? Uses inappropriate materials...ie not related to everyday life (she was a biology teacher, so she teachers biology to students), or material too hard for the student. She makes the student feel bad about his/her level of English knowledge, making them feel frustrated and ineffectual. Luckily the student told me about this. I am going to talk to the student more about the situation. Obviously the student doesn't want to continue.

Do I formally dismiss this tutor? Or, do I just say that I dont' have any students for the tutor at this point and that his/her current student is too busy now with his/her new schedule, With the intention of never giving this tutor another student in the future? I am leaning toward the latter right now.

Which course of action do I take and what is most effective for everyone involved. I don't want to make the student feel bad or have the tutor call him/her asking what happened? The tutor is very two-faced. Plus, they live in the same community, so I don't want them to run into each other again and have a bad experience. I want to protect my student, who I will try to find another tutor.

Thanks in advance! Any techniques for how to handle this inappropriate tutor and/or breaking up the tutor/student pair will be very helpful.

Karin Johnsey

Project CARE
Morton College
Cicero, IL 
708-656-8000 x383

-----Original Message-----
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Hi Kate,
If you are at school and that comes up it means that your network IT is blocking you from reaching the site. You could request from IT that they allow access to the site. They should check it out and get back to you with a yes--and allow the site to come in or no--and usually explain why they won't.
If you can't get then you can try from home. 
Hope it helps.
Joyce


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Hi, Steph-

If I tried to go on the Internet using the wireless access, but I got the "Page cannot be displayed" page, does that mean there's something wrong? Or is it just that I was in a place where I could not get a signal?

Kate Diggins
Director of Adult Education

GuadalupeSchools
340 S. Goshen St.
Salt Lake City, UT
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work: 801.531.6100 (ext.1107)
cell: 801.440.7519

www.guadalupe-schools.org

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Hi, Everybody,

Here are a few more "The Best..." lists:

The Best Online Video Sites For Learning English
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/the-best-online-video-sites-for-learning-english/

The Best Listening Sites For English Language Learners
(http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/the-best-listening-sites-for-english-language-learners/)

The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English
(http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/25/the-best-multilingual-bilingual-sites-for-learning-english/)

The Best Ways To Create Online Tests
(http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/the-best-ways-to-create-online-tests/)

Part Seventeen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly
(http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/26/part-seventeen-of-the-best-ways-to-create-online-content-easily-quickly/)

Larry Ferlazzo
LutherBurbank High School
Sacramento, CA





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