My first tutoring experience

Last week, I had my first session as a tutor for an ENG099 student. Everything went along quite smoothly. My tutee was having trouble organizing her ideas, so I showed her how to outline her essay, grouping like ideas together. She was an ESL student, so her grammar was a little bit off at times, but I wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t understand her point. I didn’t focus on grammar during the session, except for one sentence whose meaning was ambiguous. I kept the session concentrated on structure, organization, and brainstorming. My tutee was glad to have me work with her, and was very responsive to my teaching. That hour session did not feel like an hour at all. At one point, I looked at the clock thinking we were only there for 15 minutes, but we were actually there for 45! I enjoyed my first tutoring experience, and am looking forward to the next session.