What to do between tutoring sessions
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Five minutes of the right practice beats an hour of vague "do your homework." Here's what good looks like.
The best tutoring in the world won't stick if nothing happens between Thursdays.
That doesn't mean you become a second tutor. It means you know one specific thing to practise — five to ten minutes, same skill the tutor worked on.
Good instructions sound like
"Read this paragraph and write one sentence saying what the author thinks — use 'because'."
Bad instructions sound like
"Do homework."
Your job isn't to re-teach
It's to hold the routine: same time, short burst, no drama. Tutor handles the teaching.
When you're not sure what to do
That's a sign the tutor isn't looping you in. Ask: "What should we practise before next session?" If they can't answer, the triangle is broken.