Reading Liz's story of the student with a learning difficulty, I think maybe sometimes it's not the fault of the tutor or the student when the student doesn't understand - it may just be that the class format isn't right for that particular student.
Beth in a showery Cheshire, NW England Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: Carol said "'If a student doesn't understand > anything, it is NOT the fault of the student - it is yours as the tutor, > and you must go away and find words to express what you want that are > comprehensible to said student.' " > > I had a student, some years ago, who admitted she had a big learning > difficulty, so needed a One-to-one teacher. She could not cope with a > class, as she dropped too far behind. She said she would need each lesson > 2 or 3 times over, but she really wanted to learn. Well, I agreed to teach > her, - and it was a challenge to find different ways to explain things to > her, but she mastered it, - and then taught her daughter to make lace, > too!!! It just took a lot of patience - for both of us, and I had to think > things from a different perspective, sometimes, but it was Verysatisfying > when eventually the penny dropped, and she understood what was what!!! > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
