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Originally Posted by hhe1982
I am tutoring math right now. When I have a concern with the student, I don't know how can I communicate that with their parents.
Sometimes, I have one-hour session with the student. when they finished their homework, they don't want to do more practices. Sometimes, I have hard time communicating with the students. I want to help them as best as I can, but I feel I am not at the position to push them.
Should I talk to parents about that? If so, how I can say that?
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Start with evaluating the student, then when you talk to the parents talk about his strengths as well as his weaknesses. In order to tutor a student in math, you really need to know what the gaps in his knowledge are. Sometimes, while they are struggling with the homework, it is because they missed out on concepts that came before what is being studied now.
In terms of communicating with the student, you need to build a relationship of trust with him. This can be difficult if you only have an hour tutoring session once a week. Have you thought about bringing some math games to the session? Can you ask the parents if after the homework is done, they would mind if you played some math games that build on his concepts? This can allow you to have some fun with him, build his skills and also build a relationship where communication can take place.
Good luck!
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