Tutoring And Teacher's Assistants

Follow The Example

Whether you are having difficulty with a particular class or simply need to fine-tune some things going into an exam, tutors and teachers assistants are always present and available on campus. The larger the classroom, the greater the need to tap into the brains and experience of a tutor and see what advice, tips and guidance these have to offer.

In private, find out about their professors, which classes they recommend that you take and which ones you should avoid. How were their exams and how did they perform? How did they get into tutoring? What do they think of the faculty and the administration? Ask them how your school fares against the competition.

Lead By Example

Students that excel in their studies should also consider becoming tutors and or teachers' assistants. Tutoring offers valuable experience in public speaking, problem solving skills and effective communication. These are very important in business with board meetings, group discussions, labor meetings and every time that your audience is not on your side. Students do not care that you are not a professor; you are there so they will test you. This will test how agile you are on your feet in front of an audience.

Some of you may like it for the entertainment. Consider tutoring business like the ultimate comedy hour: Chris Rock meets Warren Buffett.

You will be prompted to share your know-how when you start to work. Doing so in a simple manner like tutorials is great batting practice for the real thing. There is nothing more frustrating in a class when you have an employee who does not share information. There is also nothing more ineffective than confusing others or wasting their time. Tutoring teaches you how to retain audience attention, share key data and do so in an effective timeline.

''Your'' students will constitute potential colleagues, employees, rivals and even bosses. Imagine if one of your students turns out to become a venture capitalist that may determine whether or not your entrepreneurial endeavor will receive financing. Someone you help today may end up helping you make your dreams come true. Your former students will remember your unselfishness, smarts and showmanship.

The other side of tutoring is that you forge strong ties with faculty and get a sense of the management (and mismanagement) in education.

This is also when you get a sneak preview of the politics in an institution. You see what happens when student needs are not met and their concerns are seen as burdens by the school. At times, what is best for students becomes secondary to faculty power struggles, turf battles, jealousy and envy.

No one said business was pretty – business school is no different.