Manal was all business during our second tutoring
session.
She had taken the practice
TOEFL exam on Saturday and realized how much she had to learn so was ready to
get to work when I walked in the door.
She had homework which she was not sure how to complete and 2 dozen
sentences she needed to answer from the in -class reading of “White Fang”.
Manal had clearly read the material but
needed help on each sentence; verb tenses, articles and word placement. I went through each question from the teacher
and then assisted with the answers, helping her make complete sentences. After about a half hour, I began to question
whether I was ‘doing’ her homework or "assisting" with her homework.
Though I don’t doubt her eagerness to learn I
was second guessing myself; “How much should I help?” We went over each correct response and why
the verb needed to be in the past tense or why in English there is an article
before the noun. Was I helping too
much? Or by going over each sentence was
I reinforcing what she was learning. It
is a balancing act and I’m sure I’m not the first to
question, but I know she will turn in a perfect paper to her teacher. Now am I cheating her from the help the
teacher might be giving her in class?
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