Most adult students just need to be led in the right direction and they almost teach themselves. Others need more one-on-one tutoring in order to learn basic concepts. Usually once basic knowledge is retained by slower learners they can continue progressing through the course. Just sitting with a student and discussing various ways to study material helps motivate. It not only show you care but many people have lost study skills or never learned them in earlier educational settings and explaining how to study puts a student on the right path. These are the people we are really "teaching." They are also the students that when they succeed, give us the greatest feelings of why we do what we do. After 21 years in this profession, people never cease to amaze me. When students go out of their way to help each other, I feel like my class is a well-oiled machine. When students succeed in their chosen career path, and now teach others, my rewards are numerous and I actually get paid to do this for my community.
