Tutoring a 13 year old in Science

[Man-thing]

This may sound foolish, but what about talking to the teacher, and seeing if you can rekindle her interest in science?

That's a hard one, if the tutor has a previous relationship with the teacher then this might be all right but if the teacher is "burned out" as some said and there is no existing relationship the teacher may be very closed to any discussion about their class room. I've seen this at a number of schools with both new and more experienced teachers.

Currently, I'm teaching at an alternate or "store front" school. I have the kids that spent time in the justice system or dropped out of school years ago. Recently I've begun to tutor a student from our local community high school who is having serious trouble in math thankfully I had a pre-existing relationship with the teacher of this student and we could talk. In my case its a personality conflict, teacher and student do not play nice (both are frustrated and out of ideas), so I work to fill in the gaps that the student has developed in the math skills so that when they return to class they will not be as negative going in.

In a large class with many pressures, if you feel a student actively resents or refuses to co-operate, many teachers will ignore the problem and focus on those "more willing to learn". It's not the best situation but teachers are people.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

*Looks at Rodrigo's location*

Assuming your friend lives in the same area as you, I would think the Smithsonian would be a really excellent resource. I'd bet that they have lesson planners and activities for students too.

I know that when I went to DC at about her age, those museums really fired me up.