Who Are The Best Students?

Someone asked me, "Who are the Best Students that you come across to tutor?" This was such an interesting question, I thought about the answer for several minutes before answering. The best students to tutor are not the super geniuses with the 99 averages. The best students to tutor are not the low achievers who barely pass their High School courses. The mediocre 75 to 85 average students are not the best either. Girls are not the best students to tutor and neither are boys. So who then?

The motivated student is the best student to tutor. The motivated student listens and puts in the time necessary to master the subject matter. The motivated student asks pertinent questions so that he or she better understands each lesson. The motivated student is focused and organized. The motivated student sets individual goals and does whatever it takes to achieve those goals.

I am the same tutor regardless of the student who hires me. Its the student that is the variable. I have witnessed motivated students with low High School G.P.A. overachieve on the SAT. I have also witnessed lazy "geniuses" underachieve on the SAT. Unfortunately, a poor score is often a wake up call, and the poor score is the motivating factor that lights the fire in that student. It should not have to be this way, but this is a fact of life.