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Reference Quotations

Sayings for Mentors and Tutors

compiled by David C. Jones

Publisher
Brush Education
Initial publish date
Jan 2001
Category
Quotations
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550592221
    Publish Date
    Jan 2001
    List Price
    $4.95

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Out of print

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Description

A superb tutor is a magnificent blend of subject mastery, compassion and efficiency. A mediocre instructor may not show these things, but they are the very make-up of a tutor and a mentor. Without subject mastery, tutors are stricken. Their place is to explain a matter that is misunderstood, ungrasped, or even more dauntingly, to explain higher and higher concepts to an enthralled mind. Their motives are to reassure, to remedy, to reveal, to inspire—and to find the best way of doing these things. Expertise implies efficiency. This book contains 84 pages of insightful and enlightening sayings that will inspire mentors and tutors.

About the author

David C. Jones is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. He has written or edited over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Empire of Dust.

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