Mrs. Snow is gone and another tutor is here. The kids take a liking to him and the only thing I notice that he does differently is that he monitors them. He hovers over them in a way that is off-putting for me, yet the students let him help them with their work. They may also trust his work because he is a math major. They still do not ask for help, rather they stare at their computers and wait for him to come to their seat. I finally got someone to help, Joseph, but he decided to throw markers instead doing the work. His screen remained on one question throughout the entirety of class. I tried to bring him back to the question by asking him about the problem, he answered but turned away from the screen afterwards. His task is to take notes on the problems, so I ask him if he needs help with the task. He states that he "doesn't know how to take notes." I explained to him the best way to take notes on  math problems and he listened intently however he continued to throw markers, and no notes were taken. It seems like he wants to to do the work but he also wants to entertain his friend. Both of them are freshmen from Clarke Central and they do not socialize with the rest of the class unless they are insulting them. Maybe if his friend was preoccupied then he would work on his assignment. Everytime that he looks at his screen and writes down a word or an equation, his friend will call out "Bro" as a signal to throw a marker. Hopefully he will grow out of the obligation that he feels towards his friend so that he can complete his work.

Contemplative Questions:

How do you teach effective studying methods?

How can you increase productivity in students who cannot stop bothering each other, even if they are physically seperated?