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6. Adopt the peer tutor technique

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No matter how friendly and accommodating you may try to be, sometimes a misbehaving student needs

the shoulder of a peer to lean on. That person could be someone going through the same life

experiences or simply a non-authoritative figure.

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Using the

peer tutor technique

, you pair the well-behaved student (the “tutor”) with one not so well-

behaved. While they are working on polishing their academics, the “learner” can also be getting a lesson

on proper personal skills. It’s prudent you talk to the mentoring student and explain to him/her what

you aim to accomplish and what he/she can do to help.

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