I have been teaching middle and high school maths, physics, chemistry to Bengali and English medium students for the last 5 years.Sometimes it is necessary to clarify and explain a topic if the tutor finds that a tutee has not been introduced to a key point (or piece of information) that is necessary to understand the concept. When doing this, make sure that you keep your explanations clear, minimal, and to the point. Lecture only when necessary. “What”, you say? “Why is this? My instructor lectures all the time.” Well, that’s it exactly. You are not an instructor. It is important to keep in mind that you are there to provide opportunity – the opportunity for the tutee to find and use the available resources he/she has at his/her disposal. Sometimes this will mean you but, more often than not, this will mean the tutee’s textbook, his/her lecture notes, his/her past tests, previous examples and so on. Make sure to provide the opportunity to use resources other than yourself.