I am an effective tutor that display outstanding interpersonal skills, good listening skills, and concern for their fellow students. As a tutor my duty is to increase the confidence of the tutees, help them to learn independently, and see that effective learning takes place. To ensure that the sessions were productive I would focus attention on a joint exploration of the actual academic problem, and be supportive without assuming responsibility for the tutee or for the problem. My goal is to concentrate on learning how to learn by focusing on procedures, processes, clear thinking, and problem solving. As a tutor I also learned to avoid assuming a "telling role" in my tutoring sessions. The point is that tutors should not take advantage of the situation to demonstrate their knowledge or to prove to the students how bright they are. Instead of ‘telling’ the students, I should try to encourage the students to answer questions. I should ask the students to demonstrate their understanding rather than asking standard questions such as, "Do you understand?’ or by asking questions which require "yes" or "no" answers.