TUTOR CODE OF ETHICS*

1. My ultimate goal in a tutorial relationship is my student's independence.
2. My primary focus for each session is building the student's self-confidence.
3. I am to make clear to the student that my role never involves doing the student's work.
4. I recognize that my student deserves and will receive my undivided attention.
5. I will always be sensitive to and address through referral my student's needs outside the content area, but recognize and accept that my primary role is to provide to the student expertise and effective instruction in the content area.
6. I will respect my student's personal dignity by accepting that individual without judgment.
7. I will constantly encourage my student, but I will never provide false hope or empty flattery.
8. I will encourage mutual openness and honesty in my tutorial relationship.
9. I will not impose my personal value system or life style on my student.
10. I will not use a tutoring situation to proselytize my personal beliefs.
11. I will be open to my student's comments regarding my performance, and I will allow my student to teach me ways to do a better job.
12. I admit my own weaknesses in content or instructional ability, and I will seek assistance whenever I need it.
13. The language we share must be mutually understandable at all times.   I will never make my student feel inferior through the use of jargon or language too advanced for my student's understanding; I will constantly ascertain that my student and I clearly understand what each other is saying.
14. I will be punctual, and I will keep all appointments, not only out of professional standards and common courtesy, but as an example for my student to imitate.
15. I will maintain records, lesson plans, and student progress data as expected and required.
16. Good tutoring enables the student to transfer learning from one situation to another.
17. Making learning real for the student is what tutoring really means.