The Rollercoaster of Tutoring

May 26, 2026•2 min read

At times tutoring can feel like a rollercoaster: its nonstop. Then suddenly you hit a bank holiday weekend, and the breaks are slammed on and somehow you have to pick up momentum again.

You are running down the racetrack at a million miles an hour and a parent will declare that actually, we’ve been looking at dates and thanks for your help, but I think we’ll leave it there!

That change in direction wasn’t something you had braced yourself for and you fall flat on your face.

At first, you celebrate the time to yourself and then you start a new relationship with free-time, and you never want it to end…

But you know the reality is that this cannot last for ever.

When I find myself in this situation, I have an image by my desk of the things I strive to achieve so that I can remind myself what it is I am striving for. Why I get up in the morning and head straight to the computer.

Then (I confess) I am a list person. I love lists. It had gotten to the stage that I had lists to remind myself of my other lists, but I have become more disciplined now.

But I have lists of different books, YouTube videos, podcasts that I can refer to that motivate me.

They can be on fixing up the house or garden. They can be travel related or based on building a business. They may just be people who inspire me.

Often, I will take myself for a walk and think back to what incredible parents I had and the values that they instilled in us.

It is whatever works for you in that moment.

And it’s not about making a huge splash on that day, it’s about doing something. Anything, that will get the wheels turning again because that is what builds momentum. Whilst you are static your business can not grow, but 1 small step can become the start of many that will take you on the journey that you dream of.

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I hope it helps.

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Dawn Strachan

For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

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