Teaching One-on-One

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

While we ordinarily think about the classroom when it comes to teaching, sometimes strong bonds can be forged in the context of one-on-one teaching relationships. Be this student/teacher relationship one of direct instruction or supervisory for teaching or thesis work or independent study and other contexts besides, knowing a student as an individual--a person--can create rich, long-lasting connections.