Your school counselor has asked you to volunteer to help two students who are having trouble in a language arts course. One of the students is a C student who tries hard in class but does not hand in homework. The second student is a student with a learning disability who enjoys the subject but is having trouble understanding some of the reading assignments. Your counselor has advised you to help each of the students in the same way. Explain why you would prefer to use two different tutoring methods based on the idea of distributive justice. ANSWER

C student

For the C student, I would personally start off by asking him why he doesn't turn in his work. I would first get to the root of that problem and encourage him to turn in his work. After he does his homework I would advise that he sent me his work so I could go over it and see if everything is correct.

Learning Disability student

For the student who has a learning disability, I would want to try and work with him 3 times a week. I would want to help him in any areas he may be struggling with and help him as much as I can. I would check his work and make sure everything is correct and have him turn in his work. I would also give him my number so that he could contact me at any time just encase he has any questions or is having trouble with an assignment.

Why they should be tutored differently

I believe the 2 students should be tutored differently because they both may not have the same learning process. The C student does try his hardest in class but his main issue is him not turning in his work. The student who has a learning disability loves the subject but he also has a harder time with the reading assignments. Both of them are having trouble in different areas and I think it would be best if they learned a little differently.