The super tutor book
‘He’s the man parents call to get their children into Eton’ - The Times
My book The Super Tutor, published by Short Books, contains my best seven lessons – well worth a look for students and parents alike.
The best education money can buy in seven short chapters
What do you remember from your school days? Analysing poems that didn't make sense? The dreaded set texts? The Super Tutor celebrates the love of learning things for their own sake. Drawing on 15 years of tutoring, Joe Norman offers seven lessons that will stay with you for life how to tell a story, how to structure an argument, how to read a poem, how to think... Whether you are still a student or long finished with formal education, this book will build your confidence and remind you of the real purpose of learning: to fill your head with things that are useful, or beautiful, or hopefully both.
praise for the super tutor
“Really clear and easy to read. My reluctant to be told but bright child says he now ‘gets’ rhythm in poetry and after a reluctant start has just explained the concepts in the essay chapter.“
— Amazon Review
“I’m halfway through this very readable gem and loving it. As a prep- school librarian, it is extremely relevant to my work and I’m glad to see that it reiterates what I feel so strongly - and try to teach- about reading. It puts into words what most teachers ( certainly all the good ones) are currently feeling about the educational sausage machine and offers a way out: a change in mindset to that expected of those children enjoying a top public school education - and that could potentially benefit all children without exception.”
— Amazon Review
“Amazing help for 11+ and interviews! We read this book with our child and it was incredibly helpful for
improving our understanding of the examination and interview process
for secondary schools.
Easy to read and understand..”
— Amazon Review
“This is a lightly written self help book which contains great common sense advice. It’s worth taking the time to read it.”
— Amazon Review