“I Do – We Do – You Do”: A Simple Framework for Guiding Students Through Tough Problems
Have you ever finished a tutoring session and realized you did most of the talking? It’s something every tutor experiences at some point. That moment when you realize your student is nodding along but not really doing the learning yet. It’s not that they aren’t trying; they just haven’t been given the space to take ownership of the process. That realization is what led me to the “I Do – We Do – You Do” framework, a simple but powerful way to guide students from dependence to independence. I first shared this approach during my KnackCon 2025 session, and it immediately resonated with so many peer tutors who had experienced the same challenge.