As students grow and learn, the need for additional academic support becomes greater. During the past decade private tutoring has exploded in popularity. Tutors work with students from their grade school years all through college, and thrive more because of it. But why? What's the enamor of a private tutor, and do they really help? In this article, we'll detail the benefits of a private tutor, and how a strong tutor could help you or your child thrive.
#1 - Individualized Learning
As opposed to the traditional classroom setting, with one teacher to 30+ students, tutors focus on a 1-to-1 approach. This approach allows them to create an environment best fit for your student to learn and grow at a pace fit for their style. Where a regular classroom may move at an average pace, tutoring can change the speed, going quickly through topics your child excels at and slowly through topics they struggle with.
#2 - Pressure Management
As students grow and graduate to higher grades, their stress levels understandably grow as well. Tutors specialize in helping them manage that stress, helping them form strategies towards things like test anxiety, study strategy, and quality of life consistency. Some students may struggle greatly with this situation, and in turn it can greatly interfere with their grades, but tutors are a wonderful resource in handling academic stress. Further, Nucleus Tutoring is proud to provide a strong network of local therapists that specialize in child therapy, should your child's stressors become significant, please reach out if interested.
"What worries you, masters you." – John Locke
#3 - Flexibility
One of the biggest boons private tutoring provides is convenience. Private tutors can work around the student's schedule in a way that works best for them, and are able to adapt to maximize the learning of the student. Flexibility is also not bound to time, but location as well. Tutors are able to work wherever their students like, whether that be in a local library, school, or even at home.
#4 - Progressive Improvement
At the end of the day, tutors are here to help students thrive in academics. Grades are one of the best predictors of success we have, and tutors can help specifically with improving them. Over multiple sessions, you'll notice not only improvement in student confidence in class, but on their grades as well. Tutors can help provide additional structure and support to the traditional classroom approach, helping to provide topic expertise and practice questions that fit the student's strengths and weaknesses. This can deeply aid students who may be struggling, or those who may be looking to get ahead, and will overall boost the student's ability to thrive in school.
#5 - Improved Confidence
Students will likely struggle with academic confidence as they move to more difficult courses. This lower confidence leads to lower grades, higher stress, and inefficient studying strategies. Tutoring can help fix all of these through specialized methods and proven tactics used by counselors and therapists. Obviously tutors are no comparison for a true counselors, but tutors are able to help build that academic confidence to help students thrive.
#6 - Standardized Exam Preparation
Having a private tutor can greatly help students thrive on the upcoming high stress exams such as the SAT or MCAT. Tutors have been through the exams themselves, and know from experience how best to prepare. Tutors can help students find the best resources, the best study schedules, and the best strategies for approaching the test.
Conclusion
Private tutoring has become more popular for a reason, it's helpful to all aspects of the academic experience! If you or someone you know would be interested in receiving tutoring, please visit the Nucleus Tutoring website and find your academic expert today!
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