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Does My Child Need a Tutor?
For many students, school is not necessarily a “learning” environment. Your child
spends 6 hours a day in a group setting. Wonderful ideas and concepts are
presented to the group, but that particular group setting may not feel “safe” for
your child to “learn”.
The art of learning is an interactive process in which the student is allowed to ask
questions, clarify misunderstandings, skim past concepts that have already been
mastered, and delve deeper into concepts that are vague and unclear to the
individual.
Group situations do not necessarily lend themselves to the process of learning
because the classroom teacher feels extraordinary pressure to keep the majority
of the students engaged in an activity. Thus independent reading and completion
of worksheets have become popular teaching tools. Classrooms tend to be places
of “doing” versus places of “learning”.
One-on-one tutoring, however, can provide unique opportunities for authentic
learning. A good tutoring session will not only focus on the “doing” (a.k.a. “get the
homework done”) but will also speed through concepts that have been mastered
while providing opportunities to slow down to deeply explore concepts that are
unclear.
A highly qualified tutor should be specialized in discovering your child’s missing
concepts and have expertise in providing alternative approaches to learning.
Children have a number of specific learning styles. When a child is weak in a
specific subject, the teaching method at school is not a match for how your child
learns information. Tutors who specialize in understanding how the brain learns will
be able to more effectively cater to your child’s learning style, dramatically
increasing school performance. In short, a little bit of good tutoring can go a long
way toward overall school success.
For many students, school is not necessarily a “learning” environment. Your child
spends 6 hours a day in a group setting. Wonderful ideas and concepts are
presented to the group, but that particular group setting may not feel “safe” for
your child to “learn”.
The art of learning is an interactive process in which the student is allowed to ask
questions, clarify misunderstandings, skim past concepts that have already been
mastered, and delve deeper into concepts that are vague and unclear to the
individual.
Group situations do not necessarily lend themselves to the process of learning
because the classroom teacher feels extraordinary pressure to keep the majority
of the students engaged in an activity. Thus independent reading and completion
of worksheets have become popular teaching tools. Classrooms tend to be places
of “doing” versus places of “learning”.
One-on-one tutoring, however, can provide unique opportunities for authentic
learning. A good tutoring session will not only focus on the “doing” (a.k.a. “get the
homework done”) but will also speed through concepts that have been mastered
while providing opportunities to slow down to deeply explore concepts that are
unclear.
A highly qualified tutor should be specialized in discovering your child’s missing
concepts and have expertise in providing alternative approaches to learning.
Children have a number of specific learning styles. When a child is weak in a
specific subject, the teaching method at school is not a match for how your child
learns information. Tutors who specialize in understanding how the brain learns will
be able to more effectively cater to your child’s learning style, dramatically
increasing school performance. In short, a little bit of good tutoring can go a long
way toward overall school success.
| Books |
Looking for a gift?
The Most Loved Christmas Stories by Irene C. West
Current research consistently emphasizes the importance of "family
time", and the positive influence it has on our children's development into
level-headed, caring adults. What better time than the holidays to slow
down and spend some quality time together ? Melanie West has a
wonderful idea for a gift that the family can all enjoy....
"my mother has recently published a great collection of Classic
Christmas stories. I literally grew up with these stories. My mother was an
"educator" through and through. She read aloud to my sister and myself
well into our teen years and she always read to us at a very high level,
believing the richness of a beautiful story ignited the imagination. She
taught me the value of classic literature and the power of feeling
comfortable speaking in front of others. I adore her !"
The Most Loved Christmas Stories by Irene C. West
Current research consistently emphasizes the importance of "family
time", and the positive influence it has on our children's development into
level-headed, caring adults. What better time than the holidays to slow
down and spend some quality time together ? Melanie West has a
wonderful idea for a gift that the family can all enjoy....
"my mother has recently published a great collection of Classic
Christmas stories. I literally grew up with these stories. My mother was an
"educator" through and through. She read aloud to my sister and myself
well into our teen years and she always read to us at a very high level,
believing the richness of a beautiful story ignited the imagination. She
taught me the value of classic literature and the power of feeling
comfortable speaking in front of others. I adore her !"
The Right Side of Learning is a
break-through approach to understanding
how the brain actually learns.
This unique book is designed to guide
both the parent and child into the world of
creative, dynamic learning strategies that
really work !
break-through approach to understanding
how the brain actually learns.
This unique book is designed to guide
both the parent and child into the world of
creative, dynamic learning strategies that
really work !
To order now, just click on Amazon link !
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