wise words
academic advice
TIME FOR
A TUTOR?
To tutor or not to tutor? That is the question. A
vast majority of students receive some form of
help outside the classroom, but should you hire
a tutor for your child?
By Brittany Hamilton
Parents place their teens in tutoring
programs for a variety of reasons,
typically because a student is having
trouble in certain subject areas. But often
tutors are hired because they can help
students in other ways, such as helping
develop good study habits or preparing
students for college entrance exams.
“The learning process is very often
plagued with struggles. Those struggles
come in many disguises. They may be
lack of understanding the concepts,
boredom, time constraints, personality
conflicts, etc. The list can be endless,”
said Gayle Davison of Mathnasium in
Birmingham. “The idea is to struggle
through the learning process and
ultimately reach success. When a student
is struggling, whatever the struggle ZY