subject: In Home Tutoring [print this page] Your dry cleaners will pick up a bag of wrinkled shirts on Monday morning and get them pack to you wrapped in plastic like the day you bought them by Monday afternoon. If youre too tired,you can order in Kung Pao chicken from restaurants all over your neighborhood. Convenience intrigues most people in these busy times,but no one wants to eat McDonalds every day just because they have a drive-though window. In home tutoring combines the best of convenience & customization to fulfill a real need
Just as a house requires a foundation, the classroom is the framework around which his or her education is built. However, this foundation is not always enough. When winter winds blow, it is crucial that each crack and crevice be insulated and sealed. Excellent home tutors do just that they fill in the cracks in a students education. We call this remediation. Tutoring gives the child a chance to ask questions when time for asking questions in class was too limited. For many, it can be intimidating to raise their hand. When it appears that everyone else is getting it, they sometimes fret that their peers will see them as dumb. Of course, we as adults realize that this is completely untrue, but try telling that to a self-conscious teenager. There is a humorous adage that states, As long as we have tests, there will be prayer in public schools. Perhaps its corollary should be As long as there is teenager insecurity, there will be a reluctance to be the one to ask a crucial question in front of peers. Tutoring provides a unique opportunity for students to ask questions without stigma. In many cases, the tutor gives information that may be like the missing piece in a puzzle all which is needed to connect the concrete of information into a cohesive, weight-bearing foundation. This will increase knowledge, boost self-esteem and improve performance in school almost without exception.
Once those foundational cracks have been filled, walls, windows, and dcor can be addressed. Finally, once are all in place, the in home tutors expertise extends to construct a weather-tight roof that is, the self-confidence to face the storms ahead while protecting the students self-esteem. With the internalized voice of a caring professional accompanying them even outside of the sessions themselves, the student is uniquely placed in a position of self-actualization.
Furthermore, having worked over a period of months or years in their home has bridged the gap between school as an out there thing and home as an in here thing. They begin to recognize the connection between the private and public selves that they bring to their studies. By inviting school into the home, the parent sends a subtle yet effective message there is neither need nor ability to separate or to hide from academics. They are part and parcel of the daily life of that family. The student becomes internally motivated as school and home life become more and more integrated.
Add to this the fact that the most common place in the home where students receive services is at a dining room table and you begin to truly get the picture. Knowledge is nothing more than another form of food. Convenience is great, but no one wants to eat McDonalds every day just because they have a drive-though window. In home tutors combine the best of convenience and customization to fulfill a real need.
In home tutoring allows students to dine very, very well.
