Earlier this week we talked about what tutoring is for and what it's not. The crux of the article was that in order for your hard earned pennies to pay off, your teen can't treat tutoring sessions as homework or study time. Furthermore, tutoring isn't cheap! You’d hardly expect a $5/hr tutor to be amazing. So if you do decide to get one for your teen, you want to make sure they’re getting absolutely all they can out of their time together. We’ve considered the students of ours that make … [Read more...]
Tutoring – A Valuable Activity Or Money Better Spent Elsewhere?
A lot of students turn to private tutoring when they need help outside of the classroom. Perhaps your teen is one of them? A lot of the ideas we share with you don’t just come from our own studying experiences at school and university, but from our experiences as high school tutors. Well today we're going to set the record straight and tell you which students will benefit from tutoring, and which are simply wasting their parents’ time and money. What aren’t tutors for? 1. Tutors … [Read more...]