Education
HIRING A
PRIMARY OR HIGH SCHOOL
TUTOR Are you considering a tutor for your child?
People hire tutors for their children for all kinds of reasons, and it is not always because they feel their child is struggling. There are many advantages – academic, social, and personal - to hiring a primary or high school tutor.
HOW A TUTOR CAN HELP YOUR CHILD
SOCIAL
Let us look at the ways a tutor can have a positive benefit for your child:
If your child is shy or has anxiety, they may hold back from seeking help in the classroom. If your child is too social, they may find the presence of other students distracting. A home tutor can help your child focus, complete the work they started in class, and answer all the questions a shy child lacked the confidence to ask.
ACADEMIC Does your child have literacy and numeracy comprehension issues that need attention, or are they looking to further enhance already great marks to give them a competitive edge? Children learn in different ways, but a classroom environment cannot always accommodate every child’s learning style in the lesson time allowed. When building on the learning foundations, a tutor can tailor their private or small group lesson to your child’s way of learning, enabling better comprehension and giving a struggling child that all-important lightbulb moment and confidence boost. For children who find learning in school a breeze, high school tutors can expand on their classroom learning to help ready them for tertiary education and their planned career path.
We recommend parents look for individualised approaches to learning in tutoring, because, learning needs will differ between each child.
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Your child will get to know their tutor through regular sessions, forming a bond that can boost confidence and help your child keep pace with their peers.
Selecting the right tutor can be the difference between an effective learning experience and a frustrating one. At Cluey Learning we only accept 6% of tutor applicants to ensure our customers get the best tutor possible. We look for subject matter expertise and experience, but above that we look for patience, friendliness, enthusiasm and the ability to tailor teaching to each individual student’s needs. And our education team provides plenty of support with curriculum and pedagogy. As an online tutoring company, we recommend broadening your search for the best tutoring experience beyond what’s available locally - the right tutor for your child may not be the closest!
Another recommendation from Kumon is for parents of young children to consider a tutoring program that builds foundations in literacy and numeracy. Once children have mastered the fundamentals in these two areas, learning other subjects becomes far easier.
‘SCHOOL AT HOME’
Kumon Tutoring
The recent ‘school at home’ requirement in term 2 highlighted for many parents how much they have forgotten about Pythagoras’ Theorem and syntax (don’t worry – you are not alone!). Add to
Dr Selina Samuels, Chief Learning Officer at Cluey Learning
Your Local Families Magazine August / September 2020 www.familiesmagazine.com.au