Why do you need a tutor?
As a post-secondary educator who has spent a number of years teaching at the college and university level, I can tell you that everyone could benefit from acquiring help, support and guidance from a tutor. Here are some of my reasons why!
As student/teacher ratios increase exponentially, educators are finding it increasing difficult to provide the learning environment required to adequately account for all types of learners. For instance, having over 400 students per class/section with limited institutional support, with dual (online/face-to-face) interfaces, along with curriculum development, administration, committee requirements, research and related funding applications has created an environment where instructors have extremely limited time and resources to spend on “one-on-one” time with their students. A tutor can fill this void, by being able to zero in on students’ questions and spend the needed time to find solutions together. Tutor’s can also provide…
(1) the much needed emotional support for students (especially when you need it most), as tutors have the time for students to feel heard, and be able to work at the student’s pace, and not the other way around.
(2) the necessary study and time management skills, as well as varying perspectives on how to help you navigate your personal secondary and post-secondary experience.
(3) more flexible hours and which can accommodate a student’s schedule.
(4) skill sets that could help students master effective problem-solving methods and test-taking strategies, thereby changing the student’s perception of a ‘dreaded’ course to one that provides opportunity.
Overall, tutors can provide help, support and guidance to students at all levels of their academic journey.
From experience, the first year of university can be tough as you may be experiencing some of the following: (1) You have moved abroad (first time leaving home, and/or leaving the country you were residing, and/or away from from family for the first time) to attend school. (2) English may be your second language. (3) You may feel like just a number as you are enrolled in classes with over a 100 students and the instructor doesn’t know your name. This may differ dramatically from your high school experience; therefore, you feel like you can’t get the necessary help and support you need to get decent grades. (4) You are working (part to full-time) in order to pay your expenses which leaves you less time to study and/or do your course work. (5) You were getting A’s-B’s grades in high school, but are now struggling to make those grades in university. (6) You don’t know what your major is and you feel like you lack direction, etc. (7) You have to take prerequisite courses which in your case have skewed study to grade ratios (e.g., physics, discrete mathematics, technical writing, etc) and you dread taking them. (8) You were the top of your class in high school, but now you are only one of hundred who were all top of your class in high school. (9) Etc.
University can be hard, and that is okay!
You are not alone, and Sharpest Pencil Tutoring Inc. can provide you with solutions to help you take charge of your educational experience.
If you are experiencing any of the aforementioned, that’s okay because you are not alone, and there are solutions to help you take charge of your educational experience. First, acknowledge that the transition from high school to university is rife with change, and that is okay as this transition is an opportunity for growth. Second, despite feeling like you were prepared prior to entering post-secondary, many students aren’t prepared and feel overwhelmed (even shocked) at some point during their educational journey. Last but not least, find help, guidance and support. From experience, students who do seek help enjoy university more than students who do not, they have a better work-life balance, and their grades tend to be higher.
You don’t need to be in your first year of university to seek help, guidance and support from a tutor. Students at all levels of their educational journey would benefit. For instance, you may have fallen back into old study habits, and/or have to face a dreaded prerequisite course, and/or need to embark into a new subject area where a bit of support and guidance from a tutor could make all the difference in your educational experience. Maybe you are graduate student in need of a sounding board for your comprehensive exam, or constructive feedback on your dissertation. In fact, the leap from undergraduate to graduate student can be large, as you have now entered a new world of educational demands. Whatever the case, take charge of your education and seek help, guidance and support.
Sharpest Pencil Tutoring Inc. can help you with your academic journey.
© Nelsen, 2024
