Private tuition plays an integral role in shaping students’ academic life. This is especially a common phenomenon now as education becomes more and more challenging. Students feel that the material and guidance given in school is not enough to make the cut.
Thus, many students make sure that they opt for online tuition, group tuition or one-to-one home tuition for personalised guidance. This guidance supplements everything that is being done in school. This way students, feel more prepared for examinations and more confident of cracking entrance exams or securing their place in a renowned university.
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So, how exactly does private tutoring pave the way for students’ success in their academic journey? Let’s explore and find out!
CURIOSITY
Although “curiosity kills the cat” is a common phrase taught to children to avoid unnecessary investigation and experimentation of something originating from an unknown territory, curiosity is important for one to gain knowledge.
This essentially means that students need to cultivate the habit of being curious for the right things, and to the right extent. When children become curious about something, it sparks the interest in them to learn about the concept or topic. That is the first step to learning.
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Private tutors do an excellent job in prefacing their lesson with some interesting facts about the topic that is being taught. Or by even asking children thought-provoking questions about the relevance of topic in real-life.
CUSTOMISED TEACHING STYLE
Since every student is unique in his or her own way with learning style and grasping power, each and every one has different approach to learning. Private tutors make sure that they analyse every student with the first few tuition sessions itself.
For some students, the teacher does not need to spend hours explaining concepts; such students can jump straight into practice. Whereas, for other students, it is important for them to master the concept first and take baby steps in learning. There are no hard and fast rules of how learning should be done; so, it is okay to be a slow-learner and it is fine to be a fast-learner who gets restless easily during lessons.
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Lessons will be tailored to meet the specific learning needs of every single student. This is the biggest benefit that students can reap from tuition.
OBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVE
A bad score and a good score have a heavy emotional component associated with it. In the journey of learning, students need to cultivate the habit of not taking a score on a test or exam paper to their head. It is not necessary to be upset to the core about a bad score, and it is absolutely foolish to develop an ego after becoming a top-scorer for an exam.
Private tuition will be an eye-opener for students as tuition teachers will teach students to look at everything with an objective perspective. Letting emotions get the best of you will be to your disadvantage in all circumstances.
GIVING IN TO PRESSURE
Students often feel pressured to follow certain study techniques that their friends are using. However, such study techniques may not even be useful for them when they try out. Unfortunately, under peer pressure, they would be under the false impression that the study technique they newly adopted will be helpful one way or another.
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Comparing yourself to others and try to imitate others’ learning methods leads to undue stress. The best way to study is to follow what works for you. Private tutors teach students to figure out their own strengths and weaknesses and work on improving their grades in their very own unique way.
With a good tutor’s guidance, it is absolutely possible for students to score well in examinations and to even develop interest in subjects they were once dreaded!