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Has tutoring increased your grades?

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Gloamglozer:

--- Quote from: shinny on November 18, 2009, 03:42:31 pm ---I also know of a tutor in Kew that charges $100 per hour or something along those lines who apparently has never had a student get under 40.

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That's really impressive.  What subject(s) did they tutor? 

Collin Li:
I would argue that tutoring indirectly increases your grade through things like motivation and confidence (a big one).

Lots of my students are already capable -- they just don't realise it, or believe in themselves. Their low goals are their primary problem a lot of the time.

This is why I believe my role has evolved over time into one of a mentoring role, over a tutoring role. I have needed to develop interpersonal skills along with the technical academic skills I already had.

Employers lap this story up, and it's true. (Note to self: mention this more in my interviews, and less about Merspi.)

ngRISING:
personally. i hated methods. i got between 40-55% on sacs. i remember on one sac i got 39.5%. after getting private tutoring, i began picking up methods well and starteed getting 70-80%.

Ilovemathsmeth:
I feel that tuition is unnecessary for subjects like Methods, Chem, Physics, Accounting and Biology. This is because hard work and effort practically guarantees a good score.

I didn't take tuition for Methods, Chem or Accounting and still did well in Methods, and ranked 1 for Chem and Acc at my school. Absolutely no need to take tuition for Further Maths. It shows that perseverance is the most important in maximising grades. For subjects like English/English language it might help because you need constant feedback.

shinny:

--- Quote from: Ilovemathsmeth on December 08, 2009, 02:36:39 pm ---I feel that tuition is unnecessary for subjects like Methods, Chem, Physics, Accounting and Biology. This is because hard work and effort practically guarantees a good score.

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This might be true for you, but many people don't understand the concepts in Methods and Chem for example, in which case a tutor is the best option. It really comes on a case-by-case basis I guess.

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