By: Arthur Hall
Submitted: 2011-08-31 13:34:49 | Word Count: 535
In this present time and age, education has become a huge industry as people place more importance on academic qualifications. Of course, this is not to say that education was not important in the past. It is just that the competitiveness of today's society makes it more crucial than ever to get a head start on your peers.
In Singapore, the tuition industry is growing at a faster rate than ever as parents seek to give their children any form of competitive edge that can assist them in school. However, does having tuition really work? After so many hours of studying in school, is there still a need for extra lessons?
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It is true that having tuition is not a guarantee that the student's grades will improve. In fact, most tutors are usually reluctant to offer any form of guarantee to parents. However, it is also true that tuition does make a difference to a student's grades most of the time, and it does offer the student certain benefits that complements what is being taught in school.
For a start, it allows students to have a second shot at topics that they did not fully understand in school. Teachers in tuition centres are usually armed with proven study approaches and some tuition centres even provide a clear and well planned study timeline. This enables its students to learn about topics in advance, so when they go through it in school, it will be the second time they are exposed to learning.
Home tutors provide a different kind of benefit for the students. Very often, teachers in schools are running a tight schedule and face the challenge of catering to the learning needs of students with different learning abilities.
This makes it very hard for school teachers to focus their attention on every single student in the class. A home tutor bridges the gap by providing the attention and guidance that these students find impossible to receive in schools. In addition, home tutors are likely to come across students from different schools in their tutoring. This allows them to have an understanding of the different standards and practices among schools, and use it to better assist the student in learning.
Students are also more likely to express their doubts and seek clarification during a one to one tutoring session, as compared to a classroom setting with thirty other classmates. One to one tutoring is thus hugely beneficial for students who find it difficult to voice their thoughts in class, and for those with low self esteem.
In conclusion, tutoring is proven to make a difference to the academic performances of a child most of the time. Be it in a tuition agency with a well oiled system or a one to one home tutoring, the child will receive opportunities to better understand a topic or clarify their doubts in a less pressurising environment.
Of course, the benefits of tuition will improve greatly if the parents show their share of support for the child. Instead of warning their child to perform and not waste the money spent on tuition, parents should work together with their tutors to maximise the child's potential and achieve greater success.
