Education

Reading: Tutoring Centers

A good friend of mine has a son with a slight learning disability who needed help to make it through high school. Every week, the family would drive over an hour to a tutoring center so this young man could get the specialized help he needed. Because of the help found at the tutoring center, the young man was able to graduate with his class without having to spend additional years in high school.

One of the things making tutoring centers so effective is the low student to teacher ratio. In many classes in public schools, the student to teacher ratio is 20 to 1 or more. For students in middle school and high school, the student to teacher ratio can be 100 to 1 or more when you count all of the students the teacher is responsible for during the day in various classes. It is impossible for a teacher to give each student the care needed during a single class period.

Making the Most of Tutoring Centers
Sometimes, parents and students start out on the right track with tutoring centers and then as a few weeks go by, they allow other aspects of life to interfere with the tutoring. It is very important to make sure the time spent at tutoring centers is a high priority until the student meets the desired educational goals. At first, it may take more time at tutoring centers for students to catch up. Be prepared to go to the tutoring center of choice two to three times a week or more in the beginning.

After the student has caught up, the student may be able to cut back on the amount of time spent at the tutoring center to one session per week. Sometimes, students only need help for a short period of time to learn new information in a particular subject and can succeed on their own after some initial help. Of course, the amount of time needed at the tutoring center will be different for every student.