When is Tutoring Appropriate? Five Tips to Help Your Child
There is much written about the ways in which children today are overscheduled. Between school, homework, sports, dance, band, and community service projects, it’s difficult to carve out even an hour a day for family time. Still, many parents find themselves considering whether or not to get tutoring for their children. It’s rarely an easy decision to make, so here are five tips to help you determine when it’s appropriate to engage the services of a tutor.
1. Raising Grades. Tutors can help children raise their grades. If your child is falling behind in math, for example, a math tutor can work with your child to help him or her understand the curriculum and become better prepared for class work and for tests. If your child is falling behind in several subjects, tutoring can help him or her raise his or her overall grade point average.
2. Acceleration. Tutoring can be an excellent tool for gifted and accelerated students who either need more advanced coursework or who could benefit from work with more depth and complexity. Keeping a gifted or accelerated learner engaged and...