There are 2 types of tuition that students attend: a) Tuition centers and b) Home tuition, either at the student’s house or the tutor’s house.
In this post, I will explain the benefits of choosing to have tuition in your own home, in which a tutor will come to your house for the lessons.
1) 1-on-1 or small group concept
The main benefit of home tuition is the full attention received by student from a tutor.
Every student is unique, and not all students are quick at understanding the lessons being taught in school. It is also common for some students to not being able to comprehend a lesson as their mastery of the fundamentals in a particular subject is not strong. For example, a student may be slow at grasping a topic in SPM Add Maths for not having a solid understanding of the Index topic (a topic learned in Form Three). In some cases, a student may not fully understood a lesson that was taught in school because the teacher teaches too fast. The teacher might have to do as they are required to complete a subject syllabus within a period of time.
These reasons will cause students to eventually get left out, and it usually happens to those who are generally shy to ask the teacher what they do not understand in class. Most of the time, these students will end up getting disinterested and eventually give up all efforts to catch up with the lessons. It is not surprising that most of these students end up getting poor marks in examinations.
With having a home tuition, the full attention given by a tutor to a student will bring excellent benefits. A tutor can find out which part of a lesson a student does not understand. The tutor can then proceed to teach the lesson, repeatedly if needed, until it is understood completely. The tutor can then follow up with related exercises to enhance the student’s understanding. During these sessions, a tutor can also identify the weaknesses of a student that causes them to get poor marks in examinations. For example, a student might not able to do an Add Math question quickly and correctly even though the lesson is understood initially. After further ‘diagnose’, it is found out that the student might not memorize simple multiplications, or cannot perform simple calculations without using the calculator, or still confuse with operations involving fractions or negative numbers. Once these have been identified, a tutor can assist the students to improve themselves and avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future. For example, a tutor can show students techniques to memorize the multiplications table, or how to practice doing simple arithmetic without using a calculator.
With these practices, future sessions will slowly be less difficult and more fun once the students have mastered the key fundamentals. Home tuition sessions can also be a ‘safe’ environment for shy students to be more expressive and to ask more questions. When a student manages to solve a particular problem after being guided by a tutor, the student will find out that there is actually no harm in asking questions. These students will surely want to ask more, and in the process they will slowly build their self-confidence. Gradually, they will learn to overcome their shyness and be more expressive in the future.
2) Flexibility in having lessons
Home tuition is really flexible when it comes to the style of learning. A student can choose whichever topic he or she wants to learn, without having to follow a specific syllabus or strict schedules. They can choose to concentrate on topics they are weak at, and skip any topics they have already understood in school. These enable students (who will sit for an exam) to start doing past year or forecasted questions much earlier, while having enough time to discuss the answers with their tutor and to identify which parts or topics that they still have difficulty in. Students who performed well in major exams cited one of the reasons that contributed to their success were the sufficient exam-like exercises done, and the discussion they had with their teacher to find out how to correct their mistakes.
In terms of scheduling, home tuition enables student to have sessions on their preferred time and day. If they have to cancel session for some unavoidable reason, they can have those sessions replaced to any other day, thus avoiding students from missing any lessons.
3) Comfortability and Safety
Most parents living in cities do not have time to send and fetch their kids from tuition centers. With home tuition, students do not have to travel anywhere, thus saving parents’ time and effort. Parents also do not have to worry about their children’s safety and comfort as these are guaranteed when the sessions are being done in their own home. With home tuitions, parents are able to monitor their children progress closely. They can meet the tutor frequently and discuss their children’s academic performance regularly.
As a conclusion, opting to have home tuition brings excellent benefits. Students will receive the full attention of a tutor which guarantees improvement in academic results. Students will also enjoy flexibility in learning and scheduling, while at the same time parents' mind will be at ease knowing that their children’s comfort and safety are guaranteed.
Thank you for reading.
