Question: What exactly is peer tutoring and why is it so effective?
The Tutoring Company prides itself in offering what we call ‘modified peer tutoring.’ Peer tutoring in a classical sense is when a student is tutored by one of their peers. This approach is extremely effective because familiarity, comfort and communication are integral elements of the learning experience. In The Tutoring Company’s five years of successful tutoring, we have learned that the relationship between a mature college student and a high school/middle school pupil results in the most effective learning based upon a blend of familiarity, subject matter mastery and peer trust.
Our tutors are carefully selected to ensure that they possess optimal communication skills and maturity as well as the ability to command respect and instill confidence in their students. In comparison to a traditional approach of utilizing an authority figure, this tutoring partnership enhances the students’ enjoyment of the learning experience and results in significant gains in subject matter mastery.
Students are faced with teachers daily that can seem very far removed from a kid’s reality. Working with a tutor that was recently in the same situation is the perfect way to bring down barriers that traditional teachers encounter with their students. Communication is at the root of all successful teaching and often the most difficult barrier to overcome. The Tutoring Company focuses as much on communication, positive energy and motivation as we do on concepts. A teacher can be the most technically sound instructor, but if their students aren’t getting the message, that doesn’t matter.
The Tutoring Company strives to make sure that every student leaves feeling positively impacted, both conceptually and personally. Learning lies at the intersection of communication and positive reinforcement. That is why The Tutoring Company uses our proprietary Student Profiler Matching System to make sure that we don’t only get our students the perfect subject match, but the perfect personality and teaching style as well.
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