Did tutoring help you with school work? (1 Viewer)

[HelenaJean]

i did tutoring in standard English last year from Kip Mcgraph. I thought it was good.
my marks were still pretty average (72%) but considering i had little idea how to write an essay when i went in there and couldn't/still can't spell, it did amazing things.

i think the kids that get average marks from their tutors are probably just terrible at it/way behind/lazy/forced by parents. Two kids in the tutoring class with me didn't want to be there, they did bugger all (at over a $1,000 a term. They were tutored for everything and had been for years. i weep for the parents) and obviously their results showed it.

Pick a good tutor,
ditch them if they're not working for you,
work hard (they're a tool, not a magic bullet)

 

[rawrence]

Yes, tutor is highly recommended for the HSC, but you will only improve if you put in the effort. I went to a tutor where there was a class and I found it really enjoyable if you can balance between socialising in class and paying attention

 

[acemusic415]

I did tutoring for Advanced English in Year 11 and it definitely helped for Year 12.

 

[madharris]

Tutoring does help
In 2u maths i went from rank 28 > 13
Bio from 26 > 16
Chem 15 > 5
English Adv 65 > 32
(1st number is is rank after half yearlies, second is yearlies)

Of course you also have to study but tutoring is very helpful especially if you;re not good at a subject

 

[miester]

tutoring + no effort = a waste of time and money
tutoring + extra effort = success

 

[b33g_boss]

i did tutoring in standard English last year from Kip Mcgraph. I thought it was good.
my marks were still pretty average (72%) but considering i had little idea how to write an essay when i went in there and couldn't/still can't spell, it did amazing things.

i think the kids that get average marks from their tutors are probably just terrible at it/way behind/lazy/forced by parents. Two kids in the tutoring class with me didn't want to be there, they did bugger all (at over a $1,000 a term. They were tutored for everything and had been for years. i weep for the parents) and obviously their results showed it.

Pick a good tutor,
ditch them if they're not working for you,
work hard (they're a tool, not a magic bullet)

trust me people do not go to kip mcgraph tutoring- it was horrible. I went for one day and quit, the lady treated me like shit and thought i couldn't write an essay, so as determined as i was i worked hard for english and got help from my teacher, and lifted my end adv mark of 66% in half yearlies to 87%, and now i write an average of 8 pages for an essay ( before i struggled to get 3 pgs)

 

[irenefu]

tutoring + no effort = a waste of time and money
tutoring + extra effort = success

So true - my parents used to pay $$$ for me to tutor for OC and selective , and I never bothered trying. So regret wasting the opportunity.

 

[Atarer]

Has tutoring outside of school paid off?Did tutoring boost your school marks by a lot, or was the improvement only minimal? Because I know a lot of my friends who are forced to tutor, and they get mediocre marks (60-70%), yet they still go to the same tutor, whilst people who don't do tutoring get higher marks than them.

english: no
maths/science: yes

also it depends on your school teachers. if you have a crap teacher for a subject, definitely get a tutor

 

[SayWut]

The "success" of a tutor is dependant on two things
1) The Tutor
2) You

For obvious reasons your tutor should be patient, experienced and knowledgeable. If he or she is not, then not only does it waste your time, but it also makes you feel somewhat "inadequate", which leads to a terrible situation that spirals out of control.

With that being said, even if you have the best tutor in the world who's had state rankers every year, extremely high number of band6's and whatnot - it still does not guarantee that you will be a part of that group.

This is being said from experience. My English tutor whom I've had since year 7 has taught 2 First in state's for ADV english and SEVERAL state rankers, however I myself being a very unmotivated student for a good 3-4 years very much destroyed my chances of doing well (for her standards at least). On the other hand, after the trials (for which I had scored TERRIBLY in math extension, and I mean terrible like <40/84) I got myself a tutor. He tutored me and I really enjoyed it. I ended up scoring about 68-73/84 in past papers in the week leading up to the Math extension exam (how I went in that was a totally different matter =_=)

But yea that's my advice.

 

[jane bubble]

Where can I find a good, but not too expensive tutor

And which of these subjects should I take tutoring? Math (2U), English (adv), bio, legal studies, chem.

Btw, teachers at our school don't know how to teach. I mean, I get the content and all, what else am i missing out on?
When should I get it? 6 week holidays? because right now, I have no time

 

[someth1ng]

The good thing about tutoring for subjects like English is that the explanations/analysis that your tutor gives you will vary from what your teacher at school gives you. This gives you the option to merge the ideas and expand beyond what other students are doing.

 

[choccie monster]

Personally, I didn't have a tutor during my HSC, and it is definitely possible to do well without a huge deal of formal help.

However, this relied upon a good knowledge of the syllabus requirements, logical explanations of concepts, good answering technique, and lots of hard work. The first three can and should be provided by your school. If you're not getting these, it is probably worth considering getting a tutor. The last is up to yourself - no matter how much help you get, it is your efforts that will get you across the finish line.

 

[silvi_1]

You've probably considered this already, but another important thing you need to consider is time. If you do do tutoring, think about how many hours you will take out of your own time to do it. Also, think about 'keeping up' with the tutoring work - especially homework if it is maths (that is, if the tutoring you are intending on doing is for acceleration, not consolidation).

However, if you're motivated enough and have the determination, tutoring can really pay off.

Hope my advice helped!

 

[Drongoski]

Personally, I didn't have a tutor during my HSC, and it is definitely possible to do well without a huge deal of formal help.

It all depends. You obviously are one of the brighter students who did not need a tutor. Many do benefit from some external help. How much a student gets out of it is a function of 2 variables: the student and the tutor. And it goes without saying that not all tutors are equal.