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The Long-Term Benefits of Academic Aid

Working with a private tutor comes with a range of short-term benefits directly related to improved grades and academic performance. That said, the benefits of working with a tutor goes beyond the classroom. 

Every child learns differently and can succeed academically. When you work with a child to give them academic support through a private tutor and personalized education, they can reap long-term benefits and skills to apply in different areas of their life.

It should come as little surprise that more and more families opt for private academic aid to help their children succeed in and outside the classroom. The Toronto Star reports that, in 2015 alone, 34% of parents opted for private tutoring. This number continues to grow as remote learning becomes the new normal for students around the world. 

Doing well in school and achieving academic success involves the development of skills and habits that can help students reach future goals and better adjust to new environments:

Time Management

Time management plays an essential role in success inside and outside the classroom, as students need to balance various school-related tasks with their other daily responsibilities. When students can work with their parents and private tutors to effectively manage their time, they can develop time management skills to carry into their future.

Building time management skills early on can help students create routines, schedule their time accordingly in post-secondary when more assignments are due, and better manage their future career and daily job-related tasks.

Confidence

Studies have directly linked tutoring with increased confidence in students. A student’s success in school and confidence in their abilities comes with a self-assuredness to carry into their future.

When students work with a tutor to identify their learning needs and fill in their knowledge gaps, they can have better confidence inside and outside of the classroom. 

Personalized learning can equip students with the resources they need to see that they can succeed academically. This confidence allows them to tackle new obstacles as they come and improve their overall ability and willingness to problem-solve. 

Self-Awareness

One of the primary objectives of private tutoring is to provide students with a personalized approach to education.

Every person works and learns differently. By working with a tutor, a child can identify how they learn best and apply this understanding to succeed in future classes and work situations.

Independence & Accountability

In the classroom, teachers keep students accountable. However, when working with a tutor, students learn to take accountability for their learning and develop a level of independence.

Long-Lasting Strategy Building & Learning Tools

Tutors help students improve their understanding of topics and concepts to help them achieve better grades, but they also do so much more. A tutor will help a student establish strategies for studying, retaining information, and explaining concepts.

These strategies can be applied to future schooling as well as situations outside the classroom. A lot of the time, tutors will help provide test preparation tips and other strategies to help students reduce feelings of stress and anxiety that may be impacting their academic performance. These tools can be helpful down the road in interviews and other stressful situations.

Originally published on October 13, 2020 in Geek Life

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