Some students, in addition to their parents, feel as if tutoring is a bad thing or that their child can’t learn if they are sent for tutoring. This simply is not true and a recent group in Finland has developed a new program for tutoring and in order to show students and parents that tutoring could be for everyone. They occasionally send some of their best students for tutoring if they are in need of additional instructions or perhaps stuck on a problem. The program is set up as a tutoring intervention for all students. 

DC Tutors relay the same message to their students, that being tutored does not mean they can’t learn or something is ‘wrong’ with them; tutors help students understand that everyone, even the teachers, could use help now and then.

Additionally, tutors do receive extra help with webinars and by constantly updating their own field of expertise, whether it’s English, math or science, tutors often take additional classes to keep up-to-date on the latest teaching techniques and what is new in education.

Once considered as ‘homework helpers’ or ‘test-prep specialists’ tutors now consider themselves to be more of educational or learning ‘detectives,’ mentors and coaches that help students through what could be a difficult time. Tutors find the source of the problem and help students implement a workable solution.

Several research studies have found that the best tutoring environment is where a student feels most comfortable and that is typically in the home. DC tutoring will set regular appointments to tutor a child in his or her home throughout the week and weekends, whatever is needed to help the student get back on track or find their footing and succeed in school. 

All thtutors are highly educated and their infectious love of learning comes through loud and clear to their students. Tutors will figure out the best approach for that individual child’s learning styles, because some students learn visually – through flash cards or puppets; others learn better through auditory means – through the spoken word, reading the instructions to them or the problems out-loud.