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Finding a Tutor for Your Teen
By Felicia Hodges
"This is not to say that they are not qualified; it's just that when you need specific tutoring for something like physics or chemistry or a specific test like the New York State Regents exam in global history, you need someone who really knows their subject backwards and forwards and is familiar with the state exams," Korpics says, adding that many of the students who fail standardized exams do so because they misunderstand the directions or analyze the questions too much.
"Learning centers seem to work better for elementary and early middle-level students," Korpics says. "I think high school students do better with specific subjects in very small groups with two or three kids. Best is one-on-one, I think."
Lisa also cautions that, because learning centers often provide a curriculum for students, it can sometimes be a disadvantage if the child views it as extra work they have to do in addition to their regular class assignments. "They may become frustrated and overwhelmed," she says.
"Having a good relationship with the tutor can really turn the student around," Warren says. "If they look forward to the time with the tutor and get the one-on-one attention they need, it can make an enormous difference in their academic performance."
She recalls a student who, angry about doing additional work with the tutor, actually sneaked out of a session when she left the room to get a pad of paper.
"I got in the car and drove down the road to see this super-cool seventh-grader be-bopping down [the street]," she says. "I pulled over and asked him where he was going and he sai 'Umm...McDonald's?'"
