School education in Russia is bursting at the seams. The general education mix is present both in ordinary schools and in gymnasiums, lyceums and colleges. Our schools are adopting experience, introducing new educational programs, and creating experimental classes. But for some reason, the knowledge of a modern schoolchild is an order of magnitude lower than the Soviet level of education, and more and more often parents are asking, does my child need a tutor?
The differentiation of schools has become an inalienable fact. Not in terms of social or material division, but in terms of “service delivery.” Increasingly, expensive private gymnasiums provide “educational services” that are combined with school education except for school uniforms. While ordinary schools “conduct training.” Those who want to receive “educational services” receive them, but “getting an education” today is becoming a real problem.
That is why the question of tutoring schoolchildren is increasingly arising. If a primary schoolchild needs a tutor in extreme cases, then from the fifth grade onwards almost every third child needs a tutor. Of course, this can be associated with an increase in the number of subjects and teachers, an increase in school workload, but everyone is in the same conditions. And if previously the number of people lagging behind in a class did not exceed two or three people, today we can say with confidence that a good half of the entire school class needs a tutor.
What is the problem and does a child even need a tutor? Don’t rush to ask yourself whether you need a tutor. If your child starts to fall behind, first of all, talk to the teacher and find out what the problem is? It may be enough to increase control and take part in homework. Perhaps a consultation with a psychologist is necessary. After all, tutoring cannot solve your problematic family relationships. When hiring a tutor, you won’t be able to buy your child’s attention.
In what cases is a tutor needed?
A schoolchild needs a tutor if:
The child has missed or is missing school due to illness. In this case, tutoring will help you catch up.
Temporary difficulties arise with subjects that parents cannot help with. For example, in subjects in which the parents themselves are incompetent. Very often this is a foreign language.
These are two reasons why the question of whether a tutor is needed disappears, because in this case a tutor is needed. However, it is important to understand that tutoring in high school is an emergency and temporary measure. Since tutoring according to the school curriculum in any case is a serious signal. Move to another school if your child cannot cope without a tutor. Transfer to another school if you think the school is weak. If the knowledge of younger schoolchildren can be corrected, then it may be too late.
Today's education system very often, and especially, unfortunately, in high school, forces you to use the services of a tutor. Today tutoring is a business. A huge number of teaching hours and a difficult program sometimes do not allow a teenager to absorb knowledge in class, and tutoring can help catch up. Or a weak teacher or, for example, there is no replacement for a teacher who has gone on maternity leave, and the Unified State Exam is just around the corner, for example, there is a selection of free sites for preparing for the Unified State Exam in social studies ; you can also find them for other subjects. In all these cases, a tutor is, of course, needed to prepare for the exam. Here you will no longer go to continue your studies at another school.
It is important to understand that in tutoring, as in any business, you should not go too far. We all love our children and want the best for them, we want to give them all the treasures in the world without considering their “creditworthiness”. Look at your child objectively, overcoming your parental zeal. Choose a suitable school for him and strive to give him the “optimal level of knowledge” that he can handle, so as not to turn his education into an unbearable burden.
