Finding
A Qualified & Competent Tutor Is of Utmost Importance When
It Comes To Assisting Post-Secondary School Students A
"personal
tutor"
otherwise known as a "learning coach" can make all
the difference in the world for a student at university or
college. Being "mentored" by a leaning coach relieves
a great deal of stress and helps you keep up with your studies. The Greater
Sudbury
Learning Clinic offers
post-secondary school students a service that is totally different from anything else
you will find in the entire area. As a 'Professional
Career Coach', I specialize in helping post-secondary school
students achieve the highest marks possible in order for them to
complete their particular course of studies. The high cost of
post-secondary school programs makes it critical for students to
pass each course the first time in order to avoid having to pay
for the course a second time. TUTOR
SELECTION AND INSTRUCTION
- When
you make contact with The Learning Clinic Education Centre, I
will personally review your current situation in order to
establish some realistic goals and objectives. This will
include estimating the number of sessions that may be
required to achieve a successful outcome. I believe it is
important for you to understand your chances of success so
that you do not have any unrealistic goals. However, in most
cases, we will be able to develop a "plan of
action" that should enable you to obtain your desired
marks.
- If possible, I will try to arrange for a tutor who is one
or two years ahead of you in the same program of
study.
- The tutor will meet with you at your home or on the
campus, as per your preference.
- Depending on your needs and the "plan of
action", your tutor will meet with you for sessions
that can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours in length.
You and your tutor will arrange to meet for instruction
sessions on days and times that are suitable to both of your
schedules. The days may or may not be different each week
and you may meet more than once per week if that is
agreeable to both you and your tutor. You may ask for more
sessions during exam periods or when you have major
assignments on which to work.
- I have found in the past that on-campus sessions are the
most convenient. You can arrange get together with your
tutor at the library or in one of the study areas for 30
minutes or an hour to clear up some issues that may have
come up. Since both of you are likely to be at the campus
often, it is easier to schedule times, especially if
something comes up at the last minute.
- We can usually find a tutor for you within three or four
days.
INSTRUCTION SESSIONS
- At the beginning of each session, the tutor will first of
all assist you with any difficulties that you encountered
since the time of your previous meeting. Our goal is to make
sure that you do not fall any further behind in your studies
so we want to help you "keep up" with your
classroom responsibilities.
- The second portion of the session will be spent preparing
you for new topics that may be coming up in the week(s)
ahead. The goal here is to make sure that you have an easier
time understanding new concepts. This means that you must
ask your teacher for a brief outline of the topics that will
be addressed in the week or two ahead.
- The third portion of the session will be spent preparing
you for tests and/or assignments that may be coming up in
the immediate future. The tutor will help you develop some
effective study skills and assist you in prioritizing the
material that you should be studying for the test.
- The fourth portion of each session will be devoted to
helping you understand concepts that you may have had
problems with earlier in the semester and for which you will
be tested again on the final exam. Even though the material
has been taken during the first part of the semester, it
will still be on the exam so you must review concepts that
you had trouble with previously.
- Your tutor will provide you with his/her email address and
phone number so that you can access the tutor if needed in
between sessions. There are times when you may need some
advice or guidance over the phone to clear up a particular
problem.
FEE FOR TUTORING SERVICES
- The rate for tutoring is $36 per hour.
- You will be charged a flat rate of $216 at the beginning
of each six (6) hours of instruction.
- All payments are to be made by cheque made payable to THE
LEARNING CLINIC or by cash.
- You will be asked to pay for the first 6 hours when you
meet for your first session.
- You and your tutor will estimate the amount of time that
you will need and schedule sessions that will take you up to
and including your exam.
- Your tutoring must be completed in blocks of six hours, so
plan your sessions accordingly. Always save some hours so
that you have time prior to your exam to meet with your
tutor.
- You may discontinue the tutoring at the end of any six
hour block. You may also request a different tutor for any
reason.
- You will provide the tutor with payment at the end of each
six hour block to cover the following six hours. The tutor
will mail the cheque to The Learning Clinic.
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