When it comes to early education, gaps in understanding can occur quickly – and they can persist, even as a student ages. That’s why early intervention, including extra tutoring or one-on-one homework help, is so important for young learners who struggle with reading or math.
As a parent, you want to make sure your kids are prepared for success. But how do you find the right tutor for your elementary-age student? And how do you ensure your student is making progress?
At TutorUp, we connect you with certified, experienced teachers who specialize in working with students who are still “learning to learn.” Not only have our tutors gone through extensive background checks, but they also understand how to break down big concepts, make learning fun, and encourage students who struggle with motivation.
Here are five qualities you should look for in tutors who work with elementary students – and the questions you should ask your tutor right from the start.
1. Does your tutor have experience teaching or tutoring concepts in your student’s age range?
In elementary school math and reading, teachers tackle big concepts in manageable chunks, and each lesson builds on the last. There’s a big variation in content mastery between each year, too. For example, the way a kindergarten teacher tackles math concepts will look pretty different from the math concepts at work in a second-grade teacher’s classroom – but all the concepts in K-3 build on and reinforce one another.
Young learners who struggle with elementary school math and reading often get stuck on mastering the basic concepts they’ll need to build on later. Look for a tutor who understands how to teach the concepts for your student’s particular age group – and who can potentially look backward to help your student master a concept they might have struggled with in an earlier year.
Questions to ask your tutor:
- What kind of experience do you have teaching addition, subtraction, or multiples to students who struggle with these concepts?
- Tell me about a time you helped a student who struggled with learning to read. What did you do to help?
2. How does your tutor break down concepts for young learners?
If your elementary-age student needs more help tackling basic concepts in reading and math, it’s likely your teacher has already alerted you. Your teacher can be a great resource for your tutor, too, and can help your tutor understand which concepts need more practice and reinforcement.
“For tutoring to be effective, the tutor needs to have contact with the classroom teacher in order to discuss the current curriculum and classroom goals, teaching styles and practices, and gaps the teacher is seeing in the school,”
Shannon Keeny, a Baltimore-based private tutor, explained to PBS.org.
“The tutor should support the learning in the classroom by reteaching or accelerating,” she added. “The tutor becomes an advocate for the student’s learning for the school and a support for the parents.”
At TutorUp, we make it easy to put your tutor in contact with your student’s teacher to make tutoring sessions even more effective. This is especially important for elementary-age students who need more practice with basic concepts before they can tackle related or advanced concepts in reading and math.
Questions to ask your tutor:
- Tell me about a time you realized a student needed to back up and practice a concept from earlier in the curriculum, or the prior year’s instruction. How did you shift your tutoring plan?
- How would you work with a student’s teacher to determine which concepts need more practice or reinforcement?
3. What does your tutor do to help students who are tired, frustrated, or stuck?
Tutoring elementary school students requires a special kind of patience. Remember: your student just spent eight hours in a classroom, working hard or perhaps even feeling frustrated by not understanding some of the tasks in front of them. They’re ready to run around, be social, play, or just plain rest with Mom and Dad.
Your tutor will have to be patient enough to break down concepts for an elementary-age student and to deal with a waning attention span. While you want to encourage both your tutor and your student to set goals and get work done, understand that working in shorter bursts, taking breaks, and making it fun can all help make tutoring more effective in the long run.
Questions to ask your tutor:
- What do you do when you sense that your student might be struggling with a concept or hitting a wall?
- Tell me about a time you changed your teaching style to make sure a student understood the concept you were trying to teach.
4. How does your tutor make learning fun and engaging?
Elementary students are often curious and engaged in the learning process, especially when teachers incorporate song, physical objects, art, or movement. While your tutor might not feel comfortable breaking out a guitar and singing about multiples, they should have a plan for making tutoring time fun and engaging.
Look for tutors who have experience with project-based learning, learning games and technology, or creating math and reading-related art projects as a way to break up sessions solely focused on practice or drilling. Ideally, your tutor will find a balance between reinforcing concept mastery and encouraging playfulness that works best for you and your student.
Questions to ask your tutor:
- What experience do you have with project-based learning?
- How would you make one-on-one reading time or math practice more engaging?
- How do you engage physical, auditory, and/or visual learners?
5. What does your tutor do to encourage students who struggle?
Every student needs encouragement, especially if they’re spending extra time with a tutor or need one-on-one homework help. Look for tutors who understand what will feel like a big “win” for your student, especially as they begin to master concepts that will help them catch up with the rest of their classmates.
Just as you would ideally sit down with your tutor to establish tutoring goals, consider using learning-centered rewards, too. Maybe a 30-minute one-on-one reading session with a tutor earns your student a 20-minute break. Or maybe a positive tutoring report means your student gets to pick the next book for reading time based on their own interests and passions, rather than reading level.
Whatever form your tutor’s encouragement takes, make sure you’ve found someone who is sensitive to positive reinforcement, and who will work with you and your student to create the best possible environment for learning.
Questions to ask your tutor:
- How do you encourage students to keep trying even if they feel frustrated?
- What kinds of positive reinforcement do you use most often in your tutoring sessions?
Get the kids to school on time. Ace your presentation at work. Run errands. Manage after-school activities. Cook dinner. Spend time together as a family.
The to-do list never ends. It’s no wonder you’re having trouble figuring out how to balance at-home tutoring with everything else. Tutoring is yet another time and financial commitment, as well as a decision that’s crucial to your child’s academic success.
Here’s how to make more time in your home life for tutoring – even if you’re already juggling too many commitments:
1. Simplify the Hiring Process
One of the biggest barriers to finding the right tutor for your family is the hiring process. Not only is this process time-consuming and stressful, it can be expensive, too.
After all, you’re looking for a tutor who understands your child’s curriculum, and one who can help them succeed in the areas where they need more support. That level of expertise doesn’t always come with an affordable price tag.
At TutorUp, we simplify the hiring process for you by connecting you with the very best tutors at even better rates. We’ll help you identify the teachers with the right experience at an affordable rate.
Once you’re connected with your new tutor, it’s up to you both to find the right time during the week to put your student on the path to academic success.
2. Make a Consistent Schedule
When your weekly schedule is packed to the brim, finding time for tutoring can be a challenge. But establishing a routine with your tutor is important for your family – and for your student.
Pick a consistent day and time, so you can manage your to-do list around your student’s tutoring sessions. Consistency gives your student the structure and stability they need to learn successfully over time, too.
Planning doesn’t come naturally to everyone, though. If you struggle to keep all of your after-school and work commitments organized, it’s time to change your approach:
- Invest in a family calendar and keep it in a prominent place.
- Or, if your family is tech-savvy, use a scheduling app like Google Calendar or Cozi to keep everyone’s commitments straight.
- Make notes about who is responsible for which commitment.
- Commit to planning ahead. When you plan one or two weeks out, you can limit the number of surprises that disrupt your day-to-day routine.
3. Drop a Commitment
Sometimes we just can’t do it all. And our tendency to over-schedule could actually be hurting young students, distracting them from the kinds of activities that make a difference in their education over time.
“In our desire to fully engage with our children’s education, many of us gravitate to time-intensive activities that may not actually have much impact on their success in school,” Ariela Rozman, an expert in K-12 education, explained to Harvard Business Review.
Rozman suggests that paring back on school events to focus on homework help or reading as a family might make all the difference in your student’s overall academic success.
The same could be said for prioritizing tutoring over other activities – if only for a short time. Make joining after-school clubs and sports a goal for the following semester, or help your student choose one activity they really enjoy, instead of juggling three or four.
Still, this process can be tricky for students who may already feel down about needing a tutor in the first place. However you and your family decide to fit tutoring into your after-school schedule, make sure your student understands that it’s not a punishment – and that it can be an exciting, challenging way to keep improving their skills.
4. Use “Flex” Work Time
Office jobs are more flexible than ever, and your company likely has a policy about “flex” work time or flexible schedules. Don’t be afraid to take advantage of these policies – especially if you don’t have additional money for childcare, or nothing else in your schedule will give.
Communicate openly with your partner or your family members, so you can determine who has the most wiggle room in their schedule and which workplace is most supportive when it comes to childcare. Maybe it’s possible for you or your partner to work at home in the afternoons during after-school tutoring. Or maybe one of you can head to work an hour earlier, in order to leave the office at 4 PM and accommodate your tutor.
Be open with your boss about your afternoon schedule on tutoring days, so you can prioritize tutoring without shirking your duties at work. Have a plan you can discuss with your supervisor about how flex time might work, how long you think you’ll need to maintain your alternate schedule, and how you might avoid future scheduling conflicts or make up for “lost” time and productivity.
The more prepared you are to address potential problems or pitfalls, the easier it will be to negotiate your schedule with your supervisor – and stay on top of your work projects without missing a beat.
5. Trade Responsibilities With Your Partner
Balancing the needs and schedule of an entire family can be tough – but it’s even tougher if one person is pulling more of the weight.
If you know you or your partner struggle with delegating tasks, take the time to sit down with your family calendar and hash out the commitments, errands, and to-dos that take up everyone’s time during the week. Which tasks can be delegated, outsourced, or traded off? What can you take turns doing for one another?
Don’t be afraid to shake things up, either. Even if you’re the one who usually does the grocery shopping, that doesn’t mean your partner can’t pick up dinner a night or two a week, or stop at the store on the way home from work. Divvy up responsibilities equally, and consider when it makes the most sense to delegate or share tasks you tend to take on yourself.
While it might take some planning and negotiation, you’ve ultimately created more time and space in your life to accommodate your child’s education – and that’s worth the balancing act.
6. Ask for Help
No one expects you to do it all. In fact, it’s impossible – which means it’s ok to ask for help from friends, neighbors, or relatives as you figure out the best way to manage your family’s to-do list. Can your other children get a ride home from soccer practice with a friend? Can you trade off after-school pick-up with another parent in your neighborhood?
Look to your school, friend, and family networks for connections across all your activities to help make scheduling easier. Consider how sharing tasks like after-school pick-up might ease the time crunch on tutoring days – and which days you have wiggle room to help out other parents or family members in return.
Using your networks will help free up your time during the rest of the week, and make it easier to find a reliable emergency backup contact for those days when life takes you by surprise. All parents need a dependable friend, neighbor, relative, or babysitter they can call in a pinch. Do you have a backup contact for the days you’re running 20 to 30 minutes behind, or when your other kid’s ride bailed and you have to arrange an emergency pick-up?
If you don’t have an emergency backup for your tutoring sessions, it’s time to designate someone to be the adult in the room if you or your partner are suddenly unavailable on tutoring day. Remember, tutors aren’t necessarily caregivers, and it’s important to respect their time and their role in helping your student improve academically.
This may require that you ask an additional adult who can play the role of caregiver to be present, even if they’re not actively watching or monitoring the tutoring session. Remember to introduce tutors to your emergency contacts or babysitters, so everyone feels comfortable working together in your home.
If you’re interested in hiring a tutor who also has experience with caregiving, you’ll likely shell out a higher hourly rate. Be sensitive to the idea that pairing childcare with tutoring is a different kind of expectation and plan accordingly. Highly trained tutors consider themselves educators first, and you should be clear about what the tutor’s responsibilities in your home are throughout the hiring process.
Finally, be sure to exchange cell phone numbers so you can reschedule if life truly gets the better of your family calendar. As every parent knows: it happens!
updated August 2022
Enrolling your student in a well-ranked primary or secondary school has never been harder. So it’s no wonder that parents have responded by hiring tutors for their children at younger and younger ages.
Suein Hwang, an education reporter for The Wall Street Journal, discovered that competitive tutoring programs for preschool-age children were attracting more students between the ages of 2 and 4 than ever.
Despite reservations from early childhood development experts, this trend isn’t going anywhere, says Hwang. “Industrywide, Boston education-consulting firm Eduventures forecasts that the estimated $4 billion market will grow an average 12% to 15% a year,” Hwang reports.
But how young is too young when it comes to hiring a tutor for your child? At TutorUp, we believe hiring a tutor is a deeply personal decision. We have certified, experienced early childhood education teachers to tutor your preschool or kindergarten age child.
Here are three questions you can ask if you’re unsure whether your child is ready to work one-on-one with a tutor:
1. What are my child’s needs as an early learner?
Addressing a developmental delay or learning disability: Ages 0 to 5
Each state has early childhood intervention (ECI) programs that evaluate the needs of young children who may have a learning disability or developmental delay. These programs are meant to assess whether a child has a demonstrated learning disability in an area like reading or math, or a developmental delay in an area like speech or movement.
While the process of evaluating your child for a learning intervention program can be a stressful and uncertain time for parents, it doesn’t mean you should panic. Health providers can point you in the direction of state services for young children with developmental delays. Free services, like speech therapy or physical therapy, can help your child address their developmental needs, even from a very young age.
One-on-one tutoring may be appropriate for children in preschool or kindergarten if they have a specific learning disability. TutorUp tutors are certified, experienced teachers who understand what early learners with disabilities need to be successful in the classroom.
A tutor with expertise in Early Childhood Education or Special Needs can give your child the extra support they need to develop foundational learning skills crucial for future success.
Accelerating a child’s academic development: Ages 0 to 5
Few studies show that traditional one-on-one tutoring helps accelerate a child’s academic development from a very young age. In fact, an overemphasis on rote forms of learning, like drills or worksheets, might even prevent young children from developing important skills only acquired through free associated play.
“Instead of focusing solely on academic skills, such as reciting the alphabet, early literacy, using flash cards, engaging with computer toys, and teaching to tests (which has been overemphasized to promote improved test results), cultivating the joy of learning through play is likely to better encourage long-term academic success,” finds a recent study from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Play helps young children in preschool and kindergarten learn everything from fine motor skills to negotiation, collaboration, and problem-solving – all skills that are important for academic learning down the road.
According to Joan Almon, the executive director of the Alliance for Childhood, attempts to accelerate learning and academic development in young learners can backfire in other ways, too.
“There is absolutely no research showing that children who read at age 4 or 5 do better at age 10 or 12 than children who start reading in first grade,” Almon told NBC. “But there is research showing if you push 4- and 5-year-olds too hard, it backfires.”
As academic tasks in kindergarten become more difficult, for example, student retention often decreases and incidences of bad behavior or absence increase.
If you decide your young child needs additional academic support in the form of one-on-one tutoring, work with your tutor to make developmentally-appropriate goals that tap into your child’s sense of play, imagination, and love of learning.
Preventing achievement gaps: Ages 5 to 10
Working with young children to develop and maintain fundamental reading and math skills is crucial, especially for students from at-risk populations who experience more inequality throughout their educational careers.
These gaps often worsen during after-school and summer vacations, when at-risk children have less access to learning support. Research shows that achievement gaps in children as young as 5 years old can persist well into adulthood if left unaddressed.
One-on-one tutoring, whether through private tutoring or after-school programs, can prevent learning gaps. On its own, however, tutoring isn’t enough to address the social and economic conditions of the achievement gap.
According to one study from the Economic Policy Institute, parents play a big role in preparing their child for academic success. Parental expectations and participation in pre-K learning activities can begin to address learning gaps at home.
The study found, however, that additional support from the community, including teachers, school administrators, and policy makers, is what makes the biggest difference in closing learning gaps caused by inequality.
2. Is my child suffering from a lack of confidence?
Identifying learning disabilities and developmental delays in very young children often ensures students get the help that they need. But even young students with normal academic abilities might benefit from additional emotional support and confidence-building, which an experienced tutor can provide.
Watch for signs of low confidence or low self-esteem in your child, like negative self-talk or giving up when a task is difficult or frustrating. Even if your child is academically capable, a lack of confidence in their own abilities could be a roadblock to future success.
According to Dr. Ken Shore, a school psychologist and the author of Special Kids Problem Solver, students with low self-confidence have difficulty concentrating and taking the creative risks that lead to greater learning.
“Although you cannot teach a student to feel good about herself, you can nurture her self-esteem through a continual process of encouragement and support,” Shore writes at EducationWorld.com.
In addition to strong support in the classroom, one-on-one tutoring can be a great way to address the emotional needs of children as early as kindergarten and first grade. Young students who work with tutors can be coached to develop better problem-solving skills, receive more positive reinforcement, and see visible signs of their progress, all of which improve confidence in the classroom.
Personalized learning also helps students with low confidence by giving them the learning strategies they need to reach their own “ah-ha” moments with difficult material. At TutorUp, our tutors are certified teachers with expertise in Early Childhood Education who know how to identify your child’s most effective learning style, adapt their teaching methods, and provide the positive reinforcement your child needs to achieve success.
3. Is “homework drama” getting in the way of learning at home or in the classroom?
Even though students in primary and middle school don’t face the same set of rigorous academic expectations as high school students, hiring a tutor might help parents work around a sore spot for many families: homework.
According to the Toronto Star, the pressures of completing homework after school can cause perfectly capable students to rebel, struggle, and even fall behind in the classroom – even from a young age.
One-on-one tutoring support from an experienced educator – crucially, a non-family member – can alleviate this pressure on parents, says Diane Montgomery, a Toronto-based tutor and teacher whose son happens to have a learning disability.
“[When] a student is accountable to a third party, they feel they have to produce the results because of that,” Montgomery told the newspaper.
Not only do students who work one-on-one with tutors receive tailored academic support, but they also get more experience working toward goals set by educators who aren’t their parents. This helps frustrated students stay on top of homework, develop confidence in their abilities, and even discover interest in subjects they thought they didn’t like.
Vanessa Vakharia, the founder of Toronto-based tutoring agency The Math Guru, has found that even kindergarten-age children develop early aversions to subjects like math. As young as age 5, students may feel they simply aren’t good at subjects and decide they’ll never develop the skills they need to succeed.
For Vakharia, one-on-one tutoring can change this self-perception. “If you have a kid who’s super sporty and really doesn’t care about school, I like to match him with a tutor who loves sports, but also loves math so they can see, ‘Oh, there’s this type of person that I can be. I can actually like both things,’” Vakharia explained to the Star.
By working with a tutor who has multiple interests, even young children see that it’s possible to develop competency – and joy – in subjects that might frustrate them in school. With increased confidence, these young students not only overcome their dislike of specific subjects, but learn how to persevere in – and out – of the classroom.
Linapokuja elimu ya mapema, mapungufu katika uelewa yanaweza kutokea haraka <unk> na yanaweza kuendelea, hata kama mwanafunzi anazeeka. Hiyo ndiyo sababu uingiliaji wa mapema, ikiwa ni pamoja na mafunzo ya ziada au msaada wa kazi ya nyumbani ya mtu mmoja-kwa-mmoja, ni muhimu sana kwa wanafunzi wachanga ambao wanashindana na kusoma au hisabati. Kama mzazi, unapaswa kuwa na uhakika kwamba watoto wako wamewekwa tayari kwa ajili ya mafanikio. Lakini unawezaje kumtafuta mwalimu anayefaa mwanafunzi wako wa shule ya msingi? Na unafanyaje kuhakikisha kwamba mwanafunzi wako anafanya maendeleo? TutorUp inakuunganisha na walimu wenye vyeti na uzoefu ambao ni wataalamu wa kufanya kazi na wanafunzi ambao bado wanajifunza kujifunza. Walimu wetu hawajapitia tu ukaguzi wa kina wa historia, lakini pia wanaelewa jinsi ya kuvunja dhana kubwa, kufanya kujifunza kuwa ya kufurahisha, na kuhamasisha wanafunzi ambao wana shida na motisha. Hapa ni sifa tano unapaswa kuangalia katika walimu ambao kazi na wanafunzi wa msingi <unk> na maswali unapaswa kuuliza walimu wako haki kutoka mwanzo. 1. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Je, mwalimu wako ana uzoefu wa kufundisha au kufundisha dhana katika mstari wa umri wa mwanafunzi wako? Katika masomo ya msingi ya hesabu na kusoma, walimu hujifunza mambo makubwa kwa vipande vidogo, na kila somo hutegemea lile lililopita. Kuna tofauti kubwa katika ustadi wa maudhui kati ya kila mwaka, pia. Kwa mfano, njia ya mwalimu wa chekechea kushughulikia dhana za hisabati itaonekana tofauti sana na dhana za hisabati kazini katika darasa la mwalimu wa darasa la pili - lakini dhana zote katika K-3 hujenga na kuimarisha kila mmoja. Wanafunzi wachanga ambao wanapambana na hesabu na kusoma katika shule ya msingi mara nyingi hukwama katika kujifunza dhana za msingi ambazo watahitaji kujenga baadaye. Tafuta mwalimu ambaye anaelewa jinsi ya kufundisha dhana kwa ajili ya mwanafunzi wako maalum umri wa kundi <unk> na ambaye anaweza uwezekano wa kuangalia nyuma kusaidia mwanafunzi wako bwana dhana wanaweza kuwa na mapambano na katika mwaka wa awali. Maswali ya kuuliza mwalimu wako: - Una uzoefu gani wa kuwafundisha wanafunzi wanaopambana na dhana hizi mambo ya kuongeza, kuondoa, au kuzidisha? - Niambie kuhusu wakati uliyomsaidia mwanafunzi aliyepambana na kujifunza kusoma. Ulifanya nini ili kusaidia? 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Mwalimu wako hufafanuaje dhana kwa ajili ya wanafunzi wachanga? Ikiwa mwanafunzi wako wa umri wa shule ya msingi anahitaji msaada zaidi katika kushughulikia dhana za msingi za kusoma na hesabu, yaelekea mwalimu wako amekuonya tayari. Mwalimu wako anaweza kuwa rasilimali kubwa kwa mwalimu wako, pia, na anaweza kumsaidia mwalimu wako kuelewa ni dhana gani zinahitaji mazoezi zaidi na kuimarisha. "Kwa ajili ya mafunzo kuwa na ufanisi, mwalimu anahitaji kuwa na mawasiliano na mwalimu wa darasa ili kujadili mtaala wa sasa na malengo ya darasa, mitindo ya kufundisha na mazoea, na mapungufu mwalimu anaona katika shule, ""Shannon Keeney, Baltimore-msingi binafsi mwalimu, alielezea PBS.org." "Mwalimu anapaswa kuunga mkono kujifunza katika darasa kwa kufundisha tena au kuharakisha", aliongeza. "Mwalimu huwa mtetezi wa kujifunza kwa mwanafunzi kwa shule na msaada kwa wazazi. ""Katika TutorUp, sisi kufanya ni rahisi kuweka mwalimu wako katika kuwasiliana na mwalimu mwanafunzi wako kufanya vikao vya mafunzo hata ufanisi zaidi." Hii ni muhimu hasa kwa wanafunzi wa umri wa msingi ambao wanahitaji mazoezi zaidi na dhana za msingi kabla ya kushughulikia dhana zinazohusiana au za juu katika kusoma na hesabu. Maswali ya kuuliza mwalimu wako: - Niambie kuhusu wakati uligundua mwanafunzi alihitaji kuhifadhi na kufanya mazoezi ya dhana kutoka mapema katika mtaala, au mafundisho ya mwaka uliopita. Jinsi gani unaweza kubadilisha mpango wako wa masomo? - Jinsi gani unaweza kufanya kazi na mwalimu wa mwanafunzi kuamua ambayo dhana zinahitaji mazoezi zaidi au kuimarisha? 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Mwalimu wako wa shule anafanya nini ili kuwasaidia wanafunzi waliochoka, waliovunjika moyo, au walioshindwa? Kuwafundisha wanafunzi wa shule ya msingi huhitaji aina ya pekee ya subira. Kumbuka: mwanafunzi wako ametumia saa nane tu katika darasa, akifanya kazi kwa bidii au labda hata akihisi kukatishwa tamaa kwa kutoelewa baadhi ya kazi zilizowekwa mbele yao. Wao ni tayari kukimbia kuzunguka, kuwa kijamii, kucheza, au tu mapumziko ya kawaida na Mama na Baba. Mwalimu wako wa shule ya msingi lazima awe na subira ya kutosha kueleza mambo muhimu kwa mwanafunzi wa shule ya msingi na kushughulika na upungufu wa uangalifu. Wakati unataka kuhamasisha wote mwalimu na mwanafunzi kuweka malengo na kupata kazi kufanyika, kuelewa kwamba kufanya kazi katika bursts fupi, kuchukua mapumziko, na kufanya hivyo furaha inaweza kusaidia kufanya mafunzo zaidi ya ufanisi katika muda mrefu. Maswali ya kumwuliza mwalimu wako: - Unafanya nini unapohisi kwamba mwanafunzi wako huenda akawa akijitahidi kuelewa wazo fulani au kugonga ukuta? Niambie kuhusu wakati ulipobadilisha mtindo wako wa kufundisha ili kuhakikisha mwanafunzi alielewa dhana uliyokuwa ukijaribu kufundisha. 4. Uwe na uhakika Mwalimu wako hufanyaje kujifunza kuwa jambo lenye kufurahisha na lenye kuvutia? Wanafunzi wa shule ya msingi mara nyingi huwa na udadisi na kushiriki katika mchakato wa kujifunza, hasa wakati walimu huingiza wimbo, vitu vya kimwili, sanaa, au mwendo. Ingawa mwalimu wako anaweza kuhisi vizuri kuvunja gitaa na kuimba juu ya mara nyingi, wanapaswa kuwa na mpango wa kufanya wakati wa kufundisha kuwa wa kufurahisha na wa kuvutia. Tafuta walimu ambao wana uzoefu na kujifunza kwa msingi wa mradi, kujifunza michezo na teknolojia, au kuunda masomo ya hesabu na kusoma-mahusiano ya sanaa miradi kama njia ya kuvunja vikao tu ililenga mazoezi au drilling. Kwa mfano, mwalimu wako atapata usawa kati ya kuimarisha ufahamu wa dhana na kuhamasisha uchezaji ambao unafanya kazi bora kwa wewe na mwanafunzi wako. Maswali ya kuuliza mwalimu wako: - Una uzoefu gani na kujifunza kwa msingi wa mradi? - Ungefanyaje wakati wa kusoma mmoja-kwa-mmoja au mazoezi ya hesabu yawe yenye kuvutia zaidi? - Jinsi gani unaweza kushiriki kimwili, kusikia, na / au kuona wanafunzi? 5. Uwe na mtazamo mzuri. Mwalimu wako anafanya nini ili kuwatia moyo wanafunzi wanaopambana? Kila mwanafunzi anahitaji kutiwa moyo, hasa ikiwa anatumia wakati wa ziada na mwalimu au anahitaji msaada wa kibinafsi wa kazi ya nyumbani. Tafuta walimu ambao wanaelewa kile kitakachohisi kama <unk>kushinda<unk> kubwa kwa mwanafunzi wako, haswa wanapoanza kujifunza dhana ambazo zitawasaidia kukutana na wenzake wengine wa darasa. Kama vile ungependa kukaa chini na mwalimu wako kuanzisha malengo ya kufundisha, fikiria kutumia tuzo za kujifunza, pia. Kwa mfano, kwa dakika 30 ya kusoma moja kwa moja na mwalimu, mwanafunzi wako atapata mapumziko ya dakika 20. Labda ripoti nzuri ya mafunzo inamaanisha mwanafunzi wako anapata kuchagua kitabu kinachofuata kwa wakati wa kusoma kulingana na maslahi yao na shauku, badala ya kiwango cha kusoma. Kwa namna yoyote ile ya kutia moyo kwa mwalimu wako, hakikisha umepata mtu ambaye ni nyeti kwa kuimarisha chanya, na ambaye atafanya kazi na wewe na mwanafunzi wako kuunda mazingira bora ya kujifunza. Maswali ya kumwuliza mwalimu wako: - Unawatiaje moyo wanafunzi waendelee kujaribu hata ikiwa wanahisi kukata tamaa? - Ni aina gani za kuimarisha chanya unazotumia mara nyingi katika vikao vyako vya kufundisha? Wapeleke watoto shuleni kwa wakati. Uwe na ufasaha katika maonyesho yako kazini. Fanya kazi za nyumbani. Udhibiti shughuli za baada ya shule. Kupika chakula cha jioni. Tumia wakati pamoja kama familia. Orodha ya mambo ya kufanya haikomi kamwe. Si ajabu kwamba una matatizo ya kujua jinsi ya kusawazisha masomo ya nyumbani na mambo mengine yote. Tutoring ni bado nyingine wakati na ahadi ya kifedha, kama vile uamuzi kwamba ni muhimu kwa mafanikio ya mwanao ya kitaaluma. Hapa ni jinsi ya kufanya muda zaidi katika maisha yako ya nyumbani kwa ajili ya mafunzo <unk> hata kama wewe tayari ni juggling ahadi nyingi sana: 1. Kuchukua hatua ya kuajiri: Moja ya vikwazo vikubwa vya kupata mwalimu mzuri kwa familia yako ni mchakato wa kuajiri. Utaratibu huu huchukua muda mwingi na kusumbua, na pia unaweza kuwa ghali. Baada ya yote, wewe ni kuangalia kwa mwalimu ambaye anaelewa mwanao mtaala, na moja ambaye anaweza kuwasaidia kufanikiwa katika maeneo ambapo wanahitaji msaada zaidi. Kiwango hicho cha utaalam si daima kuja na bei ya bei nafuu. TutorUp inakuwezesha kuajiri kwa kuunganisha na walimu bora zaidi kwa viwango bora zaidi. Tutakusaidia kutambua walimu na uzoefu sahihi kwa kiwango cha bei nafuu. Mara tu unapokuwa umeunganishwa na mwalimu wako mpya, ni juu yenu nyote wawili kupata wakati mzuri wakati wa wiki ili kuweka mwanafunzi wako kwenye njia ya mafanikio ya kitaaluma. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Kufanya ratiba ya kila wiki: Ikiwa ratiba yako ya kila wiki imezidiwa, inaweza kuwa vigumu kupata wakati wa kufundisha. Lakini kuanzisha utaratibu pamoja na mwalimu wako ni muhimu kwa familia yako <unk> na kwa mwanafunzi wako. Chagua siku na wakati wa kawaida ili uweze kuandaa orodha ya mambo ya kufanya wakati wa masomo ya mwanafunzi wako. Utaratibu hutoa muundo na uthabiti unaohitajika kwa mwanafunzi wako kujifunza kwa mafanikio kwa muda mrefu. Hata hivyo, si kila mtu anayeweza kupanga mambo kwa urahisi. Ikiwa unajitahidi kuweka ahadi zako zote za baada ya shule na za kazi zikiwa zimepangwa, ni wakati wa kubadilisha mbinu yako: - Wekeza katika kalenda ya familia na uifanye iwe mahali pa kuonekana. - Au, kama familia yako ni tech-savvy, kutumia ratiba ya programu kama Google Kalenda au Cozi kuweka ahadi ya kila mtu moja kwa moja. - Fanya maelezo kuhusu ni nani aliye na daraka la kutimiza wajibu huo. - Jitahidi kupanga mambo kimbele. Wakati wa kupanga wiki moja au mbili, unaweza kupunguza idadi ya mshangao ambao huvuruga utaratibu wako wa kila siku. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Kuacha Ahadi Wakati mwingine hatuwezi kufanya yote. Uwezo wetu wa kuweka ratiba za ziada unaweza kuwaumiza wanafunzi wadogo, kuwapotosha kutoka kwa aina za shughuli ambazo hufanya tofauti katika elimu yao kwa muda. "Katika hamu yetu ya kushiriki kikamilifu na elimu ya watoto wetu, wengi wetu huvutiwa na shughuli za muda ambazo zinaweza kuwa na athari kidogo kwa mafanikio yao shuleni, ""Ariela Rozman, mtaalam wa elimu ya K-12, alielezea Harvard Business Review." Rozman anapendekeza kwamba kupunguza matukio ya shule ili kuzingatia msaada wa kazi ya nyumbani au kusoma kama familia inaweza kufanya tofauti yote katika mafanikio ya jumla ya kitaaluma ya mwanafunzi wako. Jambo hilohilo laweza kusemwa kuhusu kuweka kipaumbele masomo ya kibinafsi juu ya shughuli nyinginezo - hata kama ni kwa muda mfupi tu. Fanya kujiunga na klabu za baada ya shule na michezo lengo kwa muhula uliofuata, au msaidie mwanafunzi wako kuchagua shughuli moja wanayofurahia kweli, badala ya kuchanganya tatu au nne. Hata hivyo, mchakato huu unaweza kuwa mgumu kwa wanafunzi ambao huenda tayari wakajisikia vibaya kwa sababu ya kuhitaji mwalimu wa shule. Hata hivyo wewe na familia yako kuamua kuingiza mafunzo katika ratiba yako baada ya shule, hakikisha mwanafunzi wako anaelewa kwamba si adhabu na kwamba inaweza kuwa ya kusisimua, njia ya changamoto ya kuendelea kuboresha ujuzi wao. 4. Uwe na uhakika Tumia <unk>Flex<unk> Working Time Kazi za ofisi ni rahisi zaidi kuliko hapo awali, na kampuni yako pengine ina sera kuhusu <unk>flex<unk> wakati wa kazi au ratiba rahisi. Usiogope kutumia faida ya sera hizi - hasa kama huna pesa za ziada kwa ajili ya utunzaji wa watoto, au hakuna kitu kingine katika ratiba yako itatoa. Wasiliana waziwazi na mwenzi wako au washiriki wa familia yako, ili uweze kuamua ni nani aliye na nafasi zaidi ya kubadilisha ratiba yao na ni mahali gani pa kazi panapokuwa na msaada zaidi linapokuja utunzaji wa watoto. Labda inawezekana kwa wewe au mpenzi wako kufanya kazi nyumbani alasiri wakati wa mafunzo ya baada ya shule. Unaweza pia kuamua kwenda kazini saa moja mapema ili kuondoka ofisini saa 4 jioni na kumkaribisha mwalimu wako. Kuwa wazi na bosi wako kuhusu ratiba yako ya alasiri siku za mafunzo, ili uweze kuweka kipaumbele katika mafunzo bila kuepuka majukumu yako kazini. Kuwa na mpango unaweza kujadili na msimamizi wako kuhusu jinsi flex wakati inaweza kufanya kazi, muda gani unafikiri unahitaji kudumisha ratiba yako mbadala, na jinsi unaweza kuepuka mapigano ya ratiba ya baadaye au kufanya up kwa ajili ya "kupotea" muda na uzalishaji. Kadiri unavyojitayarisha zaidi kushughulikia matatizo au mapungufu yanayowezekana, ndivyo itakavyokuwa rahisi kujadili ratiba yako na msimamizi wako na kukaa juu ya miradi yako ya kazi bila kukosa. 5. Uwe na mtazamo mzuri. Uwezo wa biashara na Mshirika wako Usawazishaji wa mahitaji na ratiba ya familia nzima inaweza kuwa ngumu <unk> lakini ni ngumu zaidi ikiwa mtu mmoja anajishughulisha zaidi na uzito. Ikiwa unajua wewe au mwenzi wako unajitahidi kugawa kazi, chukua muda kukaa chini na kalenda yako ya familia na kuchanganua ahadi, kazi, na kazi zinazochukua wakati wa kila mtu wakati wa wiki. Ni kazi zipi zinazoweza kugawiwa, kupewa mtu mwingine, au kuuzwa? Unaweza kufanya nini kwa zamu? Usiogope kutikisa mambo, pia. Hata kama wewe ni mmoja ambaye kawaida hufanya ununuzi wa vyakula, hiyo haina maana mpenzi wako hawezi kuchukua chakula cha jioni usiku mmoja au mbili kwa wiki, au kuacha katika duka juu ya njia ya nyumbani kutoka kazi. Panga kazi kwa usawa na ufikirie ni wakati gani unaofaa zaidi kugawa kazi ambazo unafanya peke yako. Ingawa inaweza kuchukua baadhi ya mipango na mazungumzo, wewe hatimaye umefanya muda zaidi na nafasi katika maisha yako ili kukidhi elimu ya mtoto wako na kwamba ni thamani ya tendo la kusawazisha. 6. Uwe na uhakika Omba Msaada Hakuna mtu anayetarajia ufanye yote. Kwa kweli, haiwezekani - ambayo inamaanisha ni sawa kuuliza msaada kutoka kwa marafiki, majirani, au jamaa wakati unafikiria njia bora ya kusimamia orodha ya kazi za familia yako. Je, watoto wako wengine wanaweza kupelekwa nyumbani kutoka mazoezi ya mpira wa miguu na rafiki? Je, unaweza kubadilishana baada ya shule pick-up na mzazi mwingine katika kitongoji chako? Tafuta shule yako, marafiki, na mitandao ya familia kwa ajili ya uhusiano katika shughuli zako zote kusaidia kufanya ratiba rahisi. Fikiria jinsi kushiriki kazi kama vile baada ya shule pick-up inaweza kupunguza muda crunch juu ya siku tutoring <unk> na ambayo siku una wiggle chumba cha kusaidia wazazi wengine au wanafamilia katika kubadilishana. Kutumia mitandao yako itakusaidia kuachilia wakati wako wakati wa wiki, na kufanya iwe rahisi kupata mawasiliano ya dharura ya kuaminika kwa siku hizo wakati maisha yanakupata kwa mshangao. Wazazi wote wanahitaji rafiki, jirani, mtu wa ukoo, au mlinzi wa watoto wa kuaminika ambao wanaweza kumwita wakati wa taabu. Je, una mawasiliano ya ziada kwa siku unayoendesha dakika 20 hadi 30 nyuma, au wakati gari la mtoto wako mwingine lilipotea na unahitaji kupanga kukusanya dharura? Kama huna dharura chaguo la ziada kwa ajili ya vikao vya mafunzo yako, ni wakati wa kuteua mtu kuwa mtu mzima katika chumba kama wewe au mpenzi wako ni ghafla haipatikani juu ya siku ya mafunzo. Kumbuka, walimu si lazima watunzaji, na ni muhimu kuheshimu muda wao na jukumu lao katika kusaidia mwanafunzi wako kuboresha kitaaluma. Hii inaweza kuhitaji kwamba wewe kuuliza mtu mzima ziada ambaye anaweza kucheza jukumu la mtunzaji kuwapo, hata kama wao si kikamilifu kuangalia au kufuatilia kikao cha mafunzo. Kumbuka kuwajulisha walimu wako wa nyumbani kwa mawasiliano yako ya dharura au watunzaji wa watoto, ili kila mtu ahisi vizuri kufanya kazi pamoja nyumbani kwako. Kama wewe ni nia ya kuajiri mwalimu ambaye pia ana uzoefu na utunzaji, wewe uwezekano shell nje ya kiwango cha juu cha saa. Kuwa nyeti kwa wazo kwamba kuunganisha utunzaji wa watoto na mafunzo ni aina tofauti ya matarajio na mpango ipasavyo. Walimu waliozoezwa sana hujiona kuwa walimu kwanza, na unapaswa kuwa wazi juu ya majukumu ya walimu nyumbani kwako wakati wote wa mchakato wa kuajiri. Mwishowe, hakikisha umebadilishana nambari za simu ili uweze kupanga upya ikiwa maisha yatakuwa bora zaidi kwa kalenda yako ya familia. Kama kila mzazi anavyojua: hutokea! Kujiandikisha kwa mwanafunzi wako katika shule ya msingi au sekondari ya kiwango cha juu haijawahi kuwa ngumu zaidi. Kwa hiyo haishangazi kwamba wazazi wameitikia kwa kuajiri walimu kwa ajili ya watoto wao katika umri mdogo na mdogo zaidi. Suein Hwang, mwandishi wa habari za elimu wa The Wall Street Journal, aligundua kwamba programu za ushindani za kufundisha watoto wa umri wa kabla ya shule zilikuwa zikivutia wanafunzi wengi zaidi kati ya umri wa miaka miwili na minne kuliko wakati mwingine wowote. Licha ya mashaka kutoka kwa wataalamu wa maendeleo ya utotoni, mwenendo huu haupo mahali popote, anasema Hwang. "Kulingana na kampuni ya ushauri ya elimu ya Boston EduVentures, soko la ""mabilioni ya dola"" litakua kwa wastani wa 12% hadi 15% kwa mwaka,"" alisema." Ni muda gani unaofaa kwa mtoto wako kuajiri mwalimu? Katika TutorUp, tunaamini kuajiri mwalimu ni uamuzi wa kibinafsi sana. Tuna walimu wa elimu ya mapema wenye uzoefu wa kudhibitishwa ili kufundisha mtoto wako wa umri wa kabla ya shule au shule ya chekechea. Hapa ni maswali matatu unaweza kuuliza kama wewe si uhakika kama mtoto wako ni tayari kufanya kazi moja kwa moja na mwalimu: 1. Ni nini mahitaji ya mtoto wangu kama mwanafunzi wa mapema? Kwa wale wenye matatizo ya kujifunza au matatizo ya kujifunza, kila jimbo lina programu za kuingilia kati kwa utotoni (Early Childhood Intervention, ECI) ambazo zinatathmini mahitaji ya watoto wadogo ambao wanaweza kuwa na matatizo ya kujifunza au matatizo ya maendeleo. Programu hizi zinakusudiwa kutathmini ikiwa mtoto ana ulemavu wa kujifunza katika eneo kama kusoma au hisabati, au kuchelewesha kwa maendeleo katika eneo kama usemi au harakati. Wakati mchakato wa kutathmini mtoto wako kwa ajili ya programu ya uingiliaji wa kujifunza inaweza kuwa wakati wa mkazo na usio na uhakika kwa wazazi, haimaanishi unapaswa hofu. Watoa huduma za afya wanaweza kukuelekeza kwenye huduma za serikali kwa watoto wadogo walio na ucheleweshaji wa ukuzi. Huduma za bure kama vile matibabu ya hotuba au matibabu ya mwili zinaweza kusaidia mtoto wako kukabiliana na mahitaji yake ya ukuaji, hata kutoka umri mdogo sana. Ufundishaji wa mtu mmoja-mmoja unaweza kuwa sahihi kwa watoto katika shule ya chekechea au chekechea ikiwa wana ulemavu maalum wa kujifunza. TutorUp ni mafunzo ya ufundi na mafunzo ya ufundi ambayo hutegemea uzoefu wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi. Mwalimu mwenye utaalam katika Elimu ya Utotoni au Mahitaji Maalum anaweza kumpa mtoto wako msaada wa ziada wanaohitaji ili kuendeleza ujuzi wa kujifunza wa msingi muhimu kwa mafanikio ya baadaye. Kuongeza kasi ya maendeleo ya kitaaluma ya mtoto: Miaka 0-5: Uchunguzi mdogo unaonyesha kwamba mafunzo ya kawaida ya mtu mmoja-kwa-mmoja husaidia kuharakisha maendeleo ya kitaaluma ya mtoto kutoka umri mdogo sana. Kwa kweli, msisitizo wa kupita kiasi juu ya aina za kujifunza, kama mazoezi au karatasi za kazi, inaweza hata kuzuia watoto wadogo kuendeleza ujuzi muhimu tu kupatikana kupitia kucheza bure kuhusishwa. "Badala ya kuzingatia tu ujuzi wa kitaaluma, kama vile kusoma alfabeti, kusoma na kuandika mapema, kutumia kadi za flash, kushiriki na vitu vya kuchezea vya kompyuta, na kufundisha vipimo (ambayo imesisitizwa kupita kiasi ili kukuza matokeo bora ya vipimo), kukuza furaha ya kujifunza kupitia kucheza kuna uwezekano wa kuhamasisha mafanikio ya muda mrefu ya kitaaluma, "inaona utafiti wa hivi karibuni kutoka Chuo cha Amerika cha Pediatrics." Kucheza husaidia watoto wadogo katika shule ya chekechea na chekechea kujifunza kila kitu kutoka ujuzi mzuri wa motor hadi mazungumzo, ushirikiano, na kutatua matatizo - ujuzi wote ambao ni muhimu kwa kujifunza kitaaluma chini ya barabara. Joan Almon, mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Alliance for Childhood, anasema kuwa hatua za kuharakisha kujifunza na maendeleo ya kitaaluma kwa wanafunzi wadogo zinaweza kuwa na athari mbaya kwa njia nyingine pia. "Hakuna utafiti wowote unaoonyesha kwamba watoto wanaosoma wakiwa na umri wa miaka minne au mitano wanafanya vizuri zaidi wakiwa na umri wa miaka kumi au kumi na mbili kuliko watoto wanaoanza kusoma wakiwa darasa la kwanza,"" alisema Almon." "Lakini kuna utafiti unaoonyesha kwamba ukisukuma watoto wenye umri wa miaka minne na mitano kwa nguvu sana, inakuwa na matokeo mabaya. ""Kama kazi za kitaaluma katika chekechea zinakuwa ngumu zaidi, kwa mfano, uhifadhi wa mwanafunzi mara nyingi hupungua na matukio ya tabia mbaya au kuongezeka kwa kutokuwepo." Ikiwa unaamua mtoto wako mdogo anahitaji msaada wa ziada wa kitaaluma katika fomu ya mafunzo ya moja kwa moja, fanya kazi na mwalimu wako kufanya malengo ya maendeleo yanayofaa ambayo yanatumia hisia ya kucheza ya mtoto wako, mawazo, na upendo wa kujifunza. Kuepuka mapungufu ya mafanikio: Umri wa miaka 5 hadi 10 Kufanya kazi na watoto wadogo kukuza na kudumisha ujuzi wa msingi wa kusoma na hesabu ni muhimu, haswa kwa wanafunzi kutoka kwa idadi ya watu walio hatarini ambao wanakabiliwa na ukosefu wa usawa zaidi katika kazi zao za elimu. Mapungufu haya mara nyingi huzidi wakati wa likizo ya baada ya shule na majira ya joto, wakati watoto walio hatarini wana upatikanaji mdogo wa msaada wa kujifunza. Utafiti unaonyesha kwamba mapungufu ya mafanikio katika watoto wa umri wa miaka mitano yanaweza kuendelea hadi watu wazima ikiwa hayatafutwa. Ufundishaji wa mtu mmoja-mmoja, iwe kupitia ufundishaji wa kibinafsi au programu za baada ya shule, zinaweza kuzuia mapungufu ya kujifunza. Kwa yenyewe, hata hivyo, mafunzo ya kibinafsi hayatoshi kushughulikia hali za kijamii na kiuchumi za pengo la mafanikio. Kulingana na utafiti uliofanywa na Taasisi ya Sera za Kiuchumi, wazazi hutimiza fungu kubwa katika kumtayarisha mtoto wao kwa ajili ya mafanikio ya kielimu. Matarajio ya wazazi na ushiriki katika shughuli za kujifunza kabla ya K inaweza kuanza kushughulikia mapungufu ya kujifunza nyumbani. Hata hivyo, utafiti huo uligundua kwamba msaada wa ziada kutoka kwa jamii, ikiwa ni pamoja na walimu, wasimamizi wa shule, na watunga sera, ndio unaofanya tofauti kubwa katika kufunga mapungufu ya kujifunza yanayosababishwa na ukosefu wa usawa. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Je, mtoto wangu anahisi hana uhakika? Kutambua matatizo ya kujifunza na kuchelewesha kwa maendeleo kwa watoto wadogo mara nyingi huwahakikishia wanafunzi kupata msaada wanaohitaji. Hata wanafunzi wenye uwezo wa kawaida wa masomo wanaweza kufaidika kutokana na msaada wa kihisia na kujenga ujasiri ambao mwalimu mwenye uzoefu anaweza kutoa. Angalia ishara za kujidharau au kujidharau kwa mtoto wako, kama vile kujiambia mambo mabaya au kuacha kazi inapokuwa ngumu au yenye kukatisha tamaa. Hata kama mtoto wako ana uwezo wa masomo, ukosefu wa imani katika uwezo wake mwenyewe unaweza kuwa kizuizi kwa mafanikio ya baadaye. "Kama Dr. Ken Shore, mwanasaikolojia wa shule na mwandishi wa ""Special Kids Problem Solver"" anavyosema, wanafunzi wenye kujitegemea kidogo wana shida ya kukaza fikira na kuchukua hatari za ubunifu ambazo husababisha kujifunza zaidi." "Hata ingawa huwezi kumfundisha mwanafunzi kujisikia vizuri juu yake mwenyewe, unaweza kukuza kujithamini kwake kupitia mchakato wa kuendelea wa kutia moyo na msaada", Shore anaandika kwenye EducationWorld.com. Kwa kuongezea msaada mkubwa katika darasa, mafunzo ya mtu mmoja-kwa-mmoja yanaweza kuwa njia nzuri ya kushughulikia mahitaji ya kihisia ya watoto mapema katika chekechea na darasa la kwanza. Wanafunzi wachanga wanaofanya kazi na walimu wanaweza kufundishwa kuendeleza ustadi bora wa kutatua matatizo, kupokea utegemezo zaidi wa chanya, na kuona ishara za maendeleo yao, yote ambayo huongeza ujasiri katika darasa. Kujifunza kwa kibinafsi pia husaidia wanafunzi wenye ujasiri mdogo kwa kuwapa mikakati ya kujifunza wanayohitaji kufikia wakati wao wa <unk>ah-ha<unk> na vifaa vigumu. TutorUp ni mafunzo ya mapema ya watoto, ambayo huonyesha jinsi ya kutambua mtindo bora wa kujifunza wa mtoto wako, na kutoa nguvu nzuri kwa mtoto wako. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Je, "mchezo wa kuigiza wa kazi za nyumbani" unazuia kujifunza nyumbani au darasani? Ingawa wanafunzi katika shule ya msingi na ya kati hawawezi kukabiliwa na seti sawa ya matarajio ya kitaaluma kama wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari, kuajiri mwalimu inaweza kusaidia wazazi kufanya kazi karibu na sehemu ya maumivu kwa familia nyingi: kazi ya nyumbani. Kulingana na gazeti la Toronto Star, mkazo wa kumaliza kazi za nyumbani baada ya shule waweza kusababisha wanafunzi wenye uwezo kamili kuasi, kupigana, na hata kushindwa darasani - hata kutoka umri mdogo. Msaada wa moja kwa moja kutoka kwa mwalimu mwenye uzoefu - muhimu zaidi, mtu asiye mshiriki wa familia - anaweza kupunguza shinikizo hili kwa wazazi, anasema Diane Montgomery, mwalimu na mwalimu anayeishi Toronto ambaye mwanawe ana ulemavu wa kujifunza. <unk>[Wakati] mwanafunzi ni wajibu kwa chama cha tatu, wanahisi wanahitaji kuzalisha matokeo kwa sababu hiyo,<unk> Montgomery aliiambia gazeti. Wanafunzi ambao hufanya kazi moja kwa moja na walimu hupokea msaada wa kitaaluma ulioboreshwa, lakini pia hupata uzoefu zaidi wa kufanya kazi kuelekea malengo yaliyowekwa na walimu ambao sio wazazi wao. Hii husaidia wanafunzi waliokata tamaa kukaa juu ya kazi za nyumbani, kuendeleza ujasiri katika uwezo wao, na hata kugundua maslahi katika masomo walidhani hawakupenda. Vanessa Vakharia, mwanzilishi wa shirika la Toronto lenye makao yake makuu la The Math Guru, amegundua kwamba hata watoto wa shule ya chekechea huanza kuwa na chuki kwa masomo kama vile hisabati. Wanafunzi wa umri wa miaka mitano wanaweza kuhisi kwamba hawajui masomo yao vizuri na kuamua kwamba hawatapata ujuzi wanaohitaji ili kufanikiwa. Kwa Vakharia, mafunzo ya mtu mmoja-mmoja yanaweza kubadilisha mtazamo huu wa kibinafsi. "Ikiwa una mtoto ambaye ni super sportive na kweli haina huduma kuhusu shule, Ningependa mechi yake na mwalimu ambaye anapenda michezo, lakini pia anapenda hisabati hivyo wanaweza kuona, ""Oh, kuna aina hii ya mtu kwamba naweza kuwa.""" Mimi kwa kweli unaweza kama mambo yote mawili, <unk> Vakharia alielezea Star. Kwa kufanya kazi na mwalimu ambaye ana mapendezi mengi, hata watoto wadogo huona kwamba inawezekana kukuza uwezo - na furaha - katika masomo ambayo yanaweza kuwavunja moyo shuleni. Kwa kujiamini zaidi, wanafunzi hawa wachanga si tu kushinda chuki yao ya masomo maalum, lakini kujifunza jinsi ya kuendelea katika <unk> na nje <unk> ya darasa.