According to Halina Goetz (2016), What Tutoring is and What Tutoring is not: Defining and choosing a good, effective tutor, “Tutoring is probably one of the oldest teaching methods. In ancient Greece, in the time of Plato and Socrates, the children of the wealthy were educated individually or in small groups by masters or tutors. During the Middle Ages the children of nobles and the wealthy continued receiving their education from tutors. When more formalized educational institutions became available, teachers started teaching, but tutors continued to play an important role in the learning process. In the past only the wealthy students had tutors. Today tutoring programs are widely available to students through their schools, churches, and community agencies as well as private tutorial services. Today, students at all levels receive tutoring to help them to master reading, math, chemistry, and physics. Nowadays a …show more content…
I am not satisfied with the definition. I would add that the purpose of tutoring is to help students help themselves, and to assist or guide them to the point at which they become independent learners, and thus no longer need a tutor.
There are benefits in tutoring for both the tutor and the tutee. Yes, “tutee” is a correct term. In this paper I will concentrate on the benefits to students who are receiving tutoring. If tutoring is conducted in “the right way”, the student will benefit tremendously from the tutoring. Tutoring offers systematic, structured learning experience in a more individualized way. It also improves the tutee’s self-esteem, attitude toward subject matter, and academic performance as well as personal growth. In addition to that, tutoring is a self–paced and self–directed learning process.
“Tutoring improves educational climate as well and increases positive student interaction”.
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