How a tutor can help if you didnt get the grades you wanted

How a tutor can help if you didnt get the grades you wanted Those all important results have just been published and you look down at the grades with a mixture of emotions; hope, anxiety, fear, excitement. Many, many students will have felt that feeling of despair as they realise that one of more of the grades was not as good as they would have hoped. So, what should they do? When it comes to retaking exams a tutor is often the best solution for getting on track to achieve those much-desired grades. A private tutor will aim to: build your child's confidence improve their understanding of complex topics learn good study skills develop good concepts improve their subject knowledge achieve better grades As parents we need to make sure that our children have all the support they need to be able to achieve their academic goal. Simply helping them to set realistic goals and listening to their anxieties is important. But the best way to help your child improve their grades is to hire a private tutor. So, how will a tutor help my child get their grades? A student will have a private tutor's full attention meaning that the tutor is able to fully assess your child's strengths and weaknesses and determine the best teaching strategies to ensure better progress. This one-on-one support will also hopefully create an environment that your child feels comfortable in and one where they are able to discuss any fears they may have, ask questions about things they didn't understand and go over problems until they have grasped the concept without worrying about what others may think. A tutor will have their own individual way of teaching and the great thing with a good tutor is that they can create fun and interesting lessons, based on your child's learning style, needs and issues. Of course your child will need to work hard to get the grades they need and their dedication is imperative to their success. Depending on the amount of time your child may have before their resits a private tutor once or twice a week is the best way to help them prepare. An article in The Telegraph states: If you do hire a tutor, regular sessions maintain momentum. Once a week is typical, once a fortnight at a push but any less frequent and the benefits are likely to be lost in between meetings. When it comes to choosing the right tutor, probably the most important factor is that the tutor builds a good rapport with the student. Always check their qualifications and read reviews of others that have used them.

Why I Teach Art...

Why I Teach Art... “Diamonds are created under pressure.”One of my teachers told me this on a day when I was having a particularly hard time finishing an art project at school. I asked her why she said it, and she explained that even in the most difficult moments in our lives, we have the ability to generate sparkling brilliance….like a diamond. A new-found sense of possibility came into my spirit and I was able to create a beautiful sculpture out of the clay that I thought would forever remain a blob on the table!Children have an amazing ability to discover deep feelings and inspiration through creating art. Art allows us all to capture our imaginations and then interpret what we see in our minds eye through clay, paint, photography, tissue paper, mosaics or whatever we can get our hands on and heads around.I believe in teaching Art as if it is not simply the facility of learning how to manipulate a material or a achieving a skill or technique. I teach art as if it is a life lesson, a history le sson and journey to the core of the human soul.Art is a reflection of the human experience, therefore I teach the social and cultural context of an art-form first. Why was this particular art-form important? How did it function within a culture? History? What effect did it have on people?Then we go about learning materials, texture, technique and exploring the creative process….always asking questions and nurturing critical thinking skills along the way.Then we start laying out the piece, using math and geometry to plan how we will display or install the piece when it is finished….discussing what we have learned and what the final piece means to us individually and as a group.I teach children that there is a beginning, middle and end to the process of creating. I teach them to think about how it will be presented, who will the audience be that receives it, and how might people interpret the piece when they see it?In that essence, I tell my students that there are no mistakes in Art, because Art is honest communication. Just like our feelings, every artistic moment is a chance to express what we feel, how strongly we feel, and make a choice about how we will interpret the ways we feel.Being able to take children on such a personal journey is both a great responsibility and tremendous joy. The Arts have the abilty to open our minds, heal our hearts and make the World a more interesting place.That is why I teach ART……