A professional tutoring service must conduct
lessons using techniques which help students overcome their academic
difficulties, master their course work and achieving their educational goals
in the shortest possible time. Here's how our teachers conduct lessons:
Just as a first visit to the doctor begins with a thorough examination to
discover exactly what's wrong with the patient, our teachers start the
first lesson with a comprehensive diagnostic test pinpoint the student's
strengths and weaknesses.
Since a student's educational problems almost always develop from gaps in
topics and basic concepts taught previously, the diagnostic test is
designed to identify any deficiencies standing in the student's way.
The teacher spends the rest of the first lesson teaching topics not yet
mastered by the student, beginning with those which first caused trouble.
At the end of the first lesson, the teacher advises the parents how many
hours per week the student should have lessons to overcome all
difficulties and catch up as quickly as possible.
This estimate is based upon several factors, including the diagnostic
test results, the student's aptitude for learning as demonstrated during
the second half of the lesson and the number of weeks available to
complete the course.
Rather than focusing of the student's next school homework assignment or
test, each lesson is devoted to intensive teaching of definitions, basic
concepts, methods and everything else the student needs to understand and
master the course.
At each lesson (including the first), the teacher writes up extensive
notes and assigns ample homework so the student can practice newly taught
topics and reinforce those taught during previous lessons.
The teacher spends the first part of each lesson checking and correcting
the written homework assigned at the previous lesson.
To ensure maximum stability and consistency, the teacher attempts to
schedule lessons to take place on the same day and at the same time each
week.