Saturday, 16 August 2014

What You Should Know About Peer Tutoring Strategies

By Linda Ruiz


There is no denying the power and the importance of being educated, much less having a degree. The citizens of the modern generation have undoubtedly formed this bias towards people who are degree holders. Most of the time, people would favor those who have academic achievements within their belt over those who do not have any certificate to boast about.

This sudden importance on the field of academics has gotten parents all agitated enough for them to relentlessly bore into the minds of their little ones the utmost importance of being at the top of the academic game. This then subjected students to a lot of stress, not only in school, but also at home. They do not have to deal only with very demanding professors, but also with super nosy parents. So that they will not fall behind, most often choose to have peer tutoring strategies.

A peer tutor often involves a student who acts out the role of a teacher to his or her fellow student. To become a peer tutor, first and foremost, the tutor has to be of the same level as his or her tutee. It could be that the one teaching and the one being taught share the same schedule, or have the same major classes. They could be trying to obtain the same degree, and they could be in the same academic level.

Being in a peer tutoring session is like any standard tutorial. The only difference is that the one teaching is only superior to the one trying to learn for the obvious reason that he has grasped the material better than the latter. The focus here does not rely solely on learning the subject, but also on figuring out the best way to learn the said subject.

One of the main benefits of having a peer tutor is the fact that the one teaching you has had the same struggle, so he knows exactly how you are struggling with the material. He understands the frustrations that a struggling learner has, and they know the potential roadblocks that block the way to success. Having overcome these blocks recently themselves, they can give out some ideas on how to effectively work things out.

Being on the same wavelength makes this kind of teacher a fun person to be with. Not all peer tutoring sessions have to be dead serious. Those who need help in terms of academic struggles often trust their tutors more easily than they do their actual professors. Funny scenarios about things that most people their age are interested with are often used to connect present learning, making every session very beneficial for both parties.

A tutee have the energy and enthusiasm that makes them optimistic and up to teaching even the most impossible student. This is mainly because they see it as a new function aside from the roles that they are very much accustomed to play. They are mainly drawn to the job because they can relate to the struggle, and they want to do their new role well.

Partnerships make peer tutor sessions one that both parties to look forward to. The tutor can contribute his knowledge about a certain area, while the tutee can also share what he can. Since most achievers keep to themselves, their tutees can coax them out their shells.

Friendships are often inevitable in this relationship. Since both parties have already done a lot for the other, a certain feeling of fondness ensues. Sometimes, they can even help each other out all through university alive and hopefully unscathed.




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