Discover how the winter months offer a perfect opportunity for students to get ahead.
Winter is a unique time during the school year: the fall semester is ending and the spring semester is just starting. This makes it a great time to evaluate how your student did at the beginning of the year while still giving enough time to turn their grades around before the end of the year. Tutors can help evaluate students’ strengths and weaknesses and have the tools and knowledge to help students improve. Tutors working one-on-one with students can pick up on their study habits, effort levels, and understanding of key concepts to fill in the missing gaps in their instruction while helping a student balance the new assignments, projects, and finals that seem to pile up in the spring.
Choosing to start preparation for standardized tests, such as the SAT and ACT, is a wise decision for students who have a good handle on their day-to-day schoolwork. Some states and school districts provide these tests for free for public school students (usually during their junior year). Other school districts may waive the entrance fees for their students. Why not take advantage by working with a tutor to help maximize the opportunity? In addition to the college entrance exams, AP tests are also administered in the spring, so getting a head start on the content for students’ AP classes will not only help them possibly test out of an entry level college course, but set them up to do well in the class itself. Tutors who specialize in these tests know the timing and content to help your student do well. Starting in the winter can give students a head start in preparing for the exams.
Because the spring semester is just starting or about to start, many families don’t jump at the opportunity of having a tutor work with their students. As a result, most families wait until spring to start tutoring if their student is struggling. Tutors may get booked up, leading to your student missing out on the help they need. By starting early, students are staying on top of the class concepts, preventing them from falling behind and scrambling to find help.
With the structure and guidance of a tutor, students can gain confidence, boost grades, and head into spring ready to succeed.
