This sort of idea is underway in many parts of the US: Tutoring of middle school and elementary students by high school students, for free,…or professionally through a small business, or corporation. HS students have some advantages connecting to middle school and elementary school kids…they are more peer to peer than usual teacher/ student interactions. During a pandemic, or a future with much greater emphasis on LFH, HS students might form an essential part of the learning/ teaching puzzle.
There are several types of high school tutors, ranging from a high school classmate who works with your student at school… to a professional tutor who visits your home or conducts training online. You can find the ideal tutor by evaluating your student’s needs and planning out your budget and schedule.
Then there’s the “just professional’ tutoring companies…such as Tutor Doctors tutoring the Elementary and Middle School segment of students. Perhaps needless to say, tutors who are independent of school districts might be making large inroads into the “teaching  business” during the pandemic. Would that continue, should we get to post- pandemic, because parents and students like the process of tutoring, and the results?
What Makes The Tutor Doctors Different?
Not every academic professional is cut out to be a tutor—much less a member of Tutor Doctor’s team. We look for individuals that possess the academic knowledge needed to teach students and the personal skills needed to connect with them. Tutors are people we’d be happy bringing home to mom.
They are passionate about working with students and helping them improve their educational experience. They are collaborative, working closely with parents and teachers to keep everyone informed about a student’s progress and needed support. Plus, they are consistent. You can rely on the tutors to show up on time and on schedule—whenever is most convenient for you.
“People we’d be happy to bring home to mom” ?? Over the top sloganeering, but perhaps says “our tutors are good people”, and a bona fide reputation is clearly a hurdle for those who aren’t vouched for by a school system. Though school districts seem to inevitably hire some who can’t be trusted with students. Some vetting process is definitely needed for services offered to minors.
[gview file=”https://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Las-Cruces-High-School-Students-Launch-FREE-Live-Virtual-Tutoring-for-K-5-KRWG.pdf”]Huntington Learning Center wants to sow doubt about those “private tutors”…as not being “accredited” or “certified”. And that’s no doubt part of their business plan, to somehow distinguish their offerings with the higher costs, from the mom and pop tutoring services springing up all over the country to help with LFH. Or the free tutoring by HS students as described above. Clearly some pieces of the Community School of the future, or present, will be provided through tutoring services… of all sorts. Some may well be pricey, but we don’t want to recreate the learning disadvantages currently present for poverty embedded kids.
Huntington Learning Center is dedicated to not only meeting, but exceeding today’s top education standards. Corporate level and regional accreditation is a symbol of our organization’s commitment to integrity.
Why does accreditation matter to you? Just like you wouldn’t send your child to a non-accredited college, you want to be able to trust that your student’s tutors know what they are doing and are equipped to give the best help possible. Private tutors are not usually certified or accredited, but Huntington tutors are. You can trust that we know what we’re doing and can help your child succeed, just like the thousands of other students we’ve helped before.