is English tutoring worth it (1 Viewer)

[killer queen]

I was wondering, does anybody here do English tutoring, and do you find it helps? I’m super inconsistent with my marks (I know I have the potential to do really well my teachers just apparently dislike my approaches to questions) and it doesn’t help that my teacher just…doesn’t give good feedback. Honestly atp I’m really considering tutoring even though I don’t really think it’ll help me, but I can’t have the inconsistency that I currently have if I want to B6.

Thanks guys!

 

[gammahydroxybutyrate]

I was wondering, does anybody here do English tutoring, and do you find it helps? I’m super inconsistent with my marks (I know I have the potential to do really well my teachers just apparently dislike my approaches to questions) and it doesn’t help that my teacher just…doesn’t give good feedback. Honestly atp I’m really considering tutoring even though I don’t really think it’ll help me, but I can’t have the inconsistency that I currently have if I want to B6.

Thanks guys!

it depends on the tutor and it depends on how you learn.

being spoonfed content or concepts does nothing for you but lure you into a false sense of security. if you can find a tutor who will proactively develop the writing skills and critical thinking skills required to do well, then yes it will be helpful.

when i used to tutor, almost all of my students would b6 if they applied themselves a little, so I assume it was at least somewhat helpful. if you develop the relevant skillset and actually understand the texts critically then it becomes quite easy to do well in any type of question or scenario. its obviously a lot easier said than done, but what these students were originally missing was a basic understanding of how the subject works, and how an essay operates and that often comes out of not getting proper feedback during the prior years of high school.

 

[killer queen]

it depends on the tutor and it depends on how you learn.

being spoonfed content or concepts does nothing for you but lure you into a false sense of security. if you can find a tutor who will proactively develop the writing skills and critical thinking skills required to do well, then yes it will be helpful.

when i used to tutor, almost all of my students would b6 if they applied themselves a little, so I assume it was at least somewhat helpful. if you develop the relevant skillset and actually understand the texts critically then it becomes quite easy to do well in any type of question or scenario. its obviously a lot easier said than done, but what these students were originally missing was a basic understanding of how the subject works, and how an essay operates and that often comes out of not getting proper feedback during the prior years of high school.

Thank you for replying

I admit, I do quite well by general standards, but I feel like it’s less out of my own true English skill and more just out of pure waffle and innate writing ability
I’m really seeking to improve because English is honestly the subject keeping me down but no matter what I do I can’t seem to figure out consistent improvements and idk it’s getting me down a bit

 

[Hehehe22]

Thank you for replying

I admit, I do quite well by general standards, but I feel like it’s less out of my own true English skill and more just out of pure waffle and innate writing ability
I’m really seeking to improve because English is honestly the subject keeping me down but no matter what I do I can’t seem to figure out consistent improvements and idk it’s getting me down a bit

I'm in a similar situation with English - I'm not doing badly, but I don't really know how to do better or maintain my marks.

This term, I started lessons with a private tutor who was a recent alumni of my school, so I was able to get some insider info which helped somewhat. I mostly asked her to give me tips and feedback on my practice essays and stuff. I didn't see a drastic improvement but it did allow me to walk into the exam with more confidence. If that's something that could work for you (it doesn't have to be alumni I suppose), it's just light "tutoring", won't take too much time but will give you some support.