| When going through school, many students find the | | | | assigned. In math classes, for instance, all the |
| education process to be burdensome not realizing that | | | | information should be available in either the notes or in |
| life in general can be burdensome with or without | | | | the textbook. The student shouldn't have to search out |
| education. It can be said that one purpose of education | | | | additional information unless it is assigned. Many |
| is to lift that burden at least a little bit. Tutoring, | | | | students hurt themselves by not taking good notes in |
| especially math tutoring, can help with part of the | | | | the class. The notes can be thought of as the most |
| education burden. Going from high school to college | | | | relevant information that is needed to learn about the |
| can be a big shock for some students. Learning math | | | | subject. More often than not, the teachers will place |
| can be especially difficult for some. Therefore, it is | | | | information that will be on the exam in the notes. By |
| important to learn good study skills as early as | | | | taking the extra time and effort needed to write good |
| possible. A good math tutor can help students prepare | | | | notes the student will save themselves a lot of time |
| for the future as well as helping them with homework | | | | and effort down the road looking in the book. |
| problems. | | | | When the student is acquiring proper study habits for |
| Much of the learning process involves looking for | | | | the long run, a tutor can help make the way smoother. |
| information. Searching the index is just one example of | | | | In math tutoring, for example, a tutor can walk the |
| this. Especially in college, trying to understand a new | | | | student through the reading process so they learn how |
| concept involves research. One popular tool that is | | | | to understand a math concept on their own. A math |
| used to find information is the Internet. It is easy to type | | | | tutor can also help with research if the student needs |
| in the keywords that person is looking for and find | | | | to find information in order to understand better or is |
| information on the subject. One of the problems that | | | | doing it for a project. A tutor can help with motivation |
| arises, however, is that it is difficult to sort out the | | | | issues by showing students what the rewards are for |
| results to find the desired information. For example, | | | | hard work or the consequences otherwise. In addition, |
| many times the results are either too detailed on the | | | | students can learn to work independently without help |
| technical level or are too simple and obvious to be of | | | | from others through tutoring. Even the best student, at |
| any help. | | | | times, has trouble with math. Tutoring can help these |
| Learning at the lower grades and in high school usually | | | | students also to get over their short term difficulty. |
| shouldn't require doing research unless it is specifically | | | | |