Approximately 70% of students perform below proficiency in all academic subjects, suggesting that a majority of students need tutoring at some point during their education.
When a child faces academic difficulties, the immediate response of most parents is to seek a homework tutor for their child. Regrettably, homework tutoring often becomes a perpetual cycle for students, as the root causes of academic failure are not effectively addressed.
Homework tutoring is like putting a band-aid on a gaping wound.
While homework tutoring might seem to assist your child in achieving better grades on assignments, it is merely a short-term solution. If your child is unable to successfully complete assignments without assistance, they will not develop into a successful student capable of progressing through high school and college independently. Students who struggle to learn and master grade-level material independently often have cumulative skill deficits that originate from early primary grades. These cumulative deficits stem from the design of schools and the training of teachers, neither of which aligns with the science of learning.
Schools promote students to higher grades based on age, not on the mastery of prerequisite skills. Similarly, teachers are mandated to introduce students to a wide range of content, and advance them according to arbitrary timelines set by the school district, irrespective of their mastery of that content. Consequently, students become incapable of performing grade-level content due to deficient prerequisite skills.
Addressing academic failure demands more than just a quick fix;
it requires a sustainable remedy that can only be achieved through effective teaching and consistent, reinforced practice. This strategy finely tunes core skills and propels students to fluency, a benchmark that encompasses both accuracy and speed.
Imagine the transformative power of this approach. Students, fluent in their core academics, are instilled with enhanced confidence and an extended attention span. Their long-term memory improves, and they are empowered to learn and master advanced skills with ease. These fluent learners become self-reliant, no longer reliant on assistance to conquer grade-level assignments. Join this educational revolution and witness the birth of independent, confident, and fluent learners.