Why choose Quikminds Tutors?

July 12, 2009 by Ardy
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Singapore has always pride herself of her world class education system. People travel from various parts of the world and leave their families behind in their homeland just to obtain higher standards of education here. As the competition grows as a result of globalization, it is becoming more pertinent that your child too should get to achieve academic success in order to realize his or her ambitions.

Why choose Quikmind tutors?

1. All children have different learning styles. Due to time constraints, unfortunately, teachers still resort to transfer the information using the old school “chalk and talk” method as it is more convenient. Our tutors understand a child’s learning style and will be able to help him or her perform at a higher level. A properly trained tutor can make a real difference.

2. Often, a child fails a test not because he does not know the information, but rather the child gets nervous or misunderstands the question. Our tutors can teach methods of coping with test anxiety and can also help your child with specific strategies for different test types.

3. Our tutors are encouraged to provide help with time management or study skills. They are expected to provide guidance in learning how to navigate within the academic system such as finding out what are the most recent development in the syllabus and trends in examinations.

4. Our tutors are required not only to provide answers but also focus more on helping students gain confidence, providing the positive energy to motivate and guide the students back to the resources such that they can find answers. A good tutor is able to spot students’ weaknesses and rectify the problem.

5. Our tutors learn to help students set their own learning pace by working through the task while the tutor provides feedback. To promote students’ independence, a tutor should act as a facilitator for the student who is ultimately responsible for his or her own learning.

6. A one- to- one tuition will allow the tutor to understand your child and this will ensure that the tutoring is of better quality. Your child will then develop a close relationship with the tutor that ultimately helps him or her to better understand the topics that is taught.

7. A good tutor can help tremendously in cutting down on the frustration your child feels in difficult learning situations and making learning a much more pleasant experience.

8. Surprisingly, students who are intellectually gifted may also obtain average grades. Most common explanation for this is that the child is either not sufficiently challenged or they find classroom settings to be simply boring. A tutor who engages a gifted child can aid your child to enjoy the learning process and improve his or her grades.

9. In schools, doubts that students have are often left unanswered by their teachers due to time constraints. So your child needs assistance to clarify their doubts and close the gap between what is expected from them and what their optimum potential level is.

10. Today, there are increasing pressures for a child to excel in school and competition to get into a good tertiary institution has increased tremendously. Hence, hiring a tutor is a long-term investment that is worth pursuing.

Our advice:

Start looking for a tutor as soon as you realize you need one. A last minute search will not allow you much time to properly screen a prospective tutor. In addition, the foundation that is to be laid in the short time span will be a weak one. Just like a building, there must be time to let the foundation set properly, otherwise a catastrophic collapse may result.

Hiring a tutor is a major decision for both you and your child. It is important that your child is receptive to the idea of having a tutor; otherwise it would be a source of frustration for all parties involved.

The tutor’s fees are based on two factors: the level of education they have and the level of the subject matter they are tutoring. However, many tutors are willing to negotiate their fees.

We encourage parents to sit in on the first few tutoring sessions in a non-intrusive way. Do observe the interaction between your child and the tutor. For your child to benefit from the process, your child must be comfortable with the tutor. The tutor must also be someone who relates well to your child and is an effective communicator.

At Quikminds, we take pride in using academic specialists whenever we can. We also have a stringent selective screening process when it comes to engaging our tutors. In addition, we choose individuals who display the following qualities:

* Patient
* Good listener
* Respectful of students
* Foresight of student’s real needs
* Caring
* Willingness to learn
* Knowledge of subject
* Encouraging
* Organized
* Awareness of different types of learning styles

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