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Reason #8: A student is trying to avoid going to school even though there is no bullying or other negative situation occurring.
True, this can be a common complaint from students (and parents) everywhere, but avoidance of school is definitely something that can be lessened (or eliminated) during the summer.
Provided there is no bullying, and no other negative situation occurring at school, a desire not to go to classes could boil down to a few easily fixable reasons:
- no enthusiasm for the material or classes
- bored during class
- feeling overwhelmed by work
- a desire to have fun rather than sit in a classroom
- no confidence with the coursework
- test anxiety
Well, good news...I think you all know where I'm going with this by now...tutoring can help!
In situations involving a lack of enthusiasm for learning, tutors can play a big role in getting students hyped up about practically any subject - the wonders of science through cool experiments, the fun of English through story writing, even the excitement of mathematics through physics games or music. Cases of boredom (assuming the tutee doesn't to be moved up a grade) can also be remedied by a tutor bringing in "real life," fun examples of class subjects.
Feeling overwhelmed by too much classwork or homework is also easily remedied by a few study habit modifications. When I was a kid, I swore by the 80s favorite - the Trapper Keeper™! I never went to school without it - I stored all of my class handouts, homework (both graded and pending assignments), worksheets, even extra curricular information in that thing. The point is that as soon as I got organized, my grades improved dramatically, and I no longer felt overwhelmed. A quick chat with your tutee can help pinpoint areas where more organization is needed.
A desire to be out having fun rather than sitting in class (or work for us adults who are out of school) is another common complaint. This one isn't really too difficult to tackle - an explanation of the time ratio can work wonders. Sit down with your tutee and spend a few minutes going over how long classes are, and how long homework takes every day. Then divide that by all the "awake" hours in the day - the classes and homework will most likely be a relatively small percentage of the total week's hours. Explain how getting organized, and tackling homework ASAP can allow for more fun hours in the day, because all of the responsibilities for the day will be checked off the "to do" list.
No confidence with the coursework or test anxiety are also easily changeable by a great tutor. Since this post is already pretty long (thanks for sticking with me this far), I'll point you to my other two blog postings that really get into detail about these two issues:
Self-esteem and confidence
Test anxiety
With some good tutoring, any of these problems can be a thing of the past for your tutee, and he or she will be ready to tackle the upcoming school year with renewed enthusiasm.
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