Home Tutoring vs. Traditional Classroom Learning
With a traditional classroom setting, education is class-oriented and structured, while home tutoring is more flexible and customized. In a school, the teacher has to follow a rigid system of instruction and consequently must maintain a certain pace to complete the syllabus, thereby leaving slower learners behind and not challenging the advanced ones. Home tuition can thus provide coverage based on where the student stands, speeding things up or slowing them down when needed. The tutor can go back over a confusing concept, explain it, and use teaching strategies better suited to the student's learning style. While some learners find a classroom environment distracting or intimidating, home tutoring creates a calm, welcoming atmosphere conducive to learning. However, it is equally important for students' holistic development to practice social relations and teamwork, which are promoted in the school system. So, we see home tutoring as a complement to schooling, addressing the ...