Tuition vs Study Coach

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Many people are aware of the tuition industry, the process, and expected outcomes. However, there are other alternatives that you might want to consider for your child. Study coaching might be the solution for your child instead of tuition. In this article, we will explore the key differences in tuition and study coaching as well as the benefits of it.

Similar to Tuition but Not Quite?

The key difference between study coaching and tuition is to tackle studying as a whole instead of individual subjects. This enables children to understand the difference between lifelong learning and studying solely for an exam. Here are some examples that differentiate the two:

  1. Tuition would be preferred if your child has difficulty in a particular subject. This means that your child is doing relatively well or excelling overall but lacking in one or two subjects. Tuition works best to improve on your child’s weak subjects if the reason for failure lies in the lack of understanding or a personal steep learning curve. For example, your child is primary 5 and is only bad at mathematics then he or she would require primary 5 math tuition. Tuition does not improve the situation if the reasons for failing is time management or study planning, as these soft skill issues would require the aid of a study coach.
  1. Tuition targets the lack of understanding or the struggles with the academic aspect of studying. This is usually classified as the theoretical aspect of education. Study skills are practical applications that a child instinctively and progressively pick up along the way. Study coaching is more appropriate as it aids your child in efficient note-taking, adopt good habits like reading daily, and develop effective study habits to help them improve their overall standard. Many parents fail to understand the needs of their children and whether to engage tutors or study coaches, to ensure that their child can learn effectively and perform well in school.
  1. Tuition prepares your child for an examination, based on past exam papers or ten-year series papers which are popular in the Singaporean context. However, this only provides an understanding of the current examination format and the theories needed for it. A study coach differs in helping a child to develop effective knowledge retention and study habits that improve their learning as well as application in examinations. These greatly benefit your child as they can understand and prepare for various types of examinations of all formats. This would be a useful lifelong skill to have as examination formats do change and come in many different forms. This skill can be used for future examinations that your child will encounter as they progress to higher education.

In summary, tuition and study coaches are both beneficial to your child but the aid provided lies in different areas of education. Tuition focuses on the specific subjects and theoretical based knowledge whereas study coaches emphasis improving certain soft skills like efficient note-taking, how to focus on lessons and effective study habits. Both of these are wonderful solutions for your child in different ways. Hence, it is crucial to discuss with your child which areas he or she needs help with.