One of the main advantages of enrolling your child in a one-on-one tutoring program is that your child's self-confidence will improve. Not only will a good tutor help your child learn material, but he will also provide positive feedback so that the child feels good about himself and can actually enjoy learning. Classroom teachers do provide positive feedback, but it may not always occur when the child needs it. A tutor who is always present will recognize when your child has overcome a difficult problem and praise him. This positive atmosphere will improve your child's relationship with his own learning.
Unfortunately, because a classroom teacher divides her attention between each student in the class, she may not recognize the specifics of her students' strengths and weaknesses. However, because a one-on-one tutor is only paying attention to your child, she can easily recognize exactly where the child is excelling and struggling. Thus, the tutor can craft a learning program that nurtures your child's skills and directly addresses those areas that need improvement.
When you place more than twenty children in a room and ask them all to sit still and learn, two things happen: some students will sit quietly and some students won't. The more rambunctious children may distract your child from focusing on what he wants and needs to learn. In a one-on-one tutoring environment, these distractions are eliminated. Even if there are stimuli in the room that divert the child's attention, the tutor will quickly discover these distractions and remove them or re-focus the child's attention on his learning.
Some students view learning as "uncool." If this is the case with your child's friends or the leaders in a classroom, your child may not feel comfortable asking questions in class or showing an interest in what he's learning. Over time, this retraction from learning can negatively impact his academic success. One-on-one tutoring eliminates the harmful effect of peer pressure. A tutor's job is to nurture the child's learning, not dismiss it. Although your child may feel uncomfortable expressing an interest in the classroom, he will feel comfortable with the tutor because the tutor will not judge.