Why Students Prefer Online Tutoring
Author: Shari Nielsen

Deciding whether to tutor in person or online can be a very
difficult decision. Although I have done both and I am aware of
the many reasons someone may choose one style over the other, I
am partial to online tutoring. Apparently, so are my students.
Students that I have worked with were asked to fill out
questionnaires and below are some of the comments that they gave
regarding why they prefer online tutoring over traditional
tutoring.

"I don't have to travel anywhere to meet up with the tutor.
This is less of a disruption to my life and my family's life. If
my session runs for an hour from 5-6, I get online at 4:58 and
log off at 6:02. No time is wasted!"

"My Mom or Dad can overhear the sessions while still working on
whatever they need to do - bathing my siblings, preparing
dinner, watching tv... Plus, they can listen to how the tutor
helps me through problems and teach me the same way if I need
help later on. It helps teach my parents also!"

"I can schedule my sessions around my busy schedule. This is
great for kids who are involved in extra-curricular activites or
who have a lot of things to do after school."

"I feel less inhibited while talking to a tutor online than I
would if I had to work face-to-face with a tutor, especially
when I don't understand something or know the answer."

"I am very shy in class and don't like to approach my teacher
or stay after school. However, I feel much more confident
working with a tutor online who is there for just the purpose of
helping me and only me. He or she won't compare me to my other
classmates and make me feel stupid. In class, I feel silly
asking questions, but I'm supposed to ask questions during my
online session."

"I can email my tutor stuff that we are working on in class
after scanning it in, stuff found on my teacher's webpage, pages
in online books, etc. I can also work on stuff during the week
and email it to my tutor so she can check it out before we get
online together."

"The web is a HUGE resource. Often times my tutor and I will
leave our online classroom and visit websites to help me
understand stuff. For instance, I didn't understand the
difference between mitosis and meiosis (cell division) and my
tutor found a couple of animations online that helped me
understand the processes. The tutoring sessions don't take place
just in the online classroom - we go all over the web!"

"My tutor helps me with more than one subject. I can get help
in all of my classes from the same person."

"It may be difficult to get a local tutor for certain subjects.
However, there are so many available tutors when you are looking
for a tutor online. I can live in California and have an online
tutor from New York!"

"The prices that online tutors charge are often a little less
than what traditional tutors charge. As a college student on a
limited budget, I'm more willing to schedule more sessions
online with a tutor than I would if I had to meet them
personally. Plus it is more convenient since I don't have a car
and can't travel to meet someone."

"I LOVE the computer and using technology to learn. Doing
homework with pen and paper is boring. Working out the same
problems on the online whiteboard is much more fun."

"Time seems to fly by while I'm working online with my tutor.
Before I know it, my hour is over and I'm ready to schedule my
next tutoring session."

I've used quite a few of these comments when I put together my
brochures and discuss my business with potential clients. The
statements seem to help convince people that students truly
benefit and enjoy online tutoring and that it is a better option
than face-to-face tutoring for many reasons. Feel free to
incorporate some of the above statements in your advertising
strategies and you can soon begin collecting your own comments
once you start acquiring your own clients.


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