Using Grinds To Master a Subject
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School can be extremely challenging for a lot of children. The problem is that children will excel in some areas of school, where as they will soon fall behind with other subjects. A lot of students will feel confident overall, because they know there are certain parts of school that they do actually do well in. This may give them a false sense of security and before they know it, they will find themselves falling behind in the subject to a point of no return. It is important to nip this in the bud and ensure that the student gets back on track as quickly as possible.
Using grinds to master a subject is usually one of the best ways forward. Grinds allows students to have a 1-2-1 session with a tutor, in the subject area that they are struggling with. It might be a whole subject, it might be part of a subject; either way they can put it to bed by ensuring they understand it completely.
Tutors that teach grinds are usually the best people to explain a subject to a student that is having problems. They are not their regular teacher, so it is likely that the student will open up to them more and explain the problems that they are currently having. Alongside this, the tutor will visit the student at their own home, so they will not have to worry about being the centre of attention in the classroom when they need to ask a question. This can give children the confidence to ask questions and more importantly; get the answers that they really need.
Tutors that help use grinds to master a subject are generally subject specific. This helps children because the tutor is likely to have a much more in depth knowledge of the subject than their teacher would. This allows the student to get a much clearer understanding of the point that they are missing!
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Grinds at Home tutors strongly
recommend all students preparing for Leaving Certificate or Junior Certificate exams practise past papers and acquaint themselves with course marking schemes.
These are available free of charge for all Junior Cert and Leaving Cert subjects here |
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Success Stories |
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| Experienced teachers “I chose Grinds at Home because of the tutors’ teaching experience. With clear explanation and encouragement from a school teacher of 15 years’ standing, Ailsa could finally understand the areas of Leaving Cert Maths and geometry that had given her so much trouble in the past.”
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Piano lessons, Dublin 4, Grade IV
“…patience, encouragement and fun to learn with. He had the teaching experience to take me from beginner to intermediate level at a pace I could manage, and afford.”
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Empathetic teaching approach
“Bryan found the individual teaching style to be very different from his Leaving Cert English class in school. The tutor changed his teaching style to suit Bryan’s needs and brought his strengths to the fore.”
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| Harp lessons, County Wicklow, Grade I
“Learning the Harp is probably my greatest achievements of this year. The tutor had a real insight into beginner’s nerves and unlimited patience! Thank you.”
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| Excellent results “Laura got a D in her Leaving Certificate Chemistry mocks. Within two months, she was achieving B grades. We were delighted with her A2 result in the final exam”.
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