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Ms. Post, Guidance
St. Clement High School
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What is a Peer Tutor?
A peer tutor is a student leader who assists and tutors a student (their peer)
in an academic subject. The tutor has proven to be proficient in a subject
matter and has elected to provide “extra-help” to another student.
The tutoring sessions are flexible; it is up to the tutor and the student to
work out their particular needs. There are no formal guidelines for tutoring
and no specific time constraints. Work together and formulate the best plan of
action. Peer tutoring is about sharing, leadership, community, commitment and
learning.
Why is Peer Tutoring important?
Peer tutors provide individual academic support to a fellow peer student. The
tutors work with the students to practice and support classroom learning.
Sometimes that one on one attention and additional work outside of the
classroom is often all it takes for a student to succeed.
Everybody wins with Peer Tutoring.
The opportunity to help another student achieve academic success is certainly a
rewarding and enriching experience for a peer tutor. Knowing that you made a
difference in another student’s education goes a long way. As a tutor, you have
a skill and ability. Using that skill and ability to help others is commendable
and you should feel proud of yourselves for making a difference.
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