Advantages of Peer Tutoring Programs

Imagine you're playing in a volleyball match. The setter sets up the ball for you and you come in, and slam the ball to the floor. In many ways, peer tutoring is like volleyball. The tutee is the hitter, and the tutor is the setter. In this situation, they are peers that the coach, or teacher, put together to score the point, or get the A+. See, the tutor is always trying to make the tutee better. Most peer tutoring programs have had positive results. Many studies prove them to be cost effective and academically beneficial. However, some might argue it to be a waste of time and not at all effective compared to a teacher. Valley Center schools should create a peer tutoring program because it will help students build communication skills, lead students to a better future career, and expand students' general knowledge.

One of the benefits of peer tutoring is that it increases communication and social skills. The tutee will feel more comfortable learning, listening, and interchanging knowledge with a peer. Working with peers can also feel easier because they will most likely understand the position they are in at school and home. Benjamin Stoddard, author of the article "What is Peer to Peer Tutoring?" writes that "A peer tutor can form examples and relate to a student on an entirely different level than an adult educator". Most of the time this is not because of the adult, but caused by the students' diverse ways to learn the information. Communication is a useful skill that one can benefit from for many years with working in groups, with teachers, in jobs, and in life. The article "Communication Skills" sums up that communication skills are the skills you need to achieve a goal. This article also explains ...

... middle of paper ...

...to make sure that grades of the tutors don’t slip as they take on more responsibility and that the tutees grades improve as they get this assistance. This has the potential to significantly improve academics with minimal cost to the school.

In volleyball there is a lot of working together and bettering yourself! This is also true in peer tutoring. Peer tutoring is a great program where many learn, many succeed, and many increase their working skills. Several positive results in learning have come from peer tutoring. This process engages all students, teaches half, and re-enforces the knowledge in the other half. Leading students to a better educational career, building up communication skills, and the expansion of general knowledge are all great benefits from peer tutoring. It truly is an amazing program! Remember to always go for the spike!