Amber Murphy, an excellent student in most subjects, was struggling with her fourth year maths last year. “I didn't have a clue,” she recalled. Her mother, Valerie, sought extra instruction for her daughter, not from her school, but from the local tutor doctor. More and more parents are following Mrs Murphy's lead and buying supplemental education from quality-controlled tutors. “There is more concern about education than ever before and more parents are paying attention to their children's learning problems,” said Carmel O’Brien, education consultant with Tutor Doctor, “so it is important that this form of supplemental education is managed and structured in a way that parents, students, and teachers can have full confidence in the service.”
The Tutor Doctor service starts with a student assessment. "We go back and pinpoint the causes of a student's learning problems. The assessment typically lasts about an hour. We find out where the student’s missing conceptual gaps are and provide the missing skills.”
Tutor Doctor affords students individual one-on-one attention. The formula seems to have worked for Amber Murphy, whose maths grade rose from a D to a B.
For more information about the Tutor Doctor service, or to book your free assessment, Carmel O’Brien can be contacted on 087 967 9596 or by email on [email protected]. For more information about Tutor Doctor visit the web site at www.tutordoctor.ie
