Unlike some other tutoring companies, our tutors aren’t cold and impersonal. They exude the warmth and friendliness that builds rapport. Rapport is the fuel that makes the learning journey so much more enjoyable. And when learning is enjoyable, more of it gets done.
Everyone is unique, so there are no one-size-fits-all approaches. Our tutors work hard on discovering the individual learning style of each student. This isn’t something every tutoring company does. However, it dramatically accelerates the ability of the student to absorb new information.
By figuring out a student’s learning style, a tutor can help him refine and improve the methodology he uses to assimilate new knowledge.
This goes way beyond merely coming up with the right answers to test questions.
Only helping students to figure out the right answers is not only a reductive learning approach, but it’s also hopelessly outdated!
We help all our learners grasp underlying concepts, so they develop a mental framework that’ll help them solve all similar problems of that type.
This adds a powerful weapon to a student’s academic arsenal!
Unfortunately, school teachers are often overburdened.
That means your child won’t get the personalized attention that will allow to fully realize her magnificent educational potential. In most school systems, the teacher only gets to see a tiny portion of the student’s intellectual capabilities. This problem doesn’t just manifest as failing grades.
Often, a student will get passing or even good grades without enjoying any tangible educational benefit.
This is a tragedy of epic proportions.
We don’t make that mistake at SMT. We help the student to see and unlock the educational potential that dwells within them.
At Smart Minds tutoring, we aim to rectify the failings of the public education system. We do that by offering highly individualized programs based on the unique needs of every student who passes through our virtual doors.
That’s why we structure a student’s education to facilitate as many of these moments as possible. There’s no way this can even happen without rapport because it’s the foundation upon which all academic progress is built.
This is something you won’t get from the big tutoring companies!
Student-teacher rapport is crucial to academic success and leads to positive student outcomes. These include a burning passion for learning, high motivation, and exceptional grades.
Humor is an integral part of that approach. It helps cultivate a creatively productive and vibrant learning environment where the doors of possibility swing wide open. An excellent teacher-student relationship is built on trust. Sharing stories of triumphing over adversity is one way our tutors connect to students.
Having a personable tutor who’s heavily invested in a student’s success can make the difference between a student who possesses a keen passion for the educational journey and one who doesn’t.
Feeling a sense of connection to a mentor who’s already done what the student wants to do superpowers a student’s motivation. This makes it easier for the student to accomplish every academic goal he set for himself.
SMT evaluates the methodology each student uses to learn to determine why the student made a particular mistake.
Suppose a student struggles with a specific type of question. In that case, the tutor will help them develop a methodology to rectify that.
Scores improve when the methodology does!
We show students how to learn from their mistakes instead of endlessly dwelling on them. Obsessing about them diminishes self-confidence and negatively affects performance and productivity.
We show students that mistakes offer us glorious opportunities. If they internalize their lessons, they’ll help students transcend their limitations, expand their intellectual horizons, and learn new skills.
Our tutors show students that making mistakes can be a transformative experience. They use inspiring examples from their own lives to illustrate the point.
We encourage our students to explain how they arrived at a solution to a problem. Instead of saying their process is wrong, we help the student explore alternative ways of coming up with an answer.
This helps the student develop a multidimensional approach to solving problems.
We actively solicit the student’s input. We find that this is a terrific way to let the student know that we’re in this together, and we can trust each other.
We know how to leverage a student’s natural curiosity about a particular approach to turn it into a powerful process for solving those types of problems.
This often transforms the curiosity into a love of solution.
We live by the mantra, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question—if you have a question, just ask.” Every question uttered by a human being is a cry to understand the world. Questions are the foundation of all learning and help us to understand the world around us.
Our most fervent wish for all our students is that their endless curiosity will be the catalyst for never-ending intellectual adventures.
We hope Smart Minds Tutoring will help jump-start these experiences!
Our tutors are either students who are going to graduate soon or early year college students. So, the test-taking experience is still fresh in their minds.
Smart Minds Tutoring is unique in this regard and SMT tutors bring recency and zeal to SMT students!
Our tutors have an exceptional ability to show students how to stay calm in a stressful test environment. SMT tutors zero in with a laser-sharp focus on the most important aspects of the test-taking experience so that they can get the best possible score.
Every one of our tutors is an exceptionally high scorer with a vast arsenal of tips, tricks, and tactics that’ll help students attain a test score they can be proud of!
