The Internet has changed the way humans see the world. Once upon a time, human interaction was deemed necessary for all of life's events, including tutoring sessions. The Internet has made distance an irrelevant matter; today you can maintain contact with anyone in the world as long as you have an Internet connection and email. Along this route, educational changes have taken place, with learning via distance education as the new route by which students gain knowledge, pass classes, and receive their degrees for life in the working world. While convenience is a benefit of online tutoring, there are several others.
One benefit of online tutoring is that it allows students to pursue academic help out of the presence of their peers. Students …show more content…
It is no secret that today's students are busy with a number of things: work, school, family, religious activities, extracurricular activities, social clubs, and social networking. Many students are working at least one job, if not more, in order to help provide for their families and support themselves through school. Internet classes relieve students of the burden to attend classes at an on-campus site while needing to work during the day. Students can then earn the income they need while earning necessary academic credit to graduate and obtain degrees. The degrees will help project the student into an occupation that will allow the student to make the kind of income he or she needs.
Lastly, online tutoring benefits students because it allows them to have one-on-one time with their instructors. In a traditional classroom setting back about 12 years ago, students did not have the luxury of Internet tutoring. Struggling students met with teachers in their classrooms, after school, along with at least ten to fifteen other students who were also struggling with a given subject. Teachers would consume two or three hours-sometimes more-with students who desperately needed their help. Today, students can chat with teachers online in a format where a teacher can help one student at a
One benefit of online tutoring is that it allows students to pursue academic help out of the presence of their peers. Students …show more content…
It is no secret that today's students are busy with a number of things: work, school, family, religious activities, extracurricular activities, social clubs, and social networking. Many students are working at least one job, if not more, in order to help provide for their families and support themselves through school. Internet classes relieve students of the burden to attend classes at an on-campus site while needing to work during the day. Students can then earn the income they need while earning necessary academic credit to graduate and obtain degrees. The degrees will help project the student into an occupation that will allow the student to make the kind of income he or she needs.
Lastly, online tutoring benefits students because it allows them to have one-on-one time with their instructors. In a traditional classroom setting back about 12 years ago, students did not have the luxury of Internet tutoring. Struggling students met with teachers in their classrooms, after school, along with at least ten to fifteen other students who were also struggling with a given subject. Teachers would consume two or three hours-sometimes more-with students who desperately needed their help. Today, students can chat with teachers online in a format where a teacher can help one student at a