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I am a student at North shore Technical Community College in Bogalusa Louisiana. I utilize the free tutoring services offered by the college. This allows me to improve upon my course work and study skills. This service has really been beneficial to me and has allowed me to improve my math skills. I am finding that unlike me, many of my fellow peers do not utilize this tutoring service. Take this scenario for instance, my fellow peers were telling me how they are having trouble with their studies; I advised them to go to the tutoring center and Mrs. Cynthia Smith, Transition Coordinator, will assist them with improving their studies. They did not take my advice and because of that they have missed out on a great opportunity to get help with improving the areas that they are having trouble. This scenario is a harsh reality for many college students, which brings me to my biggest questions, “Why not ask for help?” “Do students think that asking for assistance will make them look less intelligent or more dependent or like a failure?” The cold hard truth is that …show more content…
There is only so much the Transition Coordinator can do. After that it is up to the students to really make this service reach its full potential and flourish. If the students help spread the word about the tutoring services being offered, it would turn out to be a good decision on everyone’s part. Not only will it benefit the students in a positive way, but it will also help the tutoring service gain more recognition within the college. The service has benefited me to have a better understanding of math. It has also benefited my math tutor. Before she became my tutor, she was one of the students utilizing this service. The services helped her to improve her studies and she is now tutoring her peers. So yes, using the service would benefit the college by insuring that the success rate keeps
I am a student at North shore Technical Community College in Bogalusa Louisiana. I utilize the free tutoring services offered by the college. This allows me to improve upon my course work and study skills. This service has really been beneficial to me and has allowed me to improve my math skills. I am finding that unlike me, many of my fellow peers do not utilize this tutoring service. Take this scenario for instance, my fellow peers were telling me how they are having trouble with their studies; I advised them to go to the tutoring center and Mrs. Cynthia Smith, Transition Coordinator, will assist them with improving their studies. They did not take my advice and because of that they have missed out on a great opportunity to get help with improving the areas that they are having trouble. This scenario is a harsh reality for many college students, which brings me to my biggest questions, “Why not ask for help?” “Do students think that asking for assistance will make them look less intelligent or more dependent or like a failure?” The cold hard truth is that …show more content…
There is only so much the Transition Coordinator can do. After that it is up to the students to really make this service reach its full potential and flourish. If the students help spread the word about the tutoring services being offered, it would turn out to be a good decision on everyone’s part. Not only will it benefit the students in a positive way, but it will also help the tutoring service gain more recognition within the college. The service has benefited me to have a better understanding of math. It has also benefited my math tutor. Before she became my tutor, she was one of the students utilizing this service. The services helped her to improve her studies and she is now tutoring her peers. So yes, using the service would benefit the college by insuring that the success rate keeps