 Thank
you for taking time to look into becoming a member of the Greater
Sudbury Learning Clinic REGISTRY OF TUTORS.
Everything I have observed with respect to trends and developments in
the area of education lead me to conclude that the demand for personal tutoring services will surge in the very near future. Despite the hard
work and efforts of classroom teachers and education administrators, our
children are caught in a system which is going to become even more
demanding and challenging for most students.
Parents are beginning to realize that their children are part of a
rapidly shrinking global community. The education and training they
receive must prepare them for competition on a "global scale",
even if they take up a career in Greater Sudbury. Technology is breaking
down geographic barriers making it just as easy to purchase something
from Brazil as it is to purchase something from your neighbourhood
shopping centre. Companies are being bought and sold at staggering
rates, leaving many people without work after years on the job.
We cannot stop this "globalization" and we will never be
able to slow down technology. Therefore, all we can do is find ways of
positioning ourselves strategically in order to level off the
"playing field" and help our children compete on a global
level.
Graduates of our universities and colleges are quickly discovering
that their main competitors for the best positions in their chosen
careers are not their classmates, but rather graduates and professionals
from other countries and provinces. Further, they are finding out that
these competitors have been receiving support and guidance from
professional tutors for the better part of their education. Parents in
places like India, China, Japan, many European countries and even the
United States have been doing everything they can to give their children
a "competitive advantage" in order for them to find success in
North American corporations. They have worked extremely hard, often
taking on extra jobs in order to hire good private tutors for their
children so that they can not only obtain the highest marks possible but
so that they can also be taught effective strategies that will serve
them well in the "global arena they are about to enter for the rest
of their life".
While we have spent most of our time encouraging our children to play
hockey, soccer, baseball, and in activities such as swimming and
engaging in all sorts of recreational pursuits, all of which are
extremely important in order to lead a balanced life, young people
elsewhere have been studying and developing the kinds of skills that
corporate leaders are in search of.. When it comes time to apply for
entry level positions in a chosen career, chief executive officers are
more concerned about whether an applicant has the ability to help the
company become successful. They don't care how many goals you scored in
your last year of high school or how many fish you caught last year. As
a result, our young people are losing the battle to young people who
have devoted a lot of energy to developing the skills that the chief
executive officers are looking for in new employees.
A PERSONAL TUTOR will go a long way to helping a student
regain that competitive advantage and deal with the challenges being
presented by today's education system. Parents are now realizing this
and those who can afford to hire private tutors will be stepping forward
in ever increasing numbers to ensure that their children have a fighting
chance to succeed in life.
The Greater Sudbury Learning Clinic is the largest Personal Tutoring Agencies in the
region. It is a service that
is certain to experience tremendous growth in popularity as more and
more parents search for ways of providing their children with extra
support to be successful in their school programs.
If you feel you would enjoy working with students in a one-on-one
setting, then I invite you to consider joining the REGISTRY OF
TUTORS.
Robert
Kirwan, O.C.T., B.A.
(Math), M.A. (Education)
Independent Education, Training & Career Development
Consultant |
