- Home
- Networks
- Topics
- Blogs
- Co-op Blogs
- Arts and Social Sciences Co-op Blog
- Beedie School of Business Co-op Blog
- Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology Co-op Blog
- Communication Co-op Blog
- Computing Science Co-op Blog
- Contemporary Arts Co-op Blog
- Engineering Co-op Blog
- Environment Co-op Blog
- Health Sciences Co-op Blog
- Interactive Arts & Technology Co-op Blog
- MSE Co-op Blog
- Science Co-op Blog
- Sustainable Energy Engineering Co-op Blog
- Communique
- ENGAGE
- Peer Education
- Co-op Blogs
- Galleries
- Learn
- Indigenous
- EAL/ESL
- iBelong
Why Being a Tutor Can Help You Become a Better Student

Why Being a Tutor Can Help You Become a Better Student
By: Alexandra Petryszak
Tutoring is not only a great way to discover whether you have an interest in teaching, but it can provide you with experience that is valuable for your own academic success and your resume.
The student who receives tutoring assistance is not the only one who is learning. Tutoring other students in reading, writing, and study skills, as well as course concepts and theories, can help you cement your own knowledge in these areas. By explaining course theories to others, you will discover that you gain further understanding of concepts that can help you enrich your own academic studies. Similarly, by helping students with their writing, studying, and organization, you can refine your own skills in these areas.
Becoming a tutor can also provide you with valuable interpersonal, communication, and listening skills. As a tutor, you must be able to explain various concepts in a multitude of ways to accord with each student’s learning style. By recognizing and addressing the individualized ways in which students learn, you will develop strong interpersonal and listening abilities. Tutoring also allows you to hone your skills in communication as you may have to explain complex theories in more straightforward language. As tutoring provides you with skills in communication, you gain experience that can help you when networking with professors, other students, and employers.
Finally, tutoring enables you to develop skills in leadership that can help you during group projects in academic and career settings.
There are many paid and volunteer tutoring opportunities for students of various ages at SFU. These positions often extend beyond the semester, which means you can have consistent work or volunteer experience for a long-term period.
- Academics First is a tutoring program for student athletes that looks for tutors with a CGPA of 3.5 and above. Tutors assist other students in courses in which they received an A- or higher.
- Based out of the Faculty of Education, the Friends of Simon program is an opportunity for you to tutor students in kindergarten to grade twelve on the SFU Burnaby campus.
- In addition, there are volunteer opportunities to become a Learning and Writing Peer Educator or an English as a Second Language Peer Educator with the Student Learning Commons.
With so many great opportunities on the SFU campus, tutoring is both a convenient and rewarding job that can actually help you achieve your own academic success.
About the Author:
Alexandra Petryszak is a recent graduate from SFU with a BA in English. She has a passion for literature, writing, and tutoring.
Photo credit - Lead image: Steven S.’s flickr “Studying.”
Posted on November 05, 2014
Tags:
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-11-05 13:20 by Anonymous
RELATED TOPICS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Top
![]() |
Top Tip Lists 8 Interview Tips For Impressing a Hiring Manager [32] |
![]() |
Top Tip Lists Lost in Technical Translation: How to Succeed in an Unfamiliar Environment [30] |
![]() |
Peer Education How To Write Your Way Into Grad School [24] |
![]() |
Workplace Transition Dress to Impress: Tips for Creating a Budget Friendly Workplace Wardrobe [23] |
![]() |
Workplace Success How To Resolve Conflict In 6 Steps [20] |
Interviews 10 Tips on Answering Interview Questions Effectively [22] |
|
Workplace Transition Top Ten Tips for Co-op Work Term Success [6] |
|
Indigenous SFU Community Stories SFPIRG: Truth-Telling and Decolonization [5] |
|
Indigenous Volunteer Stories Why Volunteer in the Aboriginal Community? [5] |
|
Workplace Transition Movin’ on Up: How to Accelerate Your Climb Up the Corporate Ladder (Part 2) [5] |
[Blog] Life Experience Just Like Bunko: It's Not About You [1] |
|
[Story] Interviews Preparation = Successful Interview! [1] |
|
[Story] Interviews Acing Phone Interviews [1] |
|
[Story] Career Exploration We Are All Canucks: Dreams Come True [1] |
|
[Story] Interviews The Dirty Dozen Interview Questions (Part I) [1] |
7 seconds
From Forbes Magazine.
You have 7 seconds to make a first impression:
...
You're Welcome!
Just wanted to say a big "you're welcome!"
I think though, that we also owe you a big thank-you for all of your fantastic...
There but for the grace of
There but for the grace of God go I, reoccurs for me in periodically and I smile warmly and am grateful.
Thank you for your...
Uhoh, now you've sent us down
Uhoh, now you've sent us down a black hole of Youtube Conan clips......
Our failures define us
Conan's quote is incredibly profound..but not quite as profound as his "String Dance."