To progress in its school curriculum, a child sometimes needs support outside class hours. In what cases should we give him this aid, what solutions exist and who to contact?
Sometimes you can feel distraught in front of the poor school results of your child, not available enough to help them every night to practice, or helplessly in front of their drop in motivation. Before providing an external solution to the problem, parents must, with the help of teachers, identify as precisely as possible the needs of their little one. Should he catch up in one or more subjects? If so, which and on what points of the program in particular? Is he missing the attention of an adult at the time of homework? Finally, does the child show signs of rejection in relation to the teaching offered at school? Once these questions are elucidated, you can implement an adequate solution.
Surveified studies
At primary school, when the 4:30 p.m. bell sounds, part of the students enrolled by their parents at the start of the year have not ended their day. The time of a snack and it is “study”. This and a half hour monitored by teachers and educators aid is devoted to oral work or learning the lessons of the day since “normally” students have no written duties … The study therefore allows children to work together in a suitable and friendly setting and to have an interlocutor if necessary. They can request additional explanations on the instructions, have their work checked, deepen a poorly understood point of the lesson …
- The plus: This is the simplest solution: it is free and provided within the school.
- The least: The child does not change the environment (which can be a drawback if he feels bad at school) and does not benefit from personalized follow -up.
Associations
It also happens that within the school itself, associations organize aid with more specific homework on reading or mathematics among others. Knowledge is then generally transmitted differently, through workshops or around a project for example. Other associations bringing together volunteers (retirees, Mothers at home …) welcome students to their premises (neighborhood houses, homes, MJC) and support toddlers while they do their homework.
- The plus: The speakers are passionate and offer the child the opportunity to approach one material with another look. In addition, the sessions take place in the neighborhood.
- The least: The lack of means of these structures which struggle to help very weak children or whose behavior is problematic.
Private structures
They offer regular tutoring during the year in all or a single material, in the form of internships during the holidays or in preparation for an exam. After an educational assessment, parents choose an appropriate formula: the targeted objectives, the subjects concerned, the frequency, the duration of the aid, the place (at home or within the premises of the company). The teachers (including a good number of students who make their end of the month) were recruited and trained according to their journey. Among the anthology of offers, here are some big names that have proven themselves: Acadomia, Keepschool, Completeness, Legendre Cours …
- The plus: A well -established and effective organization.
- The least: a significant budget. Note: you benefit from a tax reduction of 50 % of all the sums paid per year.
Websites
Many websites allow children (especially from college) to do their homework online! They connect when they wish to do exercises and ask specific questions about their lessons. The teachers answer them by email and can (on certain sites) follow a child in the long term. On the forums, students communicate with each other and can, on occasion, give themselves some good pipes. To discover these “homework cyber-aids”, surf for example on: Maxicours, Cyberpapy, my web class …
- The plus: A fun method that is practiced at home 24/7.
- The least: The child can feel “left to himself” and lack rigor.
On the forum : Help Mamandado, who wonders how to do with his son in 4th grade.
