Most times we parents make the same mistakes over and over again...a class teacher runs by the school's scheme and when we notice a weakness in our children we get a home tutor or lesson teacher to help them. But eventually the home Tutors go about the same thing, neglecting the weakness and prepping the child for exam, same as the class teacher does.

So what really is the responsibility of the home tutor? And how do we now help our child out of the weakness?

If I remember correctly, my lesson teacher back in the day had a curriculum for whichever class I was. He taught exactly the same as my class teacher however was eagle-sighted in predicting my problems and also broke steps down into simple easy to remember sequences.
It's been a long time but I remember clearly him bombarding me with "do you understand? I can always review the sequence far back as you want" questions. Made more sense to me than an over-burdened teacher who could never teach 30 students in a classroom equally.

Interesting question OP.

Just like the dude above, I remember my lesson teacher didnt make any difference because she taught me almost exactly same thing I was been taught in school, just very little difference.

It was clear she really needed the money hence she took the job and so wasnt really intersted in my progress.

My kids won't be put through such. I won't hire a lesson teacher. The lessons my kids are taught in school are enough. Any weakness or areas needing upgrade would be handled by either I or my wife.

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When I notice this weaknesses in my son...the only solution I believe it will work Is to make the class teacher the home tutor coz she knws his weaknesses

Class teacher gives assignment; lesson teacher solves it

Really most don't know what a lesson teacher is supposed to be doing ... Especially those corpers folks they keep hiring.

Growing up, my mum was my lesson teacher. God bless her forever. I remembered having issues with division and spellings... While my teacher made me cry for hours because I couldn't solve a particular math (she'd keep me from going out on breaks, girls can't relate to the horror , especially when Onyeka brought a football to school)

But mum will tell me it's alright, where don't you get it.... Ok, here's another way of doing it or here's another trick in doing it. I became a star in math in no time.

Most Lesson teachers today will teach exactly what was done in school, same way and most times confuse the students further. Some don't even know how to teach....especially corpers

[b]A class teacher teaches according to scheme, a lesson teacher teaches according to the exam that'll be facing the student in the nearest future.

For me, I was good in physics (courtesy of my lesson teacher). The class teacher followed the scheme, normal Anyakoha's New School Physics, (Motion under gravity, types of energy, projectile, waves, simple harmonic motion etc). Everything was a bit scanty, not until I meet Mr Osuji my lesson teacher. He'll pick a topi and treat it to the end, like it is in texts books like General physics, New certificate physics, - Nelkon and Parker, etc.
He'll pick one topic and treat it till the very end. The whole physics textbook, he divided them into : Kinematics, Heat, Optics, Atomic & Nuclear physics, sound and Waves, Fluid mechanics and Electricity. It was better that way, I loved each topic, I was able to get the big picture easily.

Thank God for those old text books. Not this rubbish these children are reading now.

Thank you Mr Osuji![/b]

Back in Primary 4 my mum got me a home tutor cos she noticed I had issues with maths, social science and vocational aptitude I think.....
The home tutor actually made me grasp them subjects better as she had to teach me step by step, with close supervision she was able to see the problem and address it. Thanks to her I graduated as one of the best even though I had to jump classes

Lesson teachers help with detail explanations and may not proceed till you grab it.

[size=18pt]Lesson teachers help to ensure the child does a lot of home study...and tries to get the child ahead of the class if possible

So the leson teacher is just like a personal mentor[/size]

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I think d responsibility of d home teacher is still to guide d ward through his weakness,but if d ward is still lagging behind d best thing to do is D parents shud tak ova tutoring d ward nd build him up.

Mist parents get it wrong. They think reading and over reading is the sign of seriousness and academic growth. The brain needs rest. Students go to school fromm seven till four, (plus school extra lessons). Lesson teacher cones by six till right and this is repeated at least five times a week. Parents think they are helping their children but don't know they are actually killing them as too much of mental stress is exhausting and counter productive

The lesson tutor can do more than class teacher because he wil only concentrate on single pupil, and he may even have problem with the pupil because the lack of understanding of th pupil may be from his parent.

The class teacher imparts using the school scheme on a "one to many" teaching method. The home tutor refines and imparts every class teaching, on a "one on one" teaching method.



Albeit, the brain is like a computer. It has a memory compartment. Retentive memory, as well as cognition, makes a brilliant pupil. The best class teacher or the best home tutor wouldn't impart much in a child with low retentive memory. Foundation is everything. Foundation begins with nutrition. Parents should ensure their kids are well nurtured with foods that boost brain function and cognition.

Home tutor responsibility is to find the weakness of the so call stdnt and find ways of helping him/her out of the weakness, which some teacher failed to do in school bcuz of too much stdnts in their class

There's nothing special cuz both are impacting knowledge into the child. The only thing is the teacher will only have 2 focus on one child as against many pupils which proves effective most times. Talking from experience, it yields better result

I don't have kids yet but ma brothers son comes with a memo from the class teacher every weekend to acquaint the mum of his weaknesses. Maybe identifying letters, reading or remembering his basic arithmetic.

They do dis so the mother too will help build the child. My brother got a lesson teacher to brush him up along dos lines and believe me, the boy improved.

Never employ your child's class teacher as his/her lesson teacher. The teacher must make d child pass by hook or crook. Obviously you are not paying as both a class nd lesson teacher for ur kid to keep failing Na.

The parents should identify the child's area of weakness through the report card and consultation with the school teacher. A specialist in that area of weakness is thus hire to help the child in that area as a lesson teacher. It is unproductive to hire a lesson teacher to repeat teaching all the school subjects the school teacher has taught. This is common in some homes.

Back then when during my holidays, my home tutor would bring out a scheme for the next term and teach me everything we were going to learn. I was always ahead of the teacher. Couldn't do the normal after school tutorials because I was in the dormitory so it was difficult.

Gombs:
Really most don't know what a lesson teacher is supposed to be doing ... Especially those corpers folks they keep hiring.

Growing up, my mum was my lesson teacher. God bless her forever. I remembered having issues with division and spellings... While my teacher made me cry for hours because I couldn't solve a particular math (she'd keep me from going out on breaks, girls can't relate to the horror , especially when Onyeka brought a football to school)

But mum will tell me it's alright, where don't you get it.... Ok, here's another way of doing it or here's another trick in doing it. I became a star in math in no time.

Most Lesson teachers today will teach exactly what was done in school, same way and most times confuse the students further. Some don't even know how to teach....especially corpers

Lmao.. Baba you no like Corper o

Lesson teachers are really doing a great job. They work in hand with school teachers / school works. Even ahead sometimes.

charix:
If I remember correctly, my lesson teacher back in the day had a curriculum for whichever class I was. He taught exactly the same as my class teacher however was eagle-sighted in predicting my problems and also broke steps down into simple easy to remember sequences.
It's been a long time but I remember clearly him bombarding me with "do you understand? I can always review the sequence far back as you want" questions. Made more sense to me than an over-burdened teacher who could never teach 30 students in a classroom equally.

You're right.

A lesson teacher ought to be an expert.

In handling private pupils, I can testify that, There's no much difference except the personal touch.

However, a good lesson teacher can make your child leap from 15th position in class to 5th.

But kids have variant challenges that inhibit their success.

If a parent is cooperatively concerned, to monitor the lesson teacher and the child, providing all moral and necessary support,, then there'll be optimal output.

A good private teacher is better than having none at all.

bussiedave:
Most times we parents make the same mistakes over and over again...a class teacher runs by the school's scheme and when we notice a weakness in our children we get a home tutor or lesson teacher to help them. But eventually the home Tutors go about the same thing, neglecting the weakness and prepping the child for exam, same as the class teacher does.

So what really is the responsibility of the home tutor? And how do we now help our child out of the weakness?

First of all, you have to understand the business of disemination of education (pedagogy) was skewd up from the beginning by Britian to teach us how to pass exams, not to conceptualize a topic. What we call education today is not education but actually mass mis-education and indoctrination handed down to us by Britain.

So, you must say ''A'' is for apple, even if you havent't seen an apple.

You must say the queen lives in England.

You must acknowledge by default that knowledge acquisition can only be possible in English language.

You must deny native names for anything; for example, you must deny bitter leaf is called ''olugbo'' in Igbo language and if you're a Yoruba you must deny its called ''ewuro''.

You must read Mark Tain, Shakespear, Charles Dickens, all foreign books.

Therefore, education over here wasn't and still isn't about knowledge creation in the hands of Africans or conceptualization of a topic, but about teaching us western values and how to pass exams. The British made sure we have to repeatedly recite what we've been taught instead of assimilate. The reason for recitation is to hammer a point in your head, so you can repeat it without thought. But, its not what teaching is about!. Teaching is to assimilate, to help a child conceptualize!.

There's generally a problem with education in Africa and you've just noticed part of it- part of what I've been crying out loud for years.

The problem you've noticed is beyond you and the teachers, cause that's how everybody including you and I and the teachers were schooled. Its gabage in gabage out. You can'l give what you don't have.

To answer your question; it will take a teacher who have passion in teaching to do what you want. You could find, but I'm sure they'll be scare. What you can also do yourself is find time and try helping your child conceptualize the topic after the teacher gone. Unfortunately, you need some skill in education to do that, but if you're curious enough to ask this question means you can do it.

Goodluck!

Teach what school couldn't cover and what the child could't grasp.
Some Parents fail to understant this.

I know many parents reading this will probe into what the lesson teacher is teaching their children today. Many questions today for our lesson teachers. the irony of it all is that 60% of these teachers, either class or lesson are not really interested in the job. They are yet to get their desired jobs that's why you see them still teaching.

[quote author=veekid post=47352951]Class teacher gives assignment; lesson teacher solves it[a lesson teacher is always of the opposite sex]

When I was in ss1. My 2nd term, i had 8 reds, i was on the verge of repeating so they got a tutor. Till today, i still appreciate him as i became one of d hottest in my class. And nw am in unilag

If you were able to have one, thank your God. I struggle hard to learn how to read. God so kind, i was able to read a full sentence with little understand b4 my JSCE.
Thanks to to my parents who never attended school but saw the need to put me in school. They know nothing about lesson teacher. They put you in school and the rest is like the Hausa say(iya ruwa fit da kai) you battle it out yourself. Mine is an Ajepako story.