Regarding the topic of extra tutoring, a father in Guangdong (China) shared his personal views on NetEase on March 6. Below is his entire post:

What happens when you take extra classes from junior high school to high school?

The first group is for excellent students who take extra classes. This is called talent training. At this time, they not only learn new methods but also consolidate their strengths, making their own advantages more obvious.

The second group is the average students who rely on tutoring to improve their grades. Usually, this group can understand the lessons in class but cannot do the homework at home. Therefore, they go to tutoring to learn problem-solving methods from teachers.

The third group is poor students. This group does not understand anything, but is forced by their parents to take extra classes. In fact, many parents know that their children are not good at studying, but when facing the high school entrance exam, no one wants their children to fail.

Is extra learning effective?

The answer is summed up in one sentence: Good students are useful; average students depend on luck; bad students are useless.

Good students who take extra classes are likened to expanding their "arsenal". Initially, they only had a few guns in their hands, but after taking extra classes, they can "carry a whole cannon". This further solidifies their top position in the class.

The average student who takes extra classes will depend on luck. Some students will improve their grades, while others will decline. The core problem for this group, in addition to supplementing knowledge, is improving study habits.

For poor students, taking extra classes is like "throwing money out the window", wasting both time and money. The problem for this group is not how to study, but whether they want to study or not.

I believe that middle school students who have to rely on extra classes to improve their grades, even if they pass high school, will sooner or later fall behind.

Why is that?

In high school, in addition to knowledge, students also need aptitude, including the ability to absorb, the ability to self-study and self-discipline, etc. This is something that average students do not have and cannot achieve through remedial classes. If an average student does not develop this ability in middle school, he will not be able to cope with the difficult knowledge and high intensity of study in high school.

So, if average students want to improve their grades, they should not rely too much on tutoring. They should start establishing study habits. In this way, even students with average academic performance can still compete with others after graduating from high school.

What are those habits?

1. Learn the habit of concentration

The difference between an average student and a good student is the ability to concentrate.

A good student can study for 1 hour with high concentration and 100% efficiency, while an average student who studies all day without concentration will only achieve 10% efficiency. Therefore, to get high scores, students must be able to concentrate, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve good results.

To improve your concentration, you can try the Pomodoro method, study for 25 minutes and take a 5-minute break. This can help you avoid losing focus due to studying continuously for a long time.

2. Form the habit of summarizing and reviewing problems

If average students want to improve, they must learn to summarize and review material periodically. This can be done weekly, monthly, or after exam results are released.

Find out what went well and what didn’t, how to improve, and whether the good parts can be improved. Thinking about these things will help you be more interested in studying. Note that listing exercises that you did wrong is considered a form of synthesis and review, which is very important for average students.

3. Don't be afraid of difficulties and always improve yourself

Another obvious characteristic of average students is that they are afraid of facing difficulties and give up easily when they encounter a difficult problem. If they are afraid of solving difficult problems, their brains will not be able to expand.

Try to solve a difficult problem every day, even if it takes an hour or more to solve. If you have the spirit to overcome difficulties, you will gradually escape the label of average students.

4. Increase self-awareness and reinforce goals

Average students often have poor self-discipline, they are always distracted by other things when studying. After finishing a few exercises, they often touch the things around them. Therefore, there are students who sit at their desks for half a day and still have not finished their homework.

In addition, you need to reinforce your goals, for example, how many points you want to get in the next exam, how many positions you want to improve in your total score, and which school you want to enter in your high school exam... These goals can be reinforced to increase motivation.

If you master the above 4 points, this will be the luggage to help you improve your learning situation, which will be much better than taking extra classes. If you develop these abilities, you will not only not fall behind but also have your own position in an environment full of talented people.

A province has proposed that the Ministry of Education and Training issue sanctions for violations of extra teaching and learning . A representative of the Department of Education and Training of Quang Tri has proposed that the Ministry of Education and Training issue appropriate sanctions for violations of extra teaching and learning during the Ministry's inspection of the implementation of Circular 29 in the area.