Garrett College Tutoring Services
Do you need
extra help?
Any Garrett student can receive tutoring, and this service
is absolutely FREE. Please stop by the Testing and Tutoring Center located in the LIbrary
to pick up an application. All information is confidential.
As a tutee, you will receive:
 Individual
instruction tailored to your level of understanding.
Instruction
free of competition - you will be free to progress at your
own pace.
Encouragement
and feedback.
Skills
demonstrated to you instead of simply verbalized.
Interim Tutoring Coordinator:
Tim Foster
301-387-3075
tim.foster@garrettcollege.edu
Peer Tutor
Program
Garrett College provides a tutoring service
for students who need additional help in their studies.
For any course work in which you need assistance, please
contact the Testing & Tutoring Center.
The goal of the Tutoring Program is multi-faceted. Benefits
of the program
include:
Increased
proficiency in academic skills
Improved
self-esteem and self-confidence.
Improved
attitudes toward academic studies.
Positive
role models.
We are in need
of Tutors
Are you interested in helping your peers? We are in need
of tutors in all areas of study. Peer tutoring can be a
rewarding experience for everyone involved. As a tutor, you
will receive:
A
sense of pride and accomplishment for having helped someone
else.
Increased academic mastery.
A
greater sense of dedication to your own instruction.
Increased self-esteem, confidence, and sense of adequacy
as a result of being named a tutor.
A
new or increased sense of responsibility.
Empathy for the students for whom learning may be much
more of a struggle.
Application for
Tutor Position (pdf 15k)
As a peer tutor, you will receive compensation based on an
hourly rate. If you are interested in giving an hour or two
a week to help another student, please contact the Testing & Tutoring Center located in the Library.
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