Myths

1. Tutors are only for short term learning emergencies
2. Tutoring is not “real” education
3. No significant research has been published proving that tutoring works
4. Tutoring is not a degreed career specialty in the education profession
5. Private tutors are only for the rich
6. Tutoring is for students who have failed
7. Tutors are education amateurs
8. Tutors are merely volunteer, homework helpers  
9. Using a tutor implies that a teacher has failed         

Facts

1. Tutors offer extensive diagnostic/development help
2. Tutors  should be used for long term   instruction
3. Professionally prepared tutors  constantly produce significantly high levels of student achievement
4. The professional tutor is an education expert and a specialist
5. There is compelling evidence that  indicates that one-on one instruction enhances educational foundations
6. Tutors are a vital component of  American education and have made significant contributions to education in the evolution of schooling.

To review the scientific literature written about the effects of tutoring, click Research Basis for the Effectiveness of  Tutoring in American Education.

Gordon, Edward; Morgan, Ronald; O’Malley, Charles; Ponticell (2007). The tutoring revolution: Applying research for best practices policy implications, and student achievement