The Tutor Program at the University of Maine has been a valuable resource for several people I know, including some of my close friends. If there is one thing that UMaine provides outside of the lecture hall that is absolutely indispensable to the well-being of many students, it is the Tutor Program. For some students, lectures and working with their professors just aren’t enough. The Tutor Program provides small group tutoring for a 100 or 200 level class two days a week for the entire semester. Sometimes students get extra special attention and receive one-on-one tutoring. The program is very accommodating for student’s learning styles and busy schedules and the best part is that it’s FREE! Tutor groups consist of students who share the same class and professor so as to encourage dialogue among the students. The tutors find that by just putting a small group of peers together to discuss the class material, it makes their job that much easier because right away, most students feel significantly more comfortable in a smaller group setting. A friend of mine tutors a group of biology students and he is always saying how the students he tutors often teach themselves before he even has to say a word. I have never personally partaken in the Tutor Program, but I’ve heard a lot about it from friends who have been tutored and friends who have been tutors themselves.The University of Maine definitely does a fantastic job with advertising the Tutor Program in hopes that it will empower students to take control of their own education. Remember, it’s free!! Students don’t really have anything to lose in trying it out!
To learn how to sign up to be tutored or be a tutor, visit their website.
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