In Matric? Why You Should Get A Tutor NOW

It’s August of your Matric year. You’ve done okay so far, but prelims and finals are looming, and the stress and pressure is starting to get to you. How can you make this challenging, demanding time of your life easier? You should get a tutor. Right now! Here’s why:

• Manage your stress levels

From the middle of Grade 11, you’re subject to almost non-stop stress: from your Grade 11 marks being the basis for university entry, to applying for university, NBT’s, the demanding Matric syllabus, to prelims and finals, there is a lot to worry about. A tutor can help you manage your stress levels by ensuring that all work is covered, areas that need more work are identified, and you get in the study time that you need to. 

• Catch up on the year

Matric is a very busy year, with a whole lot of content to fit in between exam sessions. Add in the disruption of a global pandemic, and there’s a lot that you might have missed out on! A tutor can work through the syllabus points with you, to ensure that there’s nothing you missed out on, or to cement in concepts you aren’t totally certain about because of the short time allocated to them in the syllabus. 

• Refresh the basics

Do you ever feel that you missed some basic building block of a subject, that everyone else learned that one day you were sick in Grade 4? The one that makes understanding a certain concept really easy for everyone else, but almost impossible for you? A tutor can pinpoint exactly what you missed out on, and make sure that you understand this missing piece – and everything that built on it later on! 

• Get expert exam tips

Want to know the best thing about our tutors? They have already been through what you’re going through! They know exactly what it’s like to be facing Matric prelims and finals, and can give you all the best subject-specific exam-beating tips. 

• Work on your problem areas

We all have our strong suits: subjects, hobbies or skills that we’re really great at. We also all have our problem areas. This is especially true when it comes to school. A tutor can help you identify your problem areas, and work on these with you to make sure they won’t trip you up in your exams. 

• Practice (more!)

You know that practice makes perfect! Having a dedicated hour or two each week to work on a subject in a tutoring lesson is a great way to ensure that you get that practice in. The tutor will also give you extra practice activities and homework, as well as work through how to tackle these, and show you how to improve. 

• Get a different point of view

A teacher has to teach to ensure that the majority of the class understands a certain concept or subject. However, you might not fit in with the majority! A tutor can explain things in different ways until you find the one that clicks for you, making sure that you understand each point of the syllabus to the best of your abilities. 

• Access new materials

Our tutors have access to a wide range of study materials, from past papers and activities, to PDF textbooks, YouTube videos and more. This means more opportunities for you to practice, different ways to learn new material, and different explanations so that you can find the one that works for you!

• Widen your support network

In Matric, it’s really important to have a network of people around you to help support your studies. This includes your parents, older siblings, teachers, family members – and tutors. The bigger your support network, the more help and understanding you’ll have to work through this part of your life. 

• Find study methods that work for you

We really hope that, by now, you already know your learning style and which study methods suit you best! Just in case you don’t, our tutors can help you discover this in your very first lesson, to make sure that all the time you spend studying from that point forward is as effective as possible! You might also find that different study methods work best for different subjects (mindmaps don’t always work for Maths) – a tutor can help you discover the best way to study for each subject. 

If you’re still not convinced that you should get a tutor ASAP, find out a little more about our tutors, and what other Matrics have had to say about them.

Written by Tessa Cooper, BrightSparkz Staff & Blog Writer