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Step 1
Getting bad grades is probably the most obvious signal that your student may need a math tutor. This is especially true if your teen is getting good grades in other subjects but is having trouble with math. Also, if your student has received good grades in math in the past and has just started to get lower grades, that is a good indication that a tutor should be considered. This usually indicates some real difficulty in mastering the concepts and a need for extra help.
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Step 2
You may receive a note, phone call, email or some form of communication from the teacher or school counselor recommending a tutor. This communication might take place at the regularly scheduled parent-teacher conference, or you might receive a progress report or report card indicating poor performance. Talk with the teacher to determine specific topics and skills the tutor needs to address with your student.
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Step 3
Regardless of how long your teen spends on homework, it is neither accurate nor complete. This could indicate a lack of basic skills or difficulty in understanding a specific concept.
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Step 4
Your teen becomes very tense and anxious before tests and exams. Some anxiety is normal, but I'm talking about a marked difference in what you have noticed in the past.
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Step 5
You see an increasing lack of motivation and confidence in your student. Now remember, we're talking about teenagers here, so this could be caused by any number of things going on in his life. But it could quite possibly stem from feelings of frustration and failure in a particular class.
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Step 6
The teacher reports that your teen in becoming a behavior problem in class. It is quite common for children of any age to act up in class when they are experiencing frustration and failure.
