A tutoring plan built on a template gives the same lessons to a student who missed one idea and to a student who never had the basics. Neither is served well.
Why a plan has to start with a diagnosis
Marks tell you a student is struggling. They do not tell you why. A poor result in mathematics can come from an algebra gap, from misreading the question, from exam stress, or from a method that was never taught.
Each of those calls for something different. This is why our first session is an assessment rather than a lesson: the tutor establishes where the gap actually sits before deciding what to work on.
Built on the student’s real material
The plan uses what the student actually faces: their exams, their assignments, the material their teacher covers, the ministry exam they will sit. Not generic exercises from a workbook.
A student in Secondary 4 preparing the mathematics exam works on past ministry papers, in exam conditions, because the exam marks the working and not only the answer. A student in Secondary 5 preparing the French exam works on the open letter and the preparatory file.
The plan changes as the student changes
After each session the tutor writes a report on what was covered and what still needs work. That report is what keeps the plan honest: if something is not landing, it shows within two or three sessions rather than at the next report card.
Priorities shift too. A gap closed in October frees time for something else in November. A plan that does not move is not a plan, it is a syllabus.
Setting goals the student agrees with
A goal works better when it is specific and when the student had a say in it. Raising a mathematics mark by ten points by the end of term is workable. Doing better in maths is not.
Involving the student in setting that goal matters as much as the goal itself. It shifts the work from something imposed to something they own.
How many hours a plan needs
For a targeted gap, ten hours is often enough. To follow a full school year, the 15-hour block is the most chosen. Hours never expire, they can be transferred, and they can be shared between siblings.
Sessions are one to one, one hour at a time, online anywhere in Quebec at $40 an hour or in your home at $45, travel included.
See our tutoring service or get in touch. The first 30-minute assessment is free.
