hit to the head darkrooms no phone no TV fourth concussion four and a half months
fourth concussion four and a half months
fourth concussion four and a half months of school gone by and where have I been
of school gone by and where have I been
of school gone by and where have I been home June comes and I have to make up
home June comes and I have to make up
home June comes and I have to make up nearly all this work if I don’t want to
nearly all this work if I don’t want to
nearly all this work if I don’t want to repeat the ninth grade today I stand
repeat the ninth grade today I stand
repeat the ninth grade today I stand before you as a tenth grader who did not
before you as a tenth grader who did not
before you as a tenth grader who did not have to repeat the ninth grade how do I
have to repeat the ninth grade how do I
have to repeat the ninth grade how do I do it
do it
do it tutors I’m here today to talk to you
tutors I’m here today to talk to you
tutors I’m here today to talk to you about an explosive topic that tends to
about an explosive topic that tends to
about an explosive topic that tends to make people quite uncomfortable and is
make people quite uncomfortable and is
make people quite uncomfortable and is generally unacknowledged in a public
generally unacknowledged in a public
generally unacknowledged in a public setting tutoring so what is the purpose
setting tutoring so what is the purpose
setting tutoring so what is the purpose of a tutor the sole purpose of a tutor
of a tutor the sole purpose of a tutor
of a tutor the sole purpose of a tutor is to provide you with the knowledge and
is to provide you with the knowledge and
is to provide you with the knowledge and the tools to understand select
the tools to understand select
the tools to understand select information tutors should be helping you
information tutors should be helping you
information tutors should be helping you help yourself meaning that their purpose
help yourself meaning that their purpose
help yourself meaning that their purpose should be to help you understand enough
should be to help you understand enough
should be to help you understand enough to become academically independent
to become academically independent
to become academically independent however the opposite can easily occur
however the opposite can easily occur
however the opposite can easily occur making you dependent on your tutor this
making you dependent on your tutor this
making you dependent on your tutor this is when tutoring becomes something that
is when tutoring becomes something that
is when tutoring becomes something that it is not at what point do you even need
it is not at what point do you even need
it is not at what point do you even need a tutor and for starters in no way at
a tutor and for starters in no way at
a tutor and for starters in no way at all is this me saying that all
all is this me saying that all
all is this me saying that all struggling students should be tutored
struggling students should be tutored
struggling students should be tutored extensively because that is not my
extensively because that is not my
extensively because that is not my intention
intention
intention however sometimes struggling students
however sometimes struggling students
however sometimes struggling students need more than their school can offer
need more than their school can offer
need more than their school can offer and financially have access to extra
and financially have access to extra
and financially have access to extra help it is also important to acknowledge
help it is also important to acknowledge
help it is also important to acknowledge that there is an existing economic
that there is an existing economic
that there is an existing economic diversity and that hiring tutors is not
diversity and that hiring tutors is not
diversity and that hiring tutors is not an option for all families this is where
an option for all families this is where
an option for all families this is where utilizing on-campus resources can be so
utilizing on-campus resources can be so
utilizing on-campus resources can be so crucial for some students to be
crucial for some students to be
crucial for some students to be completely blunt
completely blunt
completely blunt I love tutors I think tutors can be so
I love tutors I think tutors can be so
I love tutors I think tutors can be so amazing and extremely helpful but I do
amazing and extremely helpful but I do
amazing and extremely helpful but I do not find extremely amazing and helpful
not find extremely amazing and helpful
not find extremely amazing and helpful it’s when a tutor does your work for you
it’s when a tutor does your work for you
it’s when a tutor does your work for you so what is the difference between a good
so what is the difference between a good
so what is the difference between a good tutor and a bad one the difference all
tutor and a bad one the difference all
tutor and a bad one the difference all lies in the type of help that they are
lies in the type of help that they are
lies in the type of help that they are giving you the line is drawn between
giving you the line is drawn between
giving you the line is drawn between whether your tutor is teaching you or
whether your tutor is teaching you or
whether your tutor is teaching you or doing it for you if your tutor is doing
doing it for you if your tutor is doing
doing it for you if your tutor is doing your work for you then the line has
your work for you then the line has
your work for you then the line has definitely been crossed and not to be
definitely been crossed and not to be
definitely been crossed and not to be selfish or anything but how does this
selfish or anything but how does this
selfish or anything but how does this affect me how does it affect me or other
affect me how does it affect me or other
affect me how does it affect me or other students who are doing their own work
students who are doing their own work
students who are doing their own work when your tutor is doing your work for
when your tutor is doing your work for
when your tutor is doing your work for you well picture this say your tutor
you well picture this say your tutor
you well picture this say your tutor partially or fully brights your paper
partially or fully brights your paper
partially or fully brights your paper for you but I write my paper all on my
for you but I write my paper all on my
for you but I write my paper all on my own and you get an A but I get a b-plus
own and you get an A but I get a b-plus
own and you get an A but I get a b-plus how is that fair is your a really an A
how is that fair is your a really an A
how is that fair is your a really an A then if my b-plus really a b-plus in
then if my b-plus really a b-plus in
then if my b-plus really a b-plus in comparison to your a a our teacher may
comparison to your a a our teacher may
comparison to your a a our teacher may be seeing this because well how would he
be seeing this because well how would he
be seeing this because well how would he know how how we’re writing our paper at
know how how we’re writing our paper at
know how how we’re writing our paper at home well in reality couldn’t it be this
home well in reality couldn’t it be this
home well in reality couldn’t it be this absolutely and the same thing goes for
absolutely and the same thing goes for
absolutely and the same thing goes for parental help as same as tutors because
parental help as same as tutors because
parental help as same as tutors because in general academic dependence can just
in general academic dependence can just
in general academic dependence can just put you at a disadvantage for your
put you at a disadvantage for your
put you at a disadvantage for your future needing help is more than okay
future needing help is more than okay
future needing help is more than okay that help is what will help you succeed
that help is what will help you succeed
that help is what will help you succeed the act of becoming dependent on someone
the act of becoming dependent on someone
the act of becoming dependent on someone however may just paralyze your success
however may just paralyze your success
however may just paralyze your success at boarding schools kids generally do
at boarding schools kids generally do
at boarding schools kids generally do not have access to tutors and parental
not have access to tutors and parental
not have access to tutors and parental help and are forced to be independent
help and are forced to be independent
help and are forced to be independent workers and self achievers according to
workers and self achievers according to
workers and self achievers according to the Association of boarding schools
the Association of boarding schools
the Association of boarding schools boarding school graduates were reported
boarding school graduates were reported
boarding school graduates were reported to be 87 percent prepared for college
to be 87 percent prepared for college
to be 87 percent prepared for college academically compared to 71% of private
academically compared to 71% of private
academically compared to 71% of private school kids and 39% of public school
school kids and 39% of public school
school kids and 39% of public school kids although this is not directly
kids although this is not directly
kids although this is not directly associated with not having parental help
associated with not having parental help
associated with not having parental help or tutors it is clearly associated with
or tutors it is clearly associated with
or tutors it is clearly associated with the fact that they were academically
the fact that they were academically
the fact that they were academically independent so why do people become
independent so why do people become
independent so why do people become dependent in the first place one of two
dependent in the first place one of two
dependent in the first place one of two things one the desire to achieve – the
things one the desire to achieve – the
things one the desire to achieve – the inability to tolerate frustration the
inability to tolerate frustration the
inability to tolerate frustration the desire to achieve comes from comes from
desire to achieve comes from comes from
desire to achieve comes from comes from the belief that you aren’t good enough
the belief that you aren’t good enough
the belief that you aren’t good enough or that you need to do better well how
or that you need to do better well how
or that you need to do better well how about doing better without becoming
about doing better without becoming
about doing better without becoming dependent in order to accomplish self
dependent in order to accomplish self
dependent in order to accomplish self success it is important to be willing to
success it is important to be willing to
success it is important to be willing to push through and get frustrated learn
push through and get frustrated learn
push through and get frustrated learn don’t cheat allow yourself to figure
don’t cheat allow yourself to figure
don’t cheat allow yourself to figure things out on your own so now that we
things out on your own so now that we
things out on your own so now that we know that why people become dependent
know that why people become dependent
know that why people become dependent when do they become dependent at what
when do they become dependent at what
when do they become dependent at what point is their dependence recognizable
point is their dependence recognizable
point is their dependence recognizable dependence is recognizable when you stop
dependence is recognizable when you stop
dependence is recognizable when you stop learning dependence is recognizable when
learning dependence is recognizable when
learning dependence is recognizable when you know when you are unable to succeed
you know when you are unable to succeed
you know when you are unable to succeed on your own so if you’re unable to
on your own so if you’re unable to
on your own so if you’re unable to succeed on your own then what happen
succeed on your own then what happen
succeed on your own then what happen when you no longer have access to that
when you no longer have access to that
when you no longer have access to that type of health failure the inability to
type of health failure the inability to
type of health failure the inability to succeed so my message today here for you
succeed so my message today here for you
succeed so my message today here for you is that if you need help get it just
is that if you need help get it just
is that if you need help get it just make sure that the help you are
make sure that the help you are
make sure that the help you are receiving its help that will help you in
receiving its help that will help you in
receiving its help that will help you in the long run and not just the short
the long run and not just the short
the long run and not just the short thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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