Fifty students are crowded into a hallway. Some are eating and talking loudly, others are laughing over a video on a phone. Then, of course, there are those who are sitting at desks inside an open classroom and trying to work, shielding their ears from the noise that’s flooding in from the crowded hallways.
Tutorial has always been a blessing; over half-an-hour built into the school day to talk to teachers, ask for help, or make up tests and missed assignments. It’s also a time many of us take for granted — students at some other schools don’t have this privilege.
What’s sad is that most students seem to use tutorial as a social time only. Throughout the period, they crowd halls and classrooms, laughing and talking instead of being productive.
Since many do not use tutorial the way it should be used, a mandatory tutorial — forcing students to study in classes — should be implemented to increase the efficiency of the period.
A mandatory tutorial would require students to go to specific classrooms and actually work on homework or ask questions. This will help with students’ understanding of the material as well as cut down on noisy classrooms, since they would have to quietly study or work on homework.
Also, students would be allowed to go to the classroom of their choice for additional help.
To ensure that students are working, teachers should be monitoring each student, and making sure that they are really studying or working.
Without mandatory tutorials, there are simply no guarantee that students will be using the time in a productive manner.
Students need to remember that they get limited help from teachers; talking with friends can be done at break, at lunch, outside of school, or online.
Mandatory tutorial should be implemented, not only because it helps students gain proficiency in the material, but because it will take student education to a higher level.
