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| difficult sciences. The truthfulness of that assertion, | | | | Such a person (with advanced knowledge of |
| to the effect that chemistry is indeed a difficult | | | | chemistry) is aware of concepts that are likely to |
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| may, the truth of the matter is that there are many | | | | analogies to help you make better sense of the said |
| kids whose performance in it gets to a level where | | | | concepts. It therefore becomes important for you to |
| they have to be put through extra tuition in the | | | | politely/tactfully ask anyone offering to tutor you (or |
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| help your kid. | | | | scored in chemistry at the level you are looking for |
| Of course, it doesn't always have to be about kids. | | | | help. |
| Sometimes, it could be you, as an adult looking to | | | | Further still, an ideal chemistry tutor would be one |
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| for adult-classes in order to earn your high school | | | | teaching). That would be a person who understands |
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| some difficulties with your chemistry studies, you | | | | of chemistry in his or her head into the head of his or |
| could find yourself drawn towards looking for a tutor | | | | her student. A person with a teaching certificate, or a |
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| be as a part of your college or university education | | | | education would be ideal. |
| that you are taking some chemistry classes, with | | | | The ideal tutor for chemistry would be a person with |
| which you are experiencing some difficulty, forcing | | | | good natural communication skills, in addition to having |
| you to seek the help of a tutor. | | | | good, acquired mastery of pedagogy. Such a person |
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| bound to arise, as to what goes into the making of | | | | And, of course, the ideal chemistry tutor would be |
| an ideal tutor of chemistry - so that you can select | | | | one with whom you can personally establish a good |
| such a tutor, and increase your chances for success. | | | | working relationship with. That is because, at the end |
| As it turns out, sound knowledge of the subject is | | | | of the day, however good knowledge of chemistry a |
| one of the features that go into the making of an | | | | person may have, and however good his mastery of |
| ideal chemistry tutor. The more knowledgeable a | | | | pedagogy may be, you need to have a good |
| person is about a subject, the better placed such a | | | | working relationship, if effective transfer of |
| person tends to be in explaining the subject to | | | | knowledge is to actually take place. |
| others. The advanced knowledge of the subject | | | | |