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Dealing with Common Issues

English students run across a variety of different problems that can be difficult to address. I've added my thoughts (click links to get to the blog) to different problems affecting different groups of students below.

 

Children ages four to twelve

  • Lack of direction or independent desire for tutoring

  • Completing homework 

  • Technology barriers when using Google Docs 

  • Parental coercion and study habits 

  • Inability to work with parents on assignments 

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Teenagers (13-19)

  • ChatGPT over-reliance 

  • Reading comprehension issues relating to assignment instructions

  • Reading comprehension issues relating to texts analyzed in school 

  • Lack of communication with teachers

  • Poor time management when it comes to completing assignments 

  • Understanding one's own writing and being able to clearly explain it 

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ESL teenagers (13-19 years of age)

  • Reading comprehension of Western literature and culture (references)

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College and university age students 

  • Poor quality work and desire to submit assignments after limited proofreading; education system failed them basically 

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Parents of children and teenagers

  • Poor communication with teachers 

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Adult ESL learners (20+)

  • Lack of knowledge of available tools and strategies that can be used to study and improve one's English fluency 

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Adults seeking career support document assistance 

  • Frustration with job market failure 

 

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