Harris, K – Maple High Student

I was doing pretty badly in advanced functions. I had an average in the low 60s after the first two tests, so my dad decided to find a tutor to help me improve my marks. I was hesitant at first because I never had a tutor before and didn’t know what to expect. I’m glad that my dad was able to find Jeff. Jeff knew the material of the course really well. I prepared questions to ask him every week that I wasn’t able to answer, and he would help me work through them. I ended up with an 83% in advanced functions. I even had tests that I got over 90 in. I continued to have Jeff as my tutor in second semester. He also tutored me in calculus and physics. I went from a 75% in grade 11 physics to 87% in grade 12. I think that having a tutor made me a lot more dedicated to the courses because Jeff expected me to work hard and be ready to have questions to ask him every time he came.