Editor’s note: This story was written in the 2024-2025 school year. All grade titles are assigned based on that school year.
After weeks and weeks of studying for a test, seeing a failing grade can be discouraging. Students can get overwhelmed with makeup work to help pass their classes. After closing the Skyward tab, the student goes to find resources for help.
One of these resources is Eagle Tutors, a group of students at the High school that can help with subjects students might struggle with.
“[There are] two types [of tutoring meetings,] Intervention Hub Tutoring and Peer to Peer,” senior Eagle Tutors Officer Lydia Pandyan said. “Intervention Hub is when you go during your privilege period, where they hold academic monitoring, and then there’s also Peer to Peer Tutoring, where you will be matched with a [student] all year long or semester long.”
Reasons for students failing are normally due to a lack of preparation or fear of failing, according to NSHSS. Tutors saw an opportunity to pass on their expertise in a specific subject by helping out students in need of it.
“I’ve always been pretty good at math, and I want to teach other people the skills I’ve learned, and just watching them understand concepts that they didn’t know before brings me joy,” senior Eagle Tutor Officer Namay Saini said.
Helping other students when they need it the most brings joy and compassion to these student tutors. Having patience and empathy is key to being successful.
“To be a good tutor, you have to be empathetic to their needs and such,” Pandyan said.
Asking for help with a subject is these students’ job, and they enjoy helping others when they need it most.
“I really like working with students and helping them out. I feel like I can get a close connection with them and help them understand,” senior Eagle Tutors Officer Writisha Bezbouruah said.
In public schools all around the world, students were struggling academically to keep up with their peers. Forty-four percent of students nationwide were failing at one of their subjects, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
“The hardest part [about being an Eagle Tutor] for me is when there’s a concept that I’m trying to teach and the student is struggling to understand it because of the way I’m explaining it or it’s just a difficult subject,” Saini said.
Giving knowledge to someone who did not have it before can make these tutors feel they have accomplished something for the student, not just for now, but also for the future.
“I feel happy that they know something more, and it will help them in the future,” Saini said.
Eagle tutors are available in academic monitoring (AM) and in the library after school hours. If you would like to become an Eagle Tutor, they have information on their Instagram to fill out a form.
“Being an Eagle Tutor [is] really rewarding, this sounds so cliche, but you really do give back to your community, and they have fun,” Pandyan said.
