The day before my chemistry midterm, I went to chemistry peer tutoring in Morrill Tower. I was able to learn a few things that were not taught to me in lecture, recitation, or by doing the homework. I did not stay the entire time because I had other homework to do, but I did stay long enough to cover everything that I was not comfortable with. My tutor was very clear, concise, and helpful. For students that normally do not ask for help, I do believe that there is a stigma when they do ask for help. It is expected of us to never ask for help and to also be the ones to help those who may not understand. This puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on students because they may feel embarrassed to ask for help.
Morrill Tower Study Rooms
There were students that have taken my class before that wait in the study area in Morrill Tower for students to come and ask any questions they may have. Getting help from them was very simple. All I had to do was ask them specific questions about the things that I was confused about. I did a practice midterm before and brought them the questions I got wrong, and they helped those and other confusing concepts. I like this method of tutoring because I believe that it is not beneficial to go over things that I already am comfortable with like I would in recitation.
The last time that I have sought help outside of class was sophomore year of high school for my Honors Chemistry class. I went to an after school review session before one of our big tests. There, they went over everything that will be on it, and I was also given the opportunity to ask about anything that I still needed help on. That was the only time during high school that I felt overwhelmed enough to get help. It has been so long since I went to that tutoring, that this experience did feel new to me. I did feel uncomfortable seeking help because I have not done it for so long. I did not expect that I would need it, but I had to put my pride to the side.
I am glad that tutoring is available to those who need it, and I would be interested in becoming a tutor in the future. To do that, I would have to be extremely confident in the subject that would tutor people in. I feel like it is very rewarding to help people that need it. I love to see people succeed in anything that they worked for and knowing that I helped them achieve their goal would mean a lot to me.