What do you do if you’re a Mira Costa High School student and your finals week didn’t go like you had hoped?
If you’re a student who didn’t pass 1 or more of your classes this last semester there is still hope! Credit for classes not passed can be made up via Independent Study offered through Brigham Young University. BYU offers a wide array of high school courses that allow you to independently make up credits without falling behind. The courses consist of between 6 and 8 instructor-graded assignments (referred to as speedbacks) that are submitted either online or through the mail, as well as 2 midterms and 1 final (which must be taken at a credentialed proctoring center). Conveniently, Study hut tutoring not only offers BYU independent study tutoring but also is a BYU accredited proctoring center.
BYU Independent Study is undoubtedly a great opportunity to get a 2nd chance to make up for class with a non-passing grade. Courses are however completely independent some students find it difficult to stay on track and not fall behind. Not to mention there is very little additional instruction if a student is struggling with a particular lesson of the course.
Study hut’s wide array of friendly tutors and its BYU accredited proctoring services make it the perfect environment to help your high school student make up credits for courses with non-passing grades.

Dont let these Manhattan Beach middle school students fool you. Please stay active with them and keep them engaged.

Go through his “edline” acct with him and talk to him about each of his grades. He could use practice quizzes and he can make them himself.

He needs to focus on his daily planner too, as do ALL of our middle schoolers, and even most of our high schoolers, and have all his tests written on the day they will be given, and have a detailed study plan written out for the days leading up to his test(s).

The study tasks should say, “Make 20 flashcards for spanish verbs” and that would be on Monday for example, even if his test isnt until friday. The next day should read, “review flashcards for 2 [20min] chunks”…. you can make him difficult practice quizzes where you will be able to see if he is not only comprehending the material, but retaining it.

You’re def going to want to make mini quizzes (they can be as small as 3-5 questions based on the material he just covered). If no practice quiz is given, there is no real way to ensure comprehension.

He can work on HW, but that shouldnt be his number 1 or even number 2 priority, unless the difficulty of the assignment is a pressing concern. He needs some management help, and probably a little conceptual help, you can evaluate the needs of all this at the beginning with an interview process. You will be able to gauge and feel more comfortable after working with him a second time…that kind of thing builds as you get to know your student.

Today we live in the now generation and we expect to accomplish things to match this fast paced lifestyle. Often students apply this same principle to their school work and expect to master topics right away. We try to get by with minimal effort and complete the assignment as soon as possible. This strategy rarely works and can push student further and further behind in their academics. The subject of mathematics often suffers most from Math is not as difficult as it appears if you have a solid foundation for it.

I often ask students conceptual questions to help them grasp the idea they are studying and find that they know a lot more than they think they do. I am a nerd and I love math; but it was not always an interesting subject to me. Math is a cumulative subject that requires a strong foundation and in order to move forward. Similarly to a puzzle, in math we cannot see the big picture when some of the key pieces are lacking a good fundamental understanding. Here at the South Redondo Beach Study Hut, I tutor a range of subjects but math is by far my favorite to teach. Many of my students are bright individuals from Palos Verdes, Redondo, Manhattan and Torrance High Schools studying a wide variety of topics of mathematics. I work one-on-one with these students to improve their grades in their current math class and help them re-learn some of the fundamental principals that they were lacking. In addition to working with each students individual needs, I teach strategies that will enable them to excel in any future math class that they may encounter. We often need to learn how to take advantage of our educational opportunities to grow as a student.

We can often get frustrated or overwhelmed with tough subjects such as mathematics because it is so easy to get behind without even noticing it. I work on strengthening each individuals weakness within the subject and help them gain confidence in their work. Once your student has mastered these strategies, they begin to appreciate the art of enjoying the learning process.