Intensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance.
Twelve-year-old Ethen likes spending time with his math tutors — and not always for reasons related to math.
They crack jokes and play chess with him when he finishes his work early. He likes meeting with them in the library, where it’s easier to ask questions without being talked over. And when he’s had a rough day, he can count on his tutors to cheer him up.
“That’s something good for me because I get to finally see someone that’s happy to see me,” said Ethen, a sixth grader at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, D.C. “Their smile makes me smile.”
