Making Biology lessons less stressful - tips for Biology tutors

Teaching is known to be a passion and can be sucessful only when it grows into pursuit for shaping the future of our younger generation. Amongst a crowd where people teach to only earn money, I strive to be a biology tutor to not only to earn, but also for a soulful satisfaction in my contribution for the upcoming generation.

Become a private tutor

During my days as a medical student, I often use to teach the juniors eager to learn upon on request. My presentations as a student, intern and later on as a lecturer often involved interactive sessions and practical demonstrations. Upon suggestions from my professors, considering the fact I clearly had a talent and passion for teaching, I decided to start my career as a private tutor and was also appointed as a lecturer in a medical university.

My sessions as a private biology tutor would are more practical than theoretical. Since the subject being studied is biology, I make sure that students have a deep and clear understanding of all the biological facts that are usually being misinterpreted by most biostudents nowadays.

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Managing stress as a biology student

Students tend to suffer from stress, especially when they are studying subjects like medicine or biology which can be quite demanding. Managing stress is an equally important factor to be considered before exams since stress could not only cause short and long term effects on the mind, but also on the body and soul. In my opinion, providing practical tips on reducing future stress rather than simply managing present stress should be given by biology tutors as well. 

Soulful learning for improved understanding

Private tuition should not just involve plain textbook modules but should also include practical videos and live demonstrations where necessary to apply the gained knowledge. Wisdom means the ability to understand the purpose of knowledge, whereas knowledge means the ability to understand raw speculations and subjects. Therefore, a a tutor provding both wisdom and knowledge play a crucial role.

Soulful learning always helps the students learn and understand better. Therefore, it is important to teach the student techniques and tips for soulful learning rather than trying to memorise words or ideas in a robotic way. A tutor plays an important role in the life of a student. It is indeed a known fact that a good tutor can always make a subject interesting no matter how dry or boring the topics may be.

Ancient India used to follow a system of schooling named "gurukul" in which students aged 10-15 or below would leave home for the next 12 years for soulful learning. It has been proven that mobile phones, television and other devices can distract one from concentrating. Similarly, the kids from the past were distracted in many other ways that were socially available during that period of time, so to prevent this from happening, the students were separated from their home, friends and relatives to help them completely concentrate on what they learned. In the present day, this is known in many parts of the world as the "boarding system" which applies a similar rule. Since such methods are a little more impractical nowadays, it makes it the tutor´s responsibilty to make tuition sessions lively and interesting in order for students to maintain their concentration.

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