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Private tutoring has been with us since the dawn of times. Children of primitive humans were tutored! They had to be taught how to light a fire, how to shape stones to make tools and how to kill wild animals for food.

Royality and the great families of Europe  had tutors. Private tutoring was not a luxury, but a necessity before schooling, as we know it today, emerged. In many Asian countries today, private tutoring is part of their culture. Most students of parents who can afford a tutor will have a tutor.

Tutors cater to the many different needs of students. Tutors help to bring students up to standard of the rest of the calss when they have fallen behind, or to better understand their couse matherial to perform well in exams and assessments.

Students who move schools or come from different cultural backgrounds have a lot to gain from a private tutor. They have often missed out on some of the foundational material of a school subject which they need to build on in the later years of their schooling. Without a comprehensive understanding of this foundational material, students approach exams and assessment taks with a great deal of unnecessary angst.

Memory seems to be a common problem among school students so here are some tips to help inprove your memory:

• Food It is critical to eat a balanced diet. There are come foods in particular that promote proper memory function. These include thiamine, folic acid and B12 vitamin.
• Water It is important to help the digestive system and prvent dehydration. It helps to cleanse the body of toxins to allow your body to function properly.
• Sleep Regular sleep is important for good memory. It allows the body to process, revise and store memories for later. Insomnia and fatigue can reduce the capacity of the body to retain information.
• Medication Some medications can cause loss of memory, including anti anxiety drugs, muscular relaxants and sleeping pills.
• Alcohol & Smoking It is well known that both alcohol and smoking have adverse effects on short and long term memory functions.
• Caffeine Coffee and tea can help combat sleepiness and maintain attention in individuals but the excitement can reduce a person’s ability to remember information.
• Motivation With so many distractions it is important to set aside a period of time each day in room, removed from all distractions.

When exams are approaching, some exam techniques are give.