{"id":2171,"date":"2022-03-16T07:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papayatutor.com\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2024-01-16T07:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T07:39:09","slug":"5-ways-our-tutors-inspire-students-to-find-the-beauty-in-science-and-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papayatutor.com\/?p=2171","title":{"rendered":"5 ways our tutors inspire students to find the beauty in Science and Math"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">Don\u2019t we all love a good challenge? Maybe you don\u2019t, but when you start overcoming challenges, you know that you have drank from the kool aid and there is no coming back. That is exactly what we strive to do at Papaya. We find tutors who love the subjects they teach, have overcome challenges, and teach their students how to overcome them as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">Math and science classes have a steep learning curve.\u00a0 Math was my super power when I was young until I stumbled upon Algebra, and my confidence took a beating. Thankfully, my dad was very invested in my studies and my academic success \u2013 something that I used to hate, but I am grateful for now. My dad hired the teachers from the school to provide private tutoring lessons, and I started shining through once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">We created a platform that gives students their super power, which means we heavily invest in resources and training our tutors to provide the best user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\"><strong>Words of Encouragement<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">We tell them to say 3 supportive and\/or encouraging words every hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\"><strong>Making complex into simple\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">As part of our interview process, we ask them to explain a hard topic<s>\u00a0<\/s>as if we were 5 years old. With this, we want to make sure they can break down hard topics in digestible pieces of information. In Peru, where I am from, Papaya is a slang equivalent to \u201cpiece of cake\u201d here in America. We tell tutors that every student they teach should leave the class feeling like that problem they were stuck with is Papaya!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\"><strong>Creating rapport\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">Our tutors go through an extensive onboarding process in which we train them in the best ways to build rapport with the students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\"><strong>Gamification\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">We are working on a feature to record the participation of each student during a tutoring session. We give points for clarifying questions, times the students say, \u201cI do not know this subject\u201d, and ask for help. These points will make it safe for students to ask for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\"><strong>Finding the right tutor\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">We only let tutors teach the subjects they love, so they can transfer the emotion. When we hire tutors, we ask them why they will be a good Papaya tutor. The common denominator in their answers is the willingness to help struggling students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">The reason why I created this platform was to connect the world through STEM education. Papaya Tutor empowers students to find subjects they are struggling to comprehend. As a consequence of connecting the world, we leverage the world economy to provide students with tutors they can afford. Papaya tutors are more like mentors who have had similar experiences as their students. This allows them to empathize, be relatable and relevant, and help the student get \u201cunstuck\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">I hope Papaya Tutor helps you whether you are stuck in a problem, losing faith in school, in need of affordable tutoring, or if you are a parent who wants to help their kids with their homework and school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">Best,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1B2C4E;\">Sandra<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t we all love a good challenge? Maybe you don\u2019t, but when you start overcoming challenges, you know that you have drank from the kool aid and there is no coming back. That is exactly what we strive to do at Papaya. 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