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Tutoring at CMC
-By Cyndera Quackenbush
There is an obscure door facing the highway to the south, behind the library at Copper Mountain College (CMC). Through this door, you will suddenly find yourself in the Workforce Development Center - a place of opportunity and friendly advice concerning temporary and lifelong careers. Most importantly, for students currently taking classes, there is tutoring available for almost every class.
Tutoring can provide one of two opportunities for students: one, it can help them understand the material of their courses without cost, and two, it can employ them.
According to Workforce Development Center coordinator, Sue Tsuda, the center is in critical need for more tutors: �We are always recruiting tutors. They have to be recommended by an instructor, get an A or B in the subject they want to tutor, and be eligible for federal work study, unless they want to be a volunteer.�
Tutors are also in high demand off of the CMC campus: �We mostly need tutors for the America Reads and America Counts programs, which is when tutors work either in the an elementary or junior high school and are paid around 6.75 and hour. We also have the Boys and Girls club and the Kids club who are always looking for volunteers that can read and work with really young, around five and six year old, kids. They�re biggest need is reading.�
Tutoring or being tutored, is a great way to build self-esteem, bond intellectually with fellow students, and to understand more fully the various fields of knowledge offered in post secondary schooling. Anyone interested in reaping the benefits of becoming a tutor can sign up for the required ten hour training during the fall semester. Tutors for math and English will still be available during the CMC summer session.
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