Unfortunately, these programs are generally brought by or for students who are struggling and have no belief in their potential. Therefore the programs are greatly under-utilised and doomed to fail. The same applies to phone in or e-mail help.

The first step in the maths help needed by most students is praise. This is essential.  To succeed  a student needs praise, encouragement and inspiration, delivered by a coach who has become a guiding mentor.

There are many examples of self-fulfilling prophesies brought on by suggestion. As William Shakespear said in Hamlet, "There’s nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so."

Here is are two excellent examples from 'Accelerated Learning” by Colin Rose ISBN 0 905553 128 (p75-77).

“Man freezes to death in refrigeration car. The 1964 headline was hardly startling, but the circumstances were. A man had become trapped inside the refrigeration car as the door accidentally slammed on him. When he was found, he had all the physical symptoms of having frozen to death. Yet the refrigeration unit was switched off and at no time had the temperature been at, or even close, to freezing. He believed that he was going to freeze - and his mind had produced the physical effect to create hypothermia and freeze him to death.”

"Dr Rosenthal, a Californian psychologist, administered IQ tests to a public school class. He totally ignored the results, but nevertheless divided the class into two groups. The first group, he informed the teacher, was considerable brighter than the second. There was in fact no difference. The children were never told his conclusions and the teacher was told to treat all the pupils the same.

Eight months later the grades of the two arbitrarily classified groups were compared. The first group had grades 28% better than the second group and their IQ’s actually measured higher! Without one word being said, the teacher had managed to communicate, quite subconsciously, a higher expectation of the first group and a lower expectation of the second group. ALL WITHOUT THE SUBJECT EVEN KNOWING. The teacher had created a better learning environment for the favoured group, and it worked."

“Imagination,” said Napoleon, “rules the world”

To learn more about the power of imagination and suggestion, read Dr Lozanov's article at http://lozanov.hit.bg/page3.htm

From the very first session we provide the praise, encouragement and motivation which are the missing ingredients in all students who are under-achieving in maths. At Master Coaching, we call our tutors "coach's", as we aim coach the student to believe in their ability to learn, rather than merely tutor in the subject content. Only a dedicated coach can provide this very strong positive feed-back to the under-achieving students. This is the keystone of Master Coaching “Art of Coaching” method.

It is a bitter irony, that children who NEED praise the most, often merit it least in a school enironment, and never receive any praise.

All our coaches (tutors) have been trained to offer unstinted yet valid praise and encouragement to the students. Our experience over many years has shown students can improve far beyond their own or their parents' highest expectations.

If you are the student you have to take some ownership for your development. Read motivational material. There are some excellent books recommended elsewhere on this web site.

If you are the parent you want your child to succeed then the first step is for you to believe your child does have unlimited powers to achieve. Find a coaching mentor who also has this philosophy and passion. Naturally we would recommend Master Coaching, but we are not the only tuition centres with this view, and not all students have access to a Master Coaching TuitionCentre.

Finding a good tutor and coach is only half the solution. The onus is now on you to continue to support the tutor and to be consistent with ongoing praise and encouragement for your child. Also, you have to monitor the work of the tutor  to ensure that they continue to inspire your child.

The first maths help needed by most students is praise. Praise, encouragement and inspiration, delivered by a coach who has become a guiding mentor for your child.

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