Comments on: Get a Tutor. They are Amazing.

By: Better Ways to Study | Different Ways to Study | Gen Y Wealth

Better Ways to Study | Different Ways to Study | Gen Y Wealth — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:00:36 +0000

[...] who writes a very inspirational blog, found a tutor to help teach him Japanese for $35 per 90 minutes. As he writes, “If I get a lesson every week, [...]

By: Jay Knight

Jay Knight — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:53:39 +0000

I never realized how important this was until I got older. As a youngster I went to piano lessons every week for 7 years. I was an ass kicker on the keys. Then I stopped and spent too much time caring about playing sports. I can still play, but it’s nothing like It used to be. Never let things you’re good at go completely to waste.

By: Steve O

Steve O — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:28:21 +0000

I have tried this, and I can absolutely echo the feeling of time flying by, even when it feels like you’re moving painfully slow. You can push yourself so much farther and faster with a tutor instead of a professor.

By: Kaori

Kaori — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:21:14 +0000

So glad I heard this much about tutors! I’m just getting one when she arrives from japan I will start learning japanese 30 dollars a week to! And one hour a week.I am so glad I’m learning japanese! She is also going to teach me all the symbols of kanji and hiragana and katakana. Go tutors!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:47:13 +0000

I’m hoping to get a tutor to learn some Mongolian before I head over there for a project. Thankfully, I live in an area of the US that has the highest concentration of them!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:01:16 +0000

Tynan, I know you are a bigger picture guy, but it would be cool if you could write an article on how you improve your efficiency/productivity at the computer. Obviously the most important things are motivation, persistence and concentration, but after that, there seem to be tips and tricks. For example, using a mouse instead of a track pad. Having two monitors. Free programs to monitor your output, etc.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:48:05 +0000

Excellent post! Tutors are so underrated because people don’t seem to like asking for help. We all think we should be able to learn things on our own, even foreign languages we know nothing about! It’s pretty silly when you think about it.

By: Eryn

Eryn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:17:55 +0000

If you ever have kids, you should think about homeschooling them.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:28:58 +0000

In Nicaragua taking my third week (since the beginning of the trip) of intensive 1 on 1 spanish classes (5 hours per day for less than $100 per week). If you have the opportunity to travel to a country and stay for an undetermined amount of time, you can certainly find the best teachers for the best price and get a ton of practice out of it.

By: Snypylo

Snypylo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:45 +0000

Yeah, tutors are great.
I put off getting one for Japanese for a couple years, but in the end i caved. They’re great for motivation and discipline, if that’s what you’re lacking.
Really though, in my experience, they should only be a way to keep you on track. The majority of your learning, in my opinion, should come from two things. Firstly, media in your target language – like listening to and translating Japanese rappers like RIP SLYME.
And secondly, and this shouldn’t be hard for you, conversing with native Japanese speakers. Wherever I go there seems to be a budding Japanese community, and someone like yourself should have no problems penetrating one. Although there are all sorts of online schemes if that doesn’t work.
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/
is a great site for all this.