There are lots of misconceptions when it comes to needing extra help in school, but just know that we are not dumb

Some of us are open about the fact that we have a tutor, some of us are not. Lots of girls truly could not care less, it’s just a part of life, and they’re super open about it. Others might say they don’t care or even joke about it, but sometimes that’s really just their way of trying to laugh it off because they’re a little self-conscious about it. And some girls are very private about it and really don’t want their friends to know they get tutoring.

Can I be very straight? I’m not dumb! Like, really not! There are lots of misconceptions when it comes to needing extra help in school, but just know that we are not dumb. There are lots of different ways to learn and many different parts of the brain. Studies show that formal classroom learning is actually not the best way of absorbing information, and lots of girls really have a hard time absorbing everything that’s being thrown at them. When we sit one- on-one with someone who explains the information to us, we process it and remember it much better.