Tutoring as an Alternative Method of Education

Abstract

The paper focuses on attempts of implementing tutoring in the Polish education system. Tutoring as a new form of work with the student, based mainly on a symmetrical relationship between the teacher and the student, has a short record of existence in the Polish education system at the level of secondary education. Tutoring is generally seen as the idea of an alternative to traditional methods of working with students, becoming an opportunity for mutual understanding of intellectual and emotional needs of the student and the teacher. Tutoring is also a method that differs significantly from the one which is used successfully in English universities. The period of implementation of tutoring and adapting it to the specific context in Polish schools, resulted in the elaboration of the new forms, taking into account the conditions of indigenous cultural and moral factors. This innovative form of work dating back to the roots of classical model of Master-disciple relationship often faces significant barriers, especially in the nature of the system. The aim of the article is not only to identify the roots of this interesting and effective teaching methods, but present the possibilities of its implementation in the Polish education system. The author not only shows the advantages, but also highlights its shortcomings, noting the cultural and system differences between the Anglo-Saxon countries (where tutoring comes from) and a Polish model of education. In addition, the author presents the problem of the specificity of the Polish experience in the implementation of this method, its progress, innovation and positive effects of work.