Tucson siblings expand tutoring service during coronavirus pandemic

Students in southern Arizona and across the country are faced with having to learn at home instead of a classroom, but a set of Tucson triplets are trying to give students the resources they need to make the transition simple.

@VERONICAACOSTA KGUN) THEMATHUR SIBLINGS AREN'T ONLY ASET A TRIPLETS, THEY'RE ALSOTHE MASTERMIND'S BEHIND PEERTO PEER TUTORING.

A WEBSITEAIMED AT CONNECTING STUDENTSAND GETTING THEM TO HELP ONEANOTHER.

1:51-1:58 - "IT'SBASICALLY AN ECOSYSTEM OFSTUDENTS AND TUTORS, VOLUNTEERTUTORS, HELPING STUDENTS CATCHUP." ESHA, SONIA, AND NIKHILMATHUR CAME UP WITH PEER TOPEER TUTORING THEIR FRESHMANYEAR AT UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLTHE TRIPLETS STARTE D THEWEBSITE AFTER A CLOSE FRIENDGOT SICK AND COULDN'T GO TOSCHOOL FOR MONTHS 1:44-1:49 -"WE REALLY WANTED TO FIND AWAY TO HELP STUDENTS WHO AREGOING THROUGH THE SAME THING."BUT WITH ALL STUDENTS NOWLEARNING SOLELY ONLINE - THEMATHUR SIBLINGS HAVE DECIDEDTO CHANGE THINGS UP 3:44-3:56- "WE DECIDED TO OPEN UP PEERTO PEER TUTORING TO ALL KIDS.SO ANYBODY REGARDLESS IF THEYARE SICK OR NOT CAN GET ATUTOR AND GET A LITTLE BIT OFHELP BECAUSE OF THIS CLIMATERIGHT NOW." HERE'S HOW ITWORKS - STUDENTS CAN LOG ONTOTHE WEBSITE, AND FILL OUT THESTUDENT APPLICATION AFTER THAT- THE MATHUR SIBLINGS TAKEOVER 4:26-4:35 - "WE GO IN ANDWE MATCH THE STUDENT WITH THETUTOR TO SEE OK THIS IS THESAME STUDENT IN THE SAMESCHOOL, SAME GRADE LEVEL ANDHERE'S A VOLUNTEER WITH THEEXACT SAME SKILLS." HOWEVER -THE WEBSITE ISN'T ONLY OPEN TOSTUDENTS IN NEED - IT'S ALSOOPEN TO STUDENTS WHO WANT TOHELP - ALL WITH THE PURPOSE OFLEAVING (NO STUDENT BEHIND5:35-5:42 - "WE'RE ABSENT FORONE DAY OF SCHOOL AND WE'VEMISSED FIVE HOURS OF NOTES,WE'VE MISSED A TEST, WE'VEMISSED A WORKSHEET OR TWO."LOOKLIVE TAG - THE MATHURSIBLINGS ARE CURRENTLY WORKINGON EXPANDING THE TUTORINGSERVICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SOFAR THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTINGTUTORS SET UP IN VIRGINIA.

ANYSTUDENT WHO'D LIKE TO BE ATUTOR OR GET TUTORING THROUGHPEER TO PEER, CAN GO TO OURWEBSITE, KGUN NINE DOT COM.VERONICA ACOSTA KGUN NINE ONYOUR SIDE.IF YOU HAVEN