Philosophy
Philosophy arrives in Terminale with a new exercise: turning a question into a problem instead of simply answering it. Many students know their authors and still lose marks on structure, because the paper asserts where it should examine. Tutoring helps turn a question into a problem, then the problem into a plan that moves forward, with examples and references that are genuinely put to work.
Tutors
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Arnaud
ESSEC, ex Prépa Stanislas Paris ECG Maths approfondies ESH
Histoire-Géographie · SES · Culture générale · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · BAC
€43 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the student or their family. No hidden fees.
Valentine
Maths, SES, Français, Philosophie - Etudiante à l'ESCP après une prépa ECG
Économie · SES · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · BAC
€26 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the student or their family. No hidden fees.
Sonia
Apprendre avec confiance, progresser à son rythme et réussir grâce à une pédagogie adaptée, bienveillante et motivante !
SVT / Biologie · Français · Anglais · Histoire-Géographie · Économie · Espagnol · Droit · Management · SES · Culture générale · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · Orientation · Sciences politiques · BAC
€33 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the student or their family. No hidden fees.
The curriculum
A paper that settles the question in the introduction has nothing left to demonstrate. Bringing out what resists in the question is the skill that separates an average paper from a good one.
Quoting Kant or Spinoza only counts if the reference is explained and made to serve the reasoning. This is corrected on the student’s own papers, not in a textbook.
The subject begins in Terminale and is examined in June: there is no catching up on a concept misunderstood in the first term.
Rates
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Live tutoring, on Noeo Live
Sessions take place online, with the whiteboard, documents and conversation in one place. No travelling, and your choice of tutor no longer depends on distance.
A session report after every session
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The replay and documents, after the session
The session recording and the documents used stay available in the student’s space: a concept that was not quite understood can be revisited without waiting for the next session.
Revision material between sessions
From a session and its report, the student generates their revision sheet, flashcards and quiz in Noeo Learn, then revises at their own pace.
Follow-up suited to the student
An independent student keeps their space to themselves. For a minor, parents see the sessions, session reports and messages, and decide how much independence to give them.
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School success and study choices
A good method for the philosophy essay does not consist in mechanically applying a three-part plan. You first need to understand exactly the question asked, define its terms, bring out the problem it contains, then build a step-by-step answer based on relevant arguments, distinctions, examples and references. At the baccalauréat (the French school-leaving exam), the essay therefore assesses less the ability to recite a course than the ability to use your knowledge to deal with a specific question. The priority is simple: every stage of the paper must move the problem closer to a solution.
Private tutoring
In Terminale (the final year of lycée), private tutoring is effective when it targets a specific difficulty (a specialism, Philosophy, the Grand oral). Start in September for a gap identified in Première, or after the first assessments if the level is uncertain. One session a week is often enough for a targeted need, avoiding overloading an already busy timetable.
Methods and revision
Active recall means retrieving information from memory, without looking at your notes, and then checking your answers. It is a more effective method than simple rereading for long-term memorisation. To use it well, you need to space out recall sessions and use your mistakes to target the gaps.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The essentials are a matter of method: the tutor starts from the papers already handed in to target what is missing, and revisits the topics question by question.
A few, well understood, are worth more than a repertoire. A quotation only earns marks if the paper explains what it says and how it sheds light on the question.
It depends on the student. Both are worked on in sessions; with practice, it quickly becomes clear which of the two suits them best.
In the NOEO subject list, the humanities, literature and philosophy speciality (HLP) comes under philosophy. Tell the tutor: its expectations differ from those of the core course.
Some do: the levels each tutor has declared appear on their profile. The expectations of the humanities track of CPGE or of a university degree are more demanding, and worth stating in the first message.
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