Tutoring is considered one of the best ways to improve knowledge in a particular field. Most often, such teachers are hired for school-age children, in preparation for entering a higher educational institution, as well as for studying additional disciplines or foreign languages.
Basic techniques of a good tutor
Tutor tactics can be understood after a few minutes of communication with you or your child. An experienced specialist will immediately find out your needs, announce the expected results of the classes and try to determine the level of knowledge of his ward with several thematic questions.
It is better to look for a tutor in an educational institution, and not with the help of newspapers with ads. The ideal option is to contact a teacher, whose work one of your acquaintances speaks positively about.
In addition, if your child is already studying with a tutor, pay attention to the principle of constructing the classes. The main feature of such educational services is that the teacher does not give a lecture, but communicates with the student, who can ask a question of interest to him at any time. If the tutor does not give the child this opportunity, then the likelihood of providing an insufficient amount of the studied material is very high.
What to look for
The first thing you should look for when choosing a tutor is his experience. Never use the services of "one-stop" specialists. A teacher cannot have perfect knowledge in different disciplines at the same time. If this happens, it is extremely rare.
If your child needs additional knowledge in mathematics, then a specialist in mathematical disciplines should become a repeater. Teachers who have lived abroad for some time are best suited for learning foreign languages.
It is not recommended to hire student tutors for additional knowledge in the exact sciences or the humanities.
At the stage of choosing a tutor for a child, immediately ask the teacher about his teaching methods. A good specialist always uses a lot of additional materials - foreign textbooks, audio and video recordings, teaching materials, and sometimes fiction.
Pay particular attention to the way the activities are structured. Parents, as a rule, pay for each hour of the specialist's work. If a tutor spends extra time talking with a child, while learning what knowledge he has learned or what questions he does not understand, then this indicates the teacher's professionalism. If such conversations or empty conversations are carried out in the course of classes, then your costs will not be justified. The tutor is just trying to cash in on you, not give the child knowledge.
What are the tutors
There are three main categories of tutors - higher education teachers, students and school teachers. You need to choose the best option that matches the age of the child. For the period of study at school, student tutors or teachers from the school are usually invited. To prepare for the final and entrance exams, it is better to hire university teachers, PhDs or professors.
