What factors should we consider before hiring a tutor for Children?

i guess there are only two factors. one is intelligence and the other one is attitude. how could he teach if s/he doesnt know what s/he is teaching. attitude is very important when dealing your child while teaching him/her.

Hello Saqi, This is a nice topic. Before I state the factors to consider before hiring a tutor for your child, I want to share my own experience being a tutor myself when I was still in college. This part time job of mine really supported my existence for one whole year and I am grateful for this kind of noble job as well as being teachers. This was stated on the most controversial response I posted that made my account messed up. Parents should consider if their children is having any learning problems because of some disorders that is happening to their child. I have one close neighbor here that is still a child but the intelligent quotient is reaching like the graders in primary education level. So instead of hiring a tutor the parents sent them to a specialist of that kind of disorder. He was having problems with socialization. Indeed you are correct with that one. Another factor to consider is your finances if you are able to continue to spend much until the child really understand his or lessons very well. It should also be done in the comfort of you OWN home. You should also be able to do a background check with the tutor you are going to hire or someone that you really know like a neighbor or a churchmate. The best suggestion I can give is to know who are the top students in your child's class and invite them over to you house and let them STUDY their SUBJECTS BY GROUP. There is nobody who can teach your child with the same kind of ability in learning the WAY that other TOP NOTCH STUDENTS CAN DO. It is more effective to teach your own classmate the way you learn the lesson rather than a teacher teaching their class over and over again with the teacher's own understanding sometimes. I hope you get what I mean. Have a great day.

I agree with what you have stated here. I've been in the job of tutorial. For me, my students comes to our house. Well I say that I was trusted for I looked after those children during their primary grade shool upto their high school. And for me, hiring a tutor is just like hiring a nanny. Parents should come to people who they know they children would be taken cared of appropriately. Not only with academic related issues but with values as well. SEnse of responsibility of the tutor is also something to consider, since they are paid for that task.

In the first place we should be the first one to know why our kids need tutor. If we are decided to get one for our kids the first thing we need to consider is the experience of the tutor and we need to get referral from his/her from his past experiences. From there, we can assess his/her skill and ability of being a tutor. As for me, I prefer my child to be tutored at home.It's not just for his safety but I'll be able to observe also how the tutor treats my kid.

Having the tutorial at your home I think is better than having your kid go to the tutor's house. I think it is safer too because you might not know the safety of the tutor's place. another is that you can or somebody can monitor or see if the tutor is doing her work properly. I have seen tutors who are not teaching the kid but only answer the assignments or do the project without even explaining it to the kid.But I think it will be more expensive if the tutor will have a home service for your kid. Factors to be Considered: 1. Attitude of the tutor. She must be strict yet approachable. 2. Educational background. Sometimes it is not necessary if the tutor graduated from college as long as she has the knowledge on the particular subjects that your kid has having problem with. 3. Patient. I think this three are very vital in looking for a good tutor.

yes usually the instructor hired will work under the parent's directions. first and foremost, you should discuss the needs of your child to the tutor that you would like to hire, then let the tutor discuss to you of what are those preparations the he/she needs to do to learn your child about the areas which your child struggled. This will help you to determine if the tutor is fit to your needs for your child. as much as possible you should get referrals from other parents or instructors for potential tutors. these are the points i can share to you to hire a potential tutor

I do not believe in tutoring. 1. I believe it is a waste of valuable study time. 2. It could be a huge waste of money (Depending on student's work habit) 3. Student may not want it? If the student has a textbook, I believe studying from there would be a better help than getting a tutor. Also, encourage your student to read a lot.

My sister paid RM800.00 monthly to hire a tutor to teach the history subject for her only daughter. After teaching by the tutor, her daughter improved very much. It is really too expensive for me. In my mind, all of the children should revise their school works independently. Tutor is only good to guide the children to revise their school works correctly at the beginning. When the children have started rightly, they should grow and develop independently in the less of their study. At the moment, I send my children to the tuition center at the shop lots. There is a large group of students and tutors over there. Most of the tutors are ladies. For safe wise, I send my children to the tuition center by my car.

I think tutors should be licensed teachers. I know a lot of tutors who are not graduates of education courses.