subject: Who Makes A Good Home Tutor And How To Find One? [print this page] There are many qualified individuals who register themselves with various tutor matching services in Singapore. However, before availing the service of a home tutor, it is essential to understand his or her academic background as well as experience. There are Undergraduate or Polytechnic student trainers, Part-time tutors, Full-time tutors and teachers (who may be retired or presently working as a school teacher), who are available, and the tuition quality of each varies. There might be good student tutors, who are pursuing their Polytechnic or graduation course, who would very well understand the requirements of students requiring tuition as they, themselves have come through recent and similar circumstances of schooling.
Even though there are full time tutors available, their availability and the huge fee which they charge make them literally inaccessible to the much needed student community in Singapore. Hiring a student tutor definitely makes sense in this aspect because they are easily available, and, moreover they are affordable to all. Student Tutors are mostly students seeking part time earning opportunities, also home tuition helps them to keep the school learned knowledge afresh in their minds by imparting the same frequently. Most student tutors have very recent experiences with school exams than other tutors who posses a faint and outdated memory of the competitive school exams attended during their time. This kind of a fresh memory possessed by the student tutors is definitely an advantage when it comes to an exam oriented coaching. Apart from all these, the tips and tricks used by them to score high grades during their schooling would also be relevant at present as the scenario might not have changed much from their schooling ages. The full time home tutors consider home tuition as their primary source of income, more students they have, more their income would be and thus it becomes a business activity, raising concerns about the quality of tuition provided.
There are also various other factors that makes a good tutor, amongst which the most important would be the proof of successful tuition experience and the conduct of the tutor himself. A home tutor who is serious about his profession would posses certificates or letter of references from previous home tuition assignments.
The first and easiest option to find a home tutor is to avail the services of a tutor matching service by only paying a minor fee for the service. Parents can specify the criteria of teachers, based on the skills and experience required to teach their children, and most importantly specifying their convenient time for tuition. If the entire criteria match, parents can chose the right candidate and hire him or her for home tuition. Another reliable and effective method would be sourcing a home tutor through reference from the contact circle; you might be lucky enough to find a good home tutor who presently goes for home tuition at your friend's or relative's house.
