subject: Employment For Retired Teachers: Tutoring Rates [print this page] Some employment for retired teachers is being sought nowadays. Considering that every year old mentors tend to leave school because it is just but proper for them to retire. However, retirement for some can be considered a dead end. In this phase where they have nothing do can prove very unhealthy for them. After all, staying at home is something they are not used to do.
In spite of this all, there is still hope for our retired teachers. In fact even if they can't longer work as a teacher in an educational institution they can always resort to other simple jobs. A good example of this one is tutoring. Tutoring is one simple career that can be done by our old mentors. This is in fact suitable and appropriate for them since it is also teaching by nature. However, their predicament comes as to how much should they charge for one tutoring session. If ever you are wondering precisely how, here are some guidelines that can help coin your rate decision.
Guide 1: Credentials. The first thing you need to do depending on the type of mentoring would be to identify your credentials. As far as possible this reality dictates how much you must charge. Take, for example, your salary in all academic circles would be dependent on the level of education acquired, seminars attended, citations and awards. Therefore, if you have a doctorate in that field your tutoring rate would be possibly higher if we are to compare when you have a college degree.
Guide 2: The cost of living. Another important point to be considered when dictating your tutoring rate is the cost of living in the community where you are situated. As a reality, you can't charge a higher amount if you are in a community where families are earning some modest income. However, if you live in an upscale exclusive community, you can surely rate the price that you desire which is something higher than usual. It is also in this guideline you can dictate whether it would be an hourly rate, per session or per month basis.
Guide 3: The subject. The last possible guide that can outline your tutoring price would be the difficulty of the subject you would be handling. If it is mere simple mathematics in elementary like raw numbers and operations, then you can just charge an ample amount. However, if the topic to be discussed and addressed would be statistics in the college or possibly graduate level, then you should charge more than the usual. Another thing to note here would be the student's level. If you are mentoring students at the university where subjects are difficult, it would be really obvious to ask for a fair high price.
These are just but a few guidelines that can aid you with how much you should charge your tutoring session. As much as possible consider these areas so you can come up with a better price in line with your knowledge but not too expensive. Tutoring as an employment for retired teachers is really fruitful and rewarding.
