It makes a big difference to student and tutor alike, to be able to see and hear each other. It’s almost as good as being together in person. It helps form the bonds of trust and makes it easier to read body language when communicating. Students become much more engaged with their tutors when they have the ability to video chat as part of the tutoring lesson.

It was also reported that the video conferencing advantage extends farther than just the academic tutoring you may first think of. It is especially helpful for tutors who teach another language. It is easier for the student to learn pronunciation when they can see the tutor’s mouth as they speak the words.

Sharing documents and exchanging notes as part of the tutoring process is also made possible by video conferencing software. Video conferencing is another way to take your tutoring business to another level. Students will be attracted to the ability to use this kind of technology during their tutoring sessions.

It is easy to advertise your tutoring services locally in your own geographical area to get students to teach. Tutors are in a high demand and it pays very well. The beauty about being a tutor and working for yourself is that you can pick your own salary, choose your own hours, and be your own boss. Good tutors can pick up a lot of business by just word of mouth, and placing advertisements in local papers or on school ad boards.

Tutoring agencies are very popular these days, employing good tutors on part-time or full-time levels. Usually it is afternoon and evening work, as most students are in school during daytime hours. For tutors with families, this could be inconvenient because it takes you away from your family during the hours that they are at home. Tutoring agencies require you to be in attendance at their location during their open hours to do the tutoring. Compared to working for yourself, where you could choose to tutor from your own home or within your student’s home, working for a tutoring agency doesn’t give quite as much freedom. The advantage is that they find you the students.

Enter the age of online tutoring. Online tutoring brings great advantages not available in independent tutoring or in agency-based tutoring. The biggest advantage presented by tutoring online is that you can literally tutor any time of the day or night that you want. Because you have students from all over the globe literally at your fingertips, you also have every time zone in the world available to you. This is really the biggest advantage of all.

Online tutoring can be facilitated by any number of platforms. For example, skype tutoring is very popular. There are also some very fancy online tutoring software that help tutor and student to communicate on a very personal level. Online tutoring can be done independent or through an online tutoring agency. That choice is still available online, just like it is locally. So the decision about whether you want to work for yourself or someone else is still available to you.

Working for an agency usually means that they find the students for you. They arrange for payments to be made and they solve any problems that may arise. In exchange, you will pay them a fee from your earnings. Working independently gives you more freedom to choose both hours and which students you want to work with. Your hours and salary are also decided by you and not set for you by someone else.

Online tutoring jobs have hit the work at home workforce by storm and are a great source of extra income. Whether you decide to tutor full or part time, an online tutoring job could be just perfect for you.

Summertime is a good time to book some day-camps. You could take on 3 or 4 students, about the same age, and plan activities for a day. Then take bookings for a week at a time. For 5 days you would have to keep the kids occupied from 9-4, or whatever hours you decide. If you have them bring their own lunches, it would save on expenses for you and also you could take them on a small hike or trip to the park to enjoy their lunch.

For a math day-camp, you could have a cooking activity one day. Make sure the recipe has lots of fractions in it, like 1/2 cup, 1/4 tsp, etc. Before the cooking begins, have the students make all the adjustments needed to double the recipe, or halve the recipe. Then when they have successfully completed their sheets, they can cook and eat the recipe.

Another fun math day-camp activity is a geometry shape scavenger hunt. Take the kids to a park, public library, department store or somewhere that there are lots of opportunities to find geometrical shapes. Have them write down what shape they found, where they found it, and then put all the students’ information together to make the next day’s fun activity sheet. For example, Stacie found an ice cream cone shape, Allen found a hexagon, Luke found a cube, etc. Use their first names and the shapes they found to write a sheet of geometry problems for them to figure out. Print it out on the computer and use pictures if possible. Make a copy for each and have them solve the problems.

The worksheet you made in the activity of the previous paragraph can be put into a binder which they get to take home. Buy some inexpensive binders before the camp starts. One of the activities could involve decorating the binder. All the worksheets you use throughout the week go into this binder and then you give it to them on the last day to take home. This serves two purposes. First, it helps them remember the lessons you taught them. Secondly (this is very important), it gives the parents something to look at so they know their money was well-spent!

Together with the binder, you could take pictures throughout the week and put them together on a CD to give the kids on the last day. Part of the CD could be a power point presentation each child has made about all they have learned about math and the fun they had doing it while they were at math-camp with you.

Keep reading for more ideas on how to be a tutor and do fun things with your students.

For example, where to find good deals on resource books, or topics that affect the students you are tutoring. As tutors we want to stay on top of what is happening in education and technology, and in the world around us. All these things affect our students.

The better we understand the issues and challenges facing our students, the better we understand our students. The more knowledge we have about the opportunities available both in education and in the workplace that our students may have access to, the more we can help them to seize these opportunities.

I think that education is the most empowering force we can embrace for ourselves and provide for our students, and this education comes by more than just the school-based education; it also comes by life education and life experience. We can play a big role in passing all of these lessons on to our students. You can weave their lessons like a beautiful tapestry, borrowing threads from the education system, from your own experience, and from knowledge in the world.

Well I guess what this all boils down to is this, you will start seeing some guest bloggers and guest articles in my blog, to give it a more rounded nature. I hope you enjoy and I hope that if you want to see anything in particular added to my blog, please contact me. I would love to hear from all of you.

Yours thoughtfully and truthfully,

Peggy

1) How much do you want to charge per hour? Will it be the same rate whether you tutor from home, online, or have to travel to your student’s house?

2) Will you give a discount to students who commit to a certain number of hours per month?

3) Will you give a family rate? (In the event you are tutoring more than 1 student in the same family)

4) Will you charge for no-shows when the student has an appointment booked but does not call and does not show up?

5) What will you charge for overtime if the student needs more time than what was booked ahead?

6) Will you charge a different rate for drop-in than for sessions booked in advance?

These are all things you need to think about before you start your tutoring business. You should do some research and find out what the tutoring rates are in your area. Don’t under-price yourself! Parents will think you offer low-class tutoring if you do. Don’t way over-price yourself either. Settle on a price somewhere in the average and then as you get more experience you can certainly raise your prices gradually over time.

All the tutors in the network need to meet together and agree on some guidelines, a code of conduct. You will need a leader for your group. If you are organizing the group, then you be the leader.

If you want to take holidays but have students who are counting on being tutored, then the other tutors in your network can fill in for you.

This works the same way for them.

If you are concerned about another tutor stealing a student from you, then have an agreement in place before the situation arises.

A tutoring network is a nice way for tutors to build a tutoring framework which will benefit all members. If you would like to be more in charge, then consider setting up a tutoring business instead, where you hire other tutors to work for you, and you do the marketing to find enough students to keep your tutors busy.

For the tutoring business, you will need a website and you will need to do some local marketing to find tutors who want to be matched up with students. You will need to determine a wage for the tutors and a charge for the students, keeping in mind that you need to make money to run the business.

It is important that you both respect and understand your adult learner, and the unique stresses or pressures they might be facing. As a tutor we are generally promoting the idea that all people be life-long learners. We should also be doing that ourselves. As we continually strive toward being a more effective tutor, we are learning and growing.

Adults face different stress and pressures in going back to school than children do.

Adults will be juggling family, work and schooling. There may be pressures at work to upgrade, and they cannot afford to fail in their efforts. Adults may not have family support in their learning endeavors.

As a tutor you will  need to exercise sensitivity to the issues faced by your adult learners. In the end you will be doing a balancing act yourself. You will be balancing being sympathetic to their issues with your expectations of the commitment they need to give to their learning so that they get the greatest possible benefit from  your tutoring.

Tutoring adults can be very rewarding in the sense that you build relationships that can be lasting. You can really see the difference your tutoring can be making in their lives and for their family. This is especially true when your tutoring results in them being able to get a better job, go back to school, and in general better their life and their situation.

You may find that when tutoring adults, they are there more because they want to be than because someone (like a parent) is making them be there. It makes a lot of difference. The adult student generally has more idea of where they are going with their education and where they want to be. Perhaps they have already had failures in the past and are more motivated to succeed, so they put in more effort and energy to their studies.

The adult learner is usually paying for the tuition (tutoring) themselves, which is another motivator to succeed. It is very enjoyable to tutor a student who has an end goal in mind and is highly motivated to reach it.

A lot of people, children and parents alike have been gaining huge benefits form home tuition. Singapore is one country that widely practices home tuition. This is because, it has been proven that engaging in home tuition can really help a student improve their scholastic standing.

As parents, it will not be hard to understand why you become worried when your child performs weak at school. Of course, it is only normal for a parent to want to make sure that their children are getting the best quality education and that they are able to cope up with their studies well. However, this is not always the case. There are these unavoidable circumstances that your child may find it difficult to compete with other students at school. Or there are times when a brilliant student may find it difficult to maintain their grades because of whatever reason there might be.

These are the instances when your child may need reinforcement and assistance. You can always choose to personally tutor your child that is if you have plenty of free times. But if you are among those busy parents, then a home tuition can be the answer to your problem. Home schooling has been proven effective in improving the academic performance of every student. How? The answer is simple.

With home schooling, the tutor will be able to reinforce the lessons discussed in specific subjects. This way, your child may be able to thoroughly understand the subject matter. Not only that, your child may also have the chance to clarify topics which he finds confusing. Clarification will not always be possible in a regular school setting because your child will have to compete with other students to get the attention of the teacher. On the other hand, the teacher will also not be able to address the concerns of every student because of a limited time. There may also be instances when your child may not have the courage to speak out his questions in front of his classmates. In this case, he will just let go of his questions and leave the classroom without being able to fully understand their lesson.

Through an effective home schooling, the learning potential of every child is maximized. The free time of your child will also be spent wisely. This will spare him from doing unhealthy activities such as playing with different computer and video games. This will be a very healthy way to impose discipline in your child. Your child will be taught early on to value education and to use his free time productively. However, it is also important not to over do it. Give some time for your child to participate in some recreational activities. Give a balance in time for play and for school. This way, learning can be more effective. You must understand that home tuition will not be effective if your child is too exhausted to learn. A strong foundation in school will be very important in determining his career in the future. If he can do well in school, then there is no doubt that he can also excel in his future career.

Clara own and run personalized home tuition services for student and parent in Singapore.   Home Tuition Singapore aims to provide the best service to help students get the tuition services that suit their needs. If you are looking for a tuition agency feel free to visit http://www.hometuitionsingapore.net/ for more information.

Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Hiring-A-Private-Tutor---The-Best-Way-To-Help-Your-Child-Perform-Well-In-School&id=5123380] Hiring A Private Tutor – The Best Way To Help Your Child Perform Well In School

1. Promoting yourself: Your image promotes who you are, and you want your image to be nothing but the best. This includes how you dress, how you conduct yourself, your manners and punctuality, and confidence.
Promoting your tutoring business will involve finding effective and inexpensive advertising. Word of mouth is cheap and works well, but to make this work you need to have good connections with the right people and be able to have them help you spread the word around about your tutoring services.

2. Staying safe: If you feel you should get liability insurance, that is up to you. Generally stay away from any and all situations in which you may be compromised or open for lawsuit.

3. As a self-employed tutor, it is up to you to know and understand how to claim your expenses, your income, and how to organize your business to take care of the necessary accounting and tax declarations.

4. Become the best you can be. Become a more effective tutor by continually learning more skills. Look for online learning, workshops, and good books from the library. Becoming the best tutor you can be is the best investment you can make in yourself.

Show potential students and their parents that they can trust you and that your tutoring will be of great benefit to them.

I will show you 15 areas you can work on to establish your credibility as a tutor. Today I will cover the following three: References, Experience, and Image.

References

References are an essential part of establishing credibility and building trust. A reference is someone that your prospective client can contact to find out more about you. Often your references will include previous students or their parents, who can give an overview of what you have accomplished for their child and the benefits they have enjoyed by employing you for your tutoring services.

References also include people who have known you for a long time and can vouch for your work ethics, trustworthiness, and professionalism.

Having a solid set of references goes a long way for putting your prospective students’ minds at ease.

Experience

Experience is an important part of your credentials, but if you are just starting out to be a tutor and don’t yet have a list of tutoring experience, don’t worry just yet. Here are several things you can do to obtain some experience:

1) Volunteer as a tutor. Check your local schools, public library, and other institutions who may be able to use the services of a tutor, especially a volunteer, even for an hour a week for awhile. Depending upon the size of your city, the public library or other organizations may be running a reading program, where children or adults can go and get some help in improving their reading skills. This volunteer effort can become a great experience for you in many ways.

2) Offer to tutor the children of your friends for no cost for a few weeks or months and then get their feedback. Trade this tutoring for a reference. You can then add this to your list of experiences. You don’t need to wait until you have finished your weeks of tutoring to start passing out your credentials to other prospective students. On your CV you can list “currently tutoring”…and then the rest of the details.

3) Put on a workshop and then advertise to get people to come. The workshop could be polishing up on your basic math skill for children age 10 to 16, or something like that. You could cover some basics that are often problem areas for some students like fractions, working with signs, etc. I suggest you charge a nominal fee for this workshop, and use it to offset printing costs, etc. Often your local library or university will have a room you can reserve for a few hours for no charge.

Image

Your image is the way you present yourself. What kind of image do you want to portray as a professional tutor?

Your manners, punctuality, friendliness, attitude and the way you dress are all crucial in establishing your credibility through your image. Other people can sense if you enjoy your subject and are enthusiastic about helping others. Are you organized, supportive and cheerful? Are you good at listening and giving praise? Your image is your advertisement to the world for YOU.