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| Do You Need a Math Tutor? |
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Are you falling behind in your coursework? Are you looking to get ahead of your grade and get some extra challenging work? Here are some of the things you should consider before hiring a tutor: |
- Reason for hiring a tutor
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Many people look for a tutor once they fall way behind in the class and find it very challenging to complete their homework on their own. Others look for tutoring as soon as they realize that they need extra help to be at their grade level. |
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| There are others who look for tutoring to take advance topics in math – above their grade level to help them prepare for honors or AP courses or to prepare for college admissions. Know the reason for tutoring and set your goals as per your specific needs. Since students look for tutoring to meet different goals, many times group tutoring sessions aren’t right for them. They need a tutor who can work with them at their pace of learning and help them meet their tutoring objectives. |
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- Discussion of your needs with your teacher
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Before you start looking for a tutor, it may be a good idea to have a discussion with your school teacher. Your teacher can help you identify the areas where you need help and the areas where (s)he thinks you may get stuck in the near future. Having an open discussion with your teacher can help you identify the right kind of tutor and also to set the objectives for your tutoring sessions. |
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- Getting the best tutor within your price range
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Tutors can range from free to up to $60/hr. Additionally, tutoring can be taken at home, online, or in a tutoring center. You need to look at your pocket and your needs to decide what kind of tutor would work best for you. These days, Online Tutoring has enabled to get one-on-one tutoring from the convenience of your home at the price of group tutoring. It may be something to look at in case you are comfortable with the use of technology. |
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Or you could try to find a neighborhood teacher or a local community college to find someone who might be willing to devote time on a regular basis to you to teach the topic. |
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- Identifying a skilled tutor
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It is extremely important to find a math tutor who is a qualified and experienced teacher because he would know “how” to teach a concept in addition to just knowing the subject. Many a times, college students offer tutoring services, but sometimes they may not be able to explain the topic well in spite of knowing the subject. This is most visible when tutoring students at a lower grade level (up to middle school) rather than high school or college. |
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- Setting up realistic goals
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When you start the sessions with a tutor, ensure that the tutor takes a diagnostic test to identify your strengths and development areas. Based on the result, you can discuss realistic goals to be achieved in a specified time period. This discussion will ensure that you and the tutor are working towards the same objectives and can measure the progress against your goals at specified intervals. Selecting a right tutor or a tutoring company is important. There are tutoring companies that charge $45/hr for 1:3 or 1:4 ratio where the student doesn’t get a personalized service. There are Online Tutoring companies that assign the “next available tutor” to you which make it difficult to create a rapport between the teacher and student. There are others who will always assign a single tutor based on the grade level or the topic you want to cover. Spend some time and select the best tutor that meets your requirements. |
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About Author : Anu Bhave is the founder and President at  - an online tutoring and homework help firm that provides very high-quality personalized, convenient, yet highly affordable supplementary education services to K-12 and college students. |
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