Things You Should Look At Before Employing a Tutor

Hiring a tutor for your child isn’t as easy as signing up with a private tuition agency in Singapore and scanning through multiple profiles within minutes. We’ve compiled a list of pointers you should pay attention to when employing a private tutor in Singapore:

• The tutor should be well aware of the academic system, entrance exams, competitions and other such qualifying exams in your area. If the tutor, for example, has little information on the challenges a student faces at the time of getting into a college, he cannot perhaps teach students so well for preparatory exams.
  
•  Ask about a tutor’s pass percentage. Do not hesitate to inquire about the track record of a tutor. The best way to learn that is to look at the performance of students taught by him in the past.
  
• Not all tutors in Singapore have an impressive academic background. They may be excellent tutors and still have just one bachelor’s degree under their belt. But, it is still important to ask for teaching and academic certifications, especially if mentioned in a tutor’s profile available online or in the directory of a privatetuition agency in Singapore.
  
•  The tuition should be tailored according to the strengths and weaknesses of a student and therefore, it is important to know well in advance about the teaching style and methodologies of a tutor.
  
• Ask a tutor about his teaching schedule and possibilities of changing it in future, should the need arise.
  
• The tutor should have a clear idea of how you as parents are involved in the process. He should suggest a weekly or bi-weekly review meeting, for example.
  
• A good tutor would want to learn about the student before making any commitments.