All About Finding & Evaluating Tutors

[jedamum]

Raisin tan

I understand your concerns as the time spent should be better left to do explanation since we are paying so much.
For us, we are ok that the chinese teacher mark the compo and compre there as she needed to go through with the kid. But we established an understanding that I will mark the mcq section and she only need to go through the wrong ones.

I offer the same for math. The math teacher prefer to do her own marking as she knows the answer because she has a few same level students doing similar paper.since she is only half the price of the chinese tutor,I obliged.

[obiwanmum]

Do you all typically conduct face to face interview of the tutor before hiring him/her?


How about asking for a trial lesson to see your DC click with tutor or not?

[sallytan20011]

Actually sometimes this kind of things cannot control one. The same tutor taught my boy and my friend’s daughter and my boy grades like improve a bit only but my friends daughter get A. They both P5 going P6 next year. Maybe coz my friend’s daughter had tuition for a longer time but my point is this kind of thing hard to control.

[imacsg]

Just to get some advise.


I have a math tutor who is very friendly and good. After teaching my son for one year. My son result SA1 was 30, and SA2 46.5. There is improvement but still fail.

1. Should I find another new tutor

2. continue with this tutor for once a week and find another math tutor for once a week also.

If two different tutors to teach math. Are there any issues?

[senseimichael]

imacsg:

If two different tutors to teach math. Are there any issues?

We already faced issues in school when students are confused because of differing methods taught by two different teachers. It is going to be the same for tutors. Suggest you stick to one. Some children may need more time to improve.

[imacsg]

Hi senseimichael,


Thanks for your advice.

[PAINT]

imacsg:

Just to get some advise.


I have a math tutor who is very friendly and good. After teaching my son for one year. My son result SA1 was 30, and SA2 46.5. There is improvement but still fail.

1. Should I find another new tutor

2. continue with this tutor for once a week and find another math tutor for once a week also.

If two different tutors to teach math. Are there any issues?

I think it would also be good to find out the learning styles of your child? That way he may be able to learn and absorb curriculum material better.

[AdonciaTang]

PAINT:

imacsg:

Just to get some advise.


I have a math tutor who is very friendly and good. After teaching my son for one year. My son result SA1 was 30, and SA2 46.5. There is improvement but still fail.

1. Should I find another new tutor

2. continue with this tutor for once a week and find another math tutor for once a week also.

If two different tutors to teach math. Are there any issues?

I think it would also be good to find out the learning styles of your child? That way he may be able to learn and absorb curriculum material better.

I agree with paint.

[PhysicsTeacher]

imacsg:

Just to get some advise.


I have a math tutor who is very friendly and good. After teaching my son for one year. My son result SA1 was 30, and SA2 46.5. There is improvement but still fail.

1. Should I find another new tutor

2. continue with this tutor for once a week and find another math tutor for once a week also.

If two different tutors to teach math. Are there any issues?

1. Obviously you should change the tutor, even though the success depends also on the student's motivation and learning styles, as you have tried him/her for a year. But is it not the job of the tutor to adapt his/her style to the student, and find ways to motivate the student? Failing do so, even a first class honours tutor would be rendered ineffective. That is why teaching is an arts, subject mastery is only a technical issue. Delivering effective lesson is the key.

2. Just find another tutor, and stick to only one for one subject. While two tutors can provide your son a taste of two different approaches, and find the most matching to him. Eventually should stick to one.

If you stay in the West, you can try me out.

[imacsg]

Hi Paint, AdonciaTang and PhysicsTeacher


I am staying in the east. Thanks for your advise.