mardi 11 décembre 2012

3 Methods to Select a Good Home Tutor in Singapore

By Danny Zhang


For the Singaporean parent, it can be stressful to raise children in Singapore. Being a knowledge based economy, Singapore is dependent on it's educated workforce to drive her economy forward. As a result, it is no wonder that parents are worried about how their children fare in school. Some parents worry that formal education in schools isn't enough and make use of home tuition to supplement their children's education.

Home tutors and tuition assignments are found literally everywhere in Singapore for every subject and every level. But to engage a capable one can help to make a significant difference towards the sort of results your child can achieve. Tuition agencies usually find suitable candidates that you can choose. However, also, it is essential that you understand what to look out for in a tutor. So how do you sieve out the gold mines from the remaining average tutors?

1. Qualifications. On the top of the list, a tutor has to be knowledgeable and qualified on the subject he/she could teach. I personally think that if you have not gotten at the very least a B or A for the subject, you don't comprehend the subject sufficiently to teach. So when looking for a tutor, the first thing you need to request is their certification. Request to see your tutor's certificates. When evaluating tutors in Singapore, you can look at either the A Level certificates or O level certificates. Many agencies offer these types of services to check these certificates in advance.

2. Experience. Second of all, a private tutor will need to have experience in teaching. This is often easily evaluated as soon as the tutor teaches the lessons. Normally, tutors would have their own personal set of notes or have his/her special technique of teaching, this way you would know that the tutor has dissected the curriculum. You'll be able to have confidence in your private tutor to make the lessons enjoyable and straightforward for your child. On the other hand, a tutor that has to refer back to the notes to answer questions will be a detrimental. Novice tutor that aren't confident in their teaching methods and would often fumble when teaching.

3. Passion. Finally, a tutor must have the PASSION to educate. Although this is just about the most essential qualities of a good tutor, a lot of tutors lack it. A passionate tutor who regards educating like a pleasurable and fulfilling job is not going to rest till he sees improvements in his tutee. You can be sure that your tutor is going to do his utmost to deliver the lessons in a fun and interesting way, where learning stops being a drag. And more importantly, passionate tutors inspire tutees to do well in examinations and instill within them the importance of education in Singapore. Passionate tutors don't mind going further to get rid of any doubts their tutee could have, even when it may take a little more creativity and time. This often times will be teaching beyond their job scope and sacrificing time on their part.




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