Despite the pandemic, home tuition services continue to be a need for parents who seek to boost their children’s education. Also because of the pandemic, there are just some restrictions that may make the search for tutors a bit more challenging than usual.
To help you out in finding the best home tuition services during the pandemic, here are some steps that you can take:
1.Start in your child’s school
It’s a good idea to start looking for tutors among your child’s teachers, especially those that you know personally. This may include your child’s past teachers, or teachers from more advanced levels. Doing so gives you an advantage because you have first-hand information on who your child’s tutor will be. You will also have an idea of what teaching strategies would likely be implemented. It’s also an advantage for your child because his teacher would be more aware of the school’s curriculum, so the home tuition experience can be designed around it.
However, since teachers are likely specializing in a specific subject, this may mean that you will have to work with several teachers as tutors for your child. This may be a bit of a challenge but working with subject specialists is a good approach to your child’s learning.
2.Converse with other parents and seek for recommendations
Another step that you can take in looking for a good home tuition specialist for your child is by seeking the recommendations of other parents.
If you are friends with parents who have hired tutors for their children, then ask them how their tutor is like and if they can recommend the same tutor for your child if that tutors’ schedule will allow. If not, then maybe that tutor would also have a recommendation.
Your network can be a good source of information about great tutors that you can hire for your child.
You may also find recommended tutors from parents’ groups in different social media platforms. Social media is a haven for interest groups and you’ll likely come across one dedicated for parents in your area.
3.Work with a Home Tuition Agency
Finally, in looking for a great tutor, you may want to work with a home tuition agency. Agencies would definitely have a network of tutors and you may be able to find a tuition specialist that’s a perfect fit for your child.
Of course, it’s always a good idea to start off with reputable home tuition agencies. You may be thinking that the price tag would be higher with more known agencies but doing so will give you the confidence that your child will be under the care of a competent tutor, so it will be all worth it in the end.
While these three sources will help you find a tutor, you should also think about a couple of extra considerations in line with the pandemic. Definitely credentials and personality are the top considerations when assessing tutors. But because of the pandemic, an extra layer of assessment should revolve around a prospective tutor’s ability to tutor virtually.
Because of the pandemic, virtual tutoring is the norm as this limits the exposure your child would have. However, there are some tutors whose teaching skills are not as easy to convey through online platforms. And if that’s the case, your child’s learning experience may not be as optimal as you would have hoped.
And with that, it is therefore essential to include technological aptitude when screening your child’s potential tutors. And in doing so as an additional step for screening tutors, you will have better chances in finding a tutor that is a perfect match with your child’s learning needs.
