The 5 most
important questions to ask a potential tutor
Has anyone ever had his or her child bring homework home
that was perfectly written in English, but looked like Greek instead? After exhausting all after school
options, you have decided that it is now time to begin the tutor search. Here
are The 5 most important questions to as a potential tutor.
1. Is
this tutor willing to submit a background check?
As a teacher AND a mother, I would
begin here first and foremost.
Nowadays, you can never be TOO safe when it comes to life’s most
treasured gifts: your children. If
the tutor agrees to the background check, then wonderful. Hopefully, the results that return will
allow you to proceed to question #2.
If not, let the tutor search continue.
2. What kind of degree did the tutor
graduate with?
This is an important question
because it will allow you as the parent/guardian to determine whether or not
this tutor has the expertise to assist your child. For example, if the tutor graduated with a finance degree,
then it’s pretty safe to say that they will know a thing or two about numbers
and will most likely be a fit to tutor in mathematics. If the tutor graduated with a
Communications degree….then, I would question their ability to tutor in let’s
say, Calculus and Trigonometry.
3. What
is the tutor’s reason for tutoring?
In asking this question, you are
accomplishing two things: #1. You will be able to determine the tutor’s
motivation for tutoring. Are they
tutoring because it’s a second job they have on the weekends? Hopefully, this
is not the case and you end up with #2. This tutor has a passion for teaching
and you can just tell that they are brimming with excitement at another
opportunity to touch another young life!
4. Is
the tutor willing and able to provide you with a few references?
At this point, the tutor has made a
great impression; they have passed the background check, graduated with a
degree that qualifies them to tutor your child and is ready to make a
difference in your child’s life!
What more can this tutor do to win you over? The answer: provide you with 2-4 references of families with
who have previously used this tutor.
This is extremely important as it allows personal insight as to how this
tutor actually operates. Only you
will know what you are looking for when speaking with these references. My suggestion is to jot down a few key
questions you would like to ask so that your conversation can remain focused
and professional.
5. How
flexible is the tutor?
Flexibility in this question refers
to the location and time in which the actual tutoring sessions will take
place. Once you decide that this
is the right tutor for your child, the next step is to determine how many days
per week tutoring will be needed as well as the duration of these tutoring
sessions. What about
location? Will you be meeting in a
public place such as a library, bookstore or coffee shop? It would be a good
idea to discuss all of this prior to the first tutoring session.
If you have any other questions regarding this process, please feel free to email me at JPerez@InspiringMindsTutoring.Com
Written by:
Jennifer Perez
Inspiring Minds Tutoring
InspiringMindsTutoring.com
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