There is nothing harder on a parent than to see their child suffer in any way. We all want our children to succeed and achieve their dreams. We don’t want our children to be ridiculed by their peers. If your child is struggling to succeed in school there is a great opportunity for getting better grades with tutoring. Have you considered that the reason your child uses homework excuses is because he/she can’t handle the stress of working on something he doesn’t understand? If your child is not goofing off in school and has a genuine need and agrees, hiring a tutor is one way to help him/her out.
Finding a tutor for your child should be a decision based on what is best for your child, input from you and your child as well as consultation with your child’s teacher to discuss your child’s learning strengths, weaknesses and style. A tutor can not only teach the material, but can also give your child suggested ways to do homework more efficiently, approaches or tricks to test taking, motivation and an assessment of the child’s learning style.
Tutoring Pay Rates
The rates paid to tutors for their services are not regulated, so there is no way to judge what you will have to pay. If the tutor has a high degree of education, they may charge more than a college tutor might charge. Setting yourself a budget and deciding where you can cut corners may be necessary to ensure that you can pay for the tutoring. A professional tutor, because of their experience, will likely be more able to adapt to your child’s learning style/difficulties than a tutor that you hire from a college.
How to Find a Tutor Online
If you search online, you’ll find many sites with a list of tutors in your town or city. These sites will have the tutor’s contact information available for you to use. The site will have somewhat of a biography of the tutor, listing the tutor’s education, grade levels they want to teach, etc.
Another option would be to check your local college or university website to see if they have students available that offer tutoring services. The rates charged by college students may be lower than those charged by professional tutors and there may be an agreement in place between your child’s school and the university or college. Some schools may assist with the payment to the tutor.
There are also companies that specialize in tutoring. They have a big online presence and their sites are full of information on the types of tutoring being offered at their location.
All of the choices above are great to use as a tutor finder and have a lot of information to enable you to make the right decision for you and your child. Imagine your child getting better grades with tutoring because the tutor was able to get through to your child using a different style of teaching. How will that positively impact your child’s and your life?