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Tutoring
Services: Five Tips for Choosing the Best
Today, tutoring services abound. There are a number of
tutoring center franchises that have sprung up in strip
malls, online tutoring, and more traditional one-on-one
tutoring. But how do you make an informed decision about
which tutoring service to use? Here are five tips for
choosing the best.
1. Do your research. Most tutoring services have websites,
so first go online. Tutor centers should have a wealth of
information available on their websites that covers
everything from the subjects they offer and their philosophy
of education to statements about the qualifications of their
tutors and testimonials.
2. Know your goals. When selecting a tutoring service, it's
important to know what you want to get out of the
experience. Perhaps your child is falling behind in a
subject and needs remediation with a math tutor. Maybe your
child is a gifted or accelerated student and needs to be
challenged to reach his or her full potential. It could be
that your child needs help in test preparation in order to
be ready to take his or her SATs. Or maybe you are studying
for your GRE or CBEST and need the boost that test
preparation can bring. Understanding your specific needs
will help you determine whether or not the tutoring services
under consideration are a good fit for you or your child.
3. Take personalization into account. Each person is unique,
both in learning style and in what kind of tutoring is
needed. For this reason, one-on-one tutoring is your best
bet. In test preparation, for example, tutoring services
often enroll 20 students per class. It's difficult to get
the individualized attention you or your child needs with a
large class.
4. Take location into account. It's important to think about
where the tutoring should take place in order to reap the
greatest benefits for you or your child. For many children,
tutoring centers are less than ideal. It often takes
children several sessions to become comfortable with the
environment before they're able to take advantage of the
learning opportunities. Similarly, test preparation classes
may not be at a time and place that is convenient for you or
your child. Most people find that one of two approaches
works best: tutoring in the home or online tutoring. The
familiar environment of home makes the transition to
learning easy for children. Likewise, one-on-one online
tutoring is convenient and consistent.
5. Look for evaluations and assessments. The tutoring
service you choose should do an initial evaluation for no
extra charge. This provides a benchmark by which to measure
your or your child's progress. They should also offer
periodic assessments to ensure that progress is being made.
People use tutors and tutoring academies for many different
reasons. Ideally, though, the tutor you choose should listen
to your student, be upbeat and enthusiastic, make learning
fun, instill confidence in your student, and, ultimately,
teach your student new learning habits so that he or she can
succeed in all of his or her educational endeavors.
Chris Robertson is a published author of
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