Step by Step Choosing a Personal Tutor

Step by Step Choosing a Personal Tutor Ok, youre embarking on the journey of learning something new. Youve been taking courses, online seminars and reading up on Wikipedia, among others. Probably, youve started exercising your mind as early as kindergarten and improved your knowledge throughout your life. But the most effective way to study  is with personal guidance specialists who are ready to teach the subject individually; tutors  offer these services. The key to a successful educational experience with a tutor, and the resulting knowledge development,  is to understand if the chosen tutor will fit your requirements and satisfy your knowledge necessities. Your tutor should possess a number of qualities: ability to plan  an optimal studying schedule,  sufficient experience in the field of study, and the skill to tailor the lessons to the individual needs of each student.  This ultimately will make the tutor become an authority in the eyes of the student. Despite the large number of people offering tutoring services, there is a limited number of professionals  capable of providing high-quality tutoring services. Therefore, choosing a tutor is not an easy task. Tutoring is offered by many people, ranging from high-school students over post-graduates to university professors.  Surprisingly, few of them are able to provide an adequate level of training. Inexperienced tutors with lower skill levels can easily be distinguished from others in the same field. As a  rule, these people offer services of training for all ages. A higher level training is typically provided only when a  tutor teaches in a narrow set of subjects. The hourly price is also an  important  point to evaluate a tutors services.  The hourly rate of a tutor should be the same irrespective of whether one or a group of students are being taught. And if the  tutor offers a free trial lesson, you should be careful about him or her.  The offer  tends to resemble a promotional sale.  Also, you better not trust a tutor who  promises very quick results or A-grades in a very short period of time. To find a tutor, get a recommendation from a family member or friend.  Should that not be an  option the Internet has become a great resource of tutoring. You can try to analyze the candidate based on the following requirements: • It is a good idea to define your target. What result you are expecting to obtain from a tutoring  service; why do you need a tutor? If you want to study the subject deeply, you better look for university  professors and instructors with a robust academic background. If you need to bring up a childs  academic performanceâ€"or learn the basicsâ€" feel free to choose a student as a teacher. • It is advisable that your teacher has previous tutoring experience. You will be able to identify that by  looking at how confident he/she manages the class, does he/she inspire interest and desire to keep  on studying? The selected tutor should not deliberately blame for mistakes, and he or she must bring  original, memorable examples; this shows a good knowledge of the subject. • Try asking your tutor a basic question. In any case, a good tutor will patiently and clearly explain the  answer. He or she would not make you search for the answer in books or the Internet. After all, a good  tutor must have the ability to explain clearly and understandably a challenging concept, he or she must  have at his or her disposal a number  of different techniques, and these techniques must be used on a regular basis to enhance the learning experience. A person looking for knowledge with the help of a tutor needs to understand that, in any case, the responsibility for studying lies on the student, not the tutor. Thus, students need to prepare themselves in advance so that the tutor can use the time efficiently, thus maximizing the students value.  Ultimately, a students scholarly success rests on his will and hard work. In summary, a tutor can be a valuable guide on a students way to ace the course  or get accepted in that Ivy League university.  Selecting the right tutor for your needs is important. Choose a tutor that has sufficient qualifications and excellent tutoring skills and one that feels right.