Tuesday, November 13, 2012

3 Ways to Choose a Good Home Tutor in Singapore

By Wendy Phua


For the Singaporean parent, it usually is stressful to raise children in Singapore. Being a knowledge based economy, Singapore depends upon it's educated workforce to push her economy forward. Hence, it is no surprise that parents are nervous about how their children fare at school. Some parents worry that formal education in schools is just not enough and make use of home tuition to supplement their children's education.

Home tutors and tuition assignments are found literally everywhere in Singapore for every subject and every level. But to engage a capable one can help to make a significant difference towards the sort of results your child can achieve. Tuition agencies usually find suitable candidates that you can choose. However, also, it is essential that you understand what to look out for in a tutor. So how do you sieve out the gold mines from the remaining average tutors?

1. Qualifications. On the top of the list, a tutor should be experienced and competent on the subject he/she is going to teach. I personally feel that if you have not gotten a minimum of a B or A for the subject, you don't understand the subject well enough to teach. So when seeking a tutor, the first thing you ought to ask for is their certification. Request to see your tutor's certificates. When searching for tutors in Singapore, you can look at either the A Level certificates or O level certificates. Many agencies offer these types of services to confirm these certificates upfront.

2. Experience. Second of all, a private tutor will need to have experience in teaching. This is often easily evaluated as soon as the tutor teaches the lessons. Normally, tutors would have their own personal set of notes or have his/her special technique of teaching, this way you would know that the tutor has dissected the curriculum. You'll be able to have confidence in your private tutor to make the lessons enjoyable and straightforward for your child. On the other hand, a tutor that has to refer back to the notes to answer questions will be a detrimental. Novice tutor that aren't confident in their teaching methods and would often fumble when teaching.

3. Passion. Lastly, a tutor must have the PASSION to educate. Although this is one of the most critical qualities of any good tutor, many tutors lack it. A passionate tutor who regards educating as being a fun and rewarding job will not rest till he sees improvements in his tutee. You can be sure that your tutor is going to do his utmost to deliver the lessons in a fun and interesting way, where learning ceases to be a drag. And above all, passionate tutors inspire tutees to do well in examinations and instill inside them the significance of education in Singapore. Passionate tutors don't mind going further to clear any questions their tutee could have, even if it might take a little more creativity and time. This often means teaching beyond their job scope and giving up time on their part.




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  1. Tuition Singapore can greatly help the individuals who experience difficulties in studying. However, you must also determine if the institution is legitimate enough in providing tutors.

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