http://www.homeworkhelptoday.com/2009/01/how-to-find-the-right-tutor-for-your-child-or-subject/ Where Students and Tutors can help each other out! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.homeworkhelptoday.com/2009/01/how-to-find-the-right-tutor-for-your-child-or-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-5123 Chemistry Tutor Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:16 +0000 http://www.homeworkhelptoday.com/?p=194#comment-5123 As far as online tutoring is concerned, there is often a need to distinguish between the 'tutoring companies' which employ hundreds of tutors and the tutors who teach themselves on the net. A very important aspect in selecting the tutors, as brought out in the above posts is the continuity of the tutor. With large tutoring companies it is often a problem as their tutors tend to a large number of children and thus are not available to continue with a single child. Thus the child is left to adjust to each of the tutors he comes across with and at best is able to achieve topic help rather than a supportive, continued learning. Tutors having their own websites are a rarity probably due to the costs involved. However the ones who are able to make themselves available on the net directly or through tutor directories are most likely to do well. As far as online tutoring is concerned, there is often a need to distinguish between the ‘tutoring companies’ which employ hundreds of tutors and the tutors who teach themselves on the net.
A very important aspect in selecting the tutors, as brought out in the above posts is the continuity of the tutor. With large tutoring companies it is often a problem as their tutors tend to a large number of children and thus are not available to continue with a single child. Thus the child is left to adjust to each of the tutors he comes across with and at best is able to achieve topic help rather than a supportive, continued learning.
Tutors having their own websites are a rarity probably due to the costs involved. However the ones who are able to make themselves available on the net directly or through tutor directories are most likely to do well.

]]> http://www.homeworkhelptoday.com/2009/01/how-to-find-the-right-tutor-for-your-child-or-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-4771 Dennis Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:54:06 +0000 http://www.homeworkhelptoday.com/?p=194#comment-4771 Great post Diane. I’m the director of Los Angeles Tutor and San Diego Tutor. We offer in home tutoring to students in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. It’s really important to find a tutor that meshes will with the student and is able to make the student really understand the material in a comfortable environment. It’s not enough for the tutor to just know the material…..he or she has to be able to communicate and teach the material to the student in a way that the student will understand. Tutors need to teach their students how to learn and apply, not just memorize material. We have a great paragraph on the first page of our websites which talks about how to choose the best tutor. I also wanted to mention that we offer free tutoring to families that are unable to pay for supplemental tutoring help. We have a very easy scholarship application on our website that I encourage all families to apply for. With schools being as competitive as they are, we want to offer everyone the opportunity to get tutoring, even if they can’t afford it. I’ve included a link to our websites below for your convenience. We are always open to getting feedback so please let us know what we can do better to help. Thanks for post and listening. Great post Diane. I’m the director of Los Angeles Tutor and San Diego Tutor. We offer in home tutoring to students in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. It’s really important to find a tutor that meshes will with the student and is able to make the student really understand the material in a comfortable environment. It’s not enough for the tutor to just know the material…..he or she has to be able to communicate and teach the material to the student in a way that the student will understand. Tutors need to teach their students how to learn and apply, not just memorize material. We have a great paragraph on the first page of our websites which talks about how to choose the best tutor.
I also wanted to mention that we offer free tutoring to families that are unable to pay for supplemental tutoring help. We have a very easy scholarship application on our website that I encourage all families to apply for. With schools being as competitive as they are, we want to offer everyone the opportunity to get tutoring, even if they can’t afford it. I’ve included a link to our websites below for your convenience. We are always open to getting feedback so please let us know what we can do better to help. Thanks for post and listening.

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