There are good tutors and there are great tutors. What sets them apart is their love for learning, their devotion to each and every student, and their continuing interest to hone their skills. Aside from the money and the flexible hours, which draws most tutors to the profession, there is an underlying need to “teach” other people.
While some tutors work independently, others work for a tutoring service which allows them to spend less time on advertising and billing and more time helping students learn study skills, improve their grades, and pass tests.
People become tutors for different reasons, some for the extra money and others to gain valuable experience which they can use when applying for full-time teaching jobs or deciding if they want to start a student teaching program. There are a select few; however, that go above and beyond this.
A “great” tutor of which we have many working for us truly loves what they do. They will usually do research before each tutoring session and spend time at the end of each session assigning homework, setting goals, and speaking with the student and parents about the progress (or lack of) that they are seeing.
Some (but not all) people have had a “great” tutor at one point in their lives that left a lasting impression on them either because they personally benefited from their experiences or their son or daughter did. Aside from helping a student master a specific subject, a “great” tutor can help teach study skills and build self-confidence which follows them throughout their lives.
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