All About Finding & Evaluating Tutors

[xueyan]

Lynn1967:

Yes, most enrichment class n tutors do tat. I can understand for enrichment class since all needs to move in the same pace. But I hv different expectation when it comes to home 1 to 1 tutor.


The Maths tutor I recommended u tat day (I am referring to my son’s one) do not waste time doing assessment books during tuition. She only go through corrections if there are mistakes in the assment or school hw. She normally teaches the new chapter earlier than the school so my son’s pace is always ahead of the school.
Last week she told me to get the top schools past years papers by end of Sep as she will be asking my son to do them starting Oct. She oso got set her own hard problem sums to drill my son n she really makes efforts to go through again n again on his weak areas. When she first taught him, she told me my son is v smart but the assessment books u bought for him is too easy tats y he appear lack of interest. She offered to help me get those more challenging one n I can really see the difference in my son’s maths std. U see the difference?

But the bad point is she is quite busy n hv limited slots so my son’s tuition timing isn’t exactly wat I want but I tink tis is secondary consider the quality I am getting. I just hope she can cont’d smoothly for him till P6.

Many thanks for your recommendation. Agree totally that for 1 to 1, tutor need to cater to the kid's level and improve from there. It is really very difficult to find a good tutor.

Anybody has good English tutor please pm me.

Thanks!

[mummyxoxo]

Lynn1967:

Yes, most enrichment class n tutors do tat. I can understand for enrichment class since all needs to move in the same pace. But I hv different expectation when it comes to home 1 to 1 tutor.


The Maths tutor I recommended u tat day (I am referring to my son’s one) do not waste time doing assessment books during tuition. She only go through corrections if there are mistakes in the assment or school hw. She normally teaches the new chapter earlier than the school so my son’s pace is always ahead of the school.
Last week she told me to get the top schools past years papers by end of Sep as she will be asking my son to do them starting Oct. She oso got set her own hard problem sums to drill my son n she really makes efforts to go through again n again on his weak areas. When she first taught him, she told me my son is v smart but the assessment books u bought for him is too easy tats y he appear lack of interest. She offered to help me get those more challenging one n I can really see the difference in my son’s maths std. U see the difference?

But the bad point is she is quite busy n hv limited slots so my son’s tuition timing isn’t exactly wat I want but I tink tis is secondary consider the quality I am getting. I just hope she can cont’d smoothly for him till P6.

That sounds like the tutor my dd used to have too...

[FantasyLandDreams]

Porky Pig:

phtthp:

[quote=\"xueyan\"]

Sit in? I wouldn't dare to suggest that. I am sure most tutors will not like to be watched by parents.
But if able to sit in, I am sure able to gauge whether tutor can teach.

How about you try to sit close near the door of the classroom, hear how the Teacher teach the class ?

That's one way, to check how she teach

I always try to park myself nearby during the first few lessons of a 1-1 tuition. Luckily the tuition is at my dining room table and I will always be around the kitchen area \"listening\" while doing housework.[/quote]That's what my frens always advised: all lessons / tuition to be conducted at dining /living room. Even computer cannot put in children's room so that easier to 'monitor' their online activities by taking peeks on and off. :razz:

[ThinkEnglish]

Most kids like to be seen as independent, so they may not like having their parents sit in during tuition. I agree that it’s ideal to have the lesson at an open area, such as the dining room. Occasionally have someone in the family pop by to listen in. Before each lesson, you can also request for the tutor to let you know the topics or skills to be covered. This can be done via email for parents who may not be at home during the lesson.


There should be no problem for a tutor to let the parent know the school that he or she is teaching in. Some current school teachers may not want to reveal the information on their profiles, but they should be able to answer the parent when asked.

[xueyan]

Hi


May I know is it reasonable for me to expect tutor to cover creative writing in the English tuition? I believe creative writing is quite specialized and not all tutors can teach?

Please advise

Thanks.

[sky minecrafter]

xueyan:

... is it reasonable for me to expect tutor to cover creative writing in the English tuition? I believe creative writing is quite specialized and not all tutors can teach?...

Hi, why not? CW is part of EL, no? Ask & hear what she/he has to say?

[Seannnnn]

xueyan:

Hi


May I know is it reasonable for me to expect tutor to cover creative writing in the English tuition? I believe creative writing is quite specialized and not all tutors can teach?

Please advise

Thanks.

Strictly speaking, creative writing in a specific writing style which many would find important but is not the entire gist of the english language. That being said, creative writing can be learned along with the english language because mastery of writing requires an understanding of grammar, vocabulary, sentence structuring, etc.

So, learning creative writing is great but should not be a standalone. Thats my opinion.

[kitty2]

xueyan:

Hi


May I know is it reasonable for me to expect tutor to cover creative writing in the English tuition? I believe creative writing is quite specialized and not all tutors can teach?

Please advise

Thanks.

Do you still need one ,PM me if you do.I know one who specializes in CW but her fee is steep and teaching in the west

[FindHomeTuition]

xueyan:

Hi


May I know is it reasonable for me to expect tutor to cover creative writing in the English tuition? I believe creative writing is quite specialized and not all tutors can teach?

Please advise

Thanks.

I believe you might be talking either about creative writing in the language arts aspects (IP schools) or creative writing for the CAP programme which is MOE programme. You can ask for a tutor that is proficient in teaching that because as mentioned its pretty niche, however yes its not a standalone!

[SFRLearning]

xueyan:

Lynn1967:

Honestly, some tutors r very good in talking but cannot teach one. U ask a lot of qns they also promise tis n tat but in the end cant deliver. I dun mind paying higher for a gd one but they hv to make sure they can deliver mah.

Just to share, I always request to sit in for half an hour to listen to how the tutor teach. Although I cannot teach but I definitely can tell if a tutor can teach, haha!

Sit in? I wouldn't dare to suggest that. I am sure most tutors will not like to be watched by parents.
But if able to sit in, I am sure able to gauge whether tutor can teach.

I do not see anything wrong with parents sitting in for 1 or 2 lessons as long as the student himself/herself feel comfortable about it. As a tutor, he/she should be confident in their teaching and as long as the parents are not interrupting the lesson unnecessarily, there should not be any issue.