private tuition

[limlim]

Herbie:

This tutor this graduated from rjc.

I m not sure whether she is lying abt tutoring rgs/ri pupils.
But i think $40 an hour is very ex and i sat in for a couple of the lesson and i felt that the lessons were rather disorganised which is why i m require
for lesson plan. And the reply is if i want lesson plan then she rather not teach my kid.

yup.. It is very exp......... Degree holder also don't charge this rate.. somemore she maybe only undergrad..

btw, what level and subject ar? Maybe for language you do need some lesson plan.. unlike science or maths just go thru the topics that the school is teaching now and coach accordingly..

[Herbie]

Everyone thanks for yr response.

at least i know it is not weird to ask for lesson plan.
I told my kid is just like u intend to fly to LA, the tutor ought to have to plan other how to fly to LA.

Btw, I just said bye bye to the tutor.

[verykiasu2010]

a private tutor is a home tutor


lesson plan depends on the individual’s progress in class for the subject - it is a personal coaching session - not necessary to have a lesson plan - good enough to ensure the syllabus is followed and if there is a supplemental guide book for the subject / level, it will be helpful. the important thing is that the tutor / pupil must ensure that the topic at hand is thoroughly understood by the pupil

not the same as a tuition class where there is group teaching which must have a lesson plan - even then, individual students from different school may be at different pace and hence there must be time set aside for individual attention by the tuition teacher

for your own assurance, certain guidebook may be useful

i think the school textbooks have different amount of "meat" for the syllabus … eg, IMHO, "My Pals are here" is very skimpy compared with the ‘i’ series eg iScience …

[violin_lover]

Herbie:

Everyone thanks for yr response.

at least i know it is not weird to ask for lesson plan.
I told my kid is just like u intend to fly to LA, the tutor ought to have to plan other how to fly to LA.

Btw, I just said bye bye to the tutor.

Herbie, is the tuition for your elder or younger kid? No lesson plan is just like consultancy to me :roll: Anyway, you know who to approach for Math/Physics (or special Math assignment) :evil:

[Herbie]

Hi violin_lover

this tutoring is for the elder kid.

this tuition started cos we were asking for help for my kid on certain subjects from this girl who were knew very well.
And we tot she was merely helping for free and after 2 lessons she dropped us a bomb saying is chargeable. Anyway we re-negotiated the fees cos we think $40 per hr is very expensive

It does not have to be a lesson plan but at least an outline or tell me her plan on how she is guiding my kid. But she has no plan...

Ya, you are right on the maths project thingy.

[jedamum]

Herbie:

I asked for lesson plan from a private tutor tutoring my kid and i was told there is no lesson plan. No worksheet nor notes. My kid just hv to ask questions.


Private tuition ought to hv lesson plan right?

oh! keep this discussion going! i just engaged a Chinese tutor and it seems like she has no lesson plan too. It is more of a consultative tuition session because we want the tutor to focus on Q&A, inculcating interest in CL, compre, oral conversation and mainly compo. For parents with kids having chinese tutor, what sort of lesson plan should we look out for?

[PiggyLalala]

I do not expect a lesson plan from the private tutor and I dont think it is necessary. Tutors, especially those experience ones will find it a chore to write out the lesson plan. As long as my child understands the teaching and shows improvement, it is good enough. Tuition centres also do not give out the termly lesson plan when collecting our termly tuition fee.

[elderflowertea]

I think $40/hr is too expensive for an A level grad.

[concern2]

Even though I have no experience with tutors, I would not expect my child’s tutor (in future if I engage one) to have any lesson plans. However, if he simply sits there and expects the student to come to him with the questions, I think there is also something very wrong. for the child may not even know what he does and doesn’t know. For a start, the teacher will need to find out the standard of the child, his weaknesses and his strength, then be able to zoom in to the areas that need most help to start off with. Perhaps asking for school work and past work with teachers’ markings would help identify the child standard. JMHO.

[jedamum]

Do we expect feedback or debrief every lesson, every month or wait to see results? How about homework?