5 Factors To Consider Before You Hire A Tutor For Your Child

Hiring a child tutor is a tough task!

You have to be wary of the person that is visiting your house daily and is spending 2 to 3 hours with your child on a daily basis. However, it is also one of the best things to do for your child as far as giving individual attention is concerned. There are many reasons a family might need a personal tutor, such as:

• They don’t have that educational expertise or time to help their kids study daily
• They want an individual teacher for their kids for better education
• They wish their kids to study with a right and comprehensive mindset right from the start
• They don’t have any good coaching centre nearby

And, one of the most recent, the COVID pandemic is forcing them to opt for extra attention on their child.

While there is no end to the list of reasons, there are a few things that you must keep in your mind always, while choosing a person for child tutoring.

Here, we are going to share the top 5 things that you must consider and understand before hiring a personal tutor for your child. If you are planning to hire a personal tutor, or are looking for the pros and cons of the same, we recommend you take a thorough read of this post, and then make the final decision.

So, here we go!

1.       Goal of tutoring

There are various reasons that you might need a tutor, such as regular school teaching, college entrance exam preparation, study abroad exam preparation, or any other specific job exam preparation. You should choose a tutor as per your needs and must opt for a tutor that has received great recommendations or reviews from previous students or parents. Most of the tutors share their track records that help you decide about their hiring. You can also opt for the reputed companies and agencies offering kids tutoring in Dubai that have large teams and can help your child prepare for a specific exam in an even better manner.

2.       Personal Supervision is Mandatory

No matter whether your child is getting tutored via the online classes or the tutor is coming to your home daily, you must supervise the classes personally. This will allow you to see whether the tutor is teaching well or not. You can also keep an eye on everything to ensure that nothing odd or untoward happens to your child in your absence. If you cannot physically sit with your kid every time, you can install some CCTV cameras, or log into the online class from the other device to keep a watch on everything. When the tutor knows that you are supervising your kids’ classes, he or she becomes even more responsible for the results and teaching.

3.       Talk to your child and do a personal assessment

Leaving your child in the care and attention of someone else with an idea that he will do well is something that can harm you in the long run. You have to take care of many things and ask your child every now and then, if not on a daily basis, about the classes, the subjects being taught, whether the teacher is able to convey the idea behind the concepts or not, and other such things. Also, you can take a test randomly, or ask a few questions to your child for a personal assessment and figure out whether the tutor has been able to do the job or not.

4.       Don’t forget the demo and free options

There are many online websites and portals dedicated to free education and low-budget online tutoring in Dubai for individual kids or small groups of kids. You must take them into consideration and at least try them out. Further, you must also take the demo classes as and when available and make sure that you collect feedback from your kids later on. Doing these things will allow you to obtain a comprehensive overview of the teachers and teaching experiences your child is gaining from them.

5.       Check the results with the mock tests

The internet offers many amazing educational resources, and free mock tests are one of them. If you have hired a personal tutor for helping your child prepare for a certain exam, you must check whether the tutoring is producing the desired results or not. You must find some online mock tests and ask your child to take them. Check whether the preparation has been at par with the exam standards and figure out the next step based on the results of the mock test.

While the discussion can go on and on, as you can never be enough prepared for your child’s safety and success as a parent, we hope that these tips help you in finding the best tutor for your kid. For more guidance and specific queries related to personal tutoring in the following section.

Good Luck!