13 year old tutor...?

Question

I want to tutor next year and I was thinking over what I should do...

I am:

A straight a student

1st in my class

Good with younger kids

Thinking:

Charging $7.50-$10 per hour

Meeting once or twice a week

Meet at library

Have a worked out schedule

Getting started:

Post a flier on library bulleten board

Leave a pile of fliers on librarian's desk

ideas...?

Q: What grades should I tutor? I was thinking 1st-5th maybe..

Q: What would convince you to have me tutor your child?

Answer 1

First of all, congratulations on your use of proper spelling and grammar in this question.  It has been a long time since I've seen this, and it really means a lot.  

As far as tutoring goes, I would first suggest trying to find a program.  My high school has a program where the kids go and help out elementary school students with reading and math.  This has two primary benefits-

1.  It gives you experience.  The people guiding the program will help to teach you the best way to tutor, and you will gain valuable practice and a good (hopefully) reputation.

2.  It gives you creditability.  The parents know that you aren't just some kid out to make a quick buck.  (I assume that you are reliable, but you are a kid in the eyes of the parents, and they may not trust you)

Both of these lead onto another major point- I don't believe that you will have an audience willing to hire any sort of child tutor for their elementary school-er.  The only tutors hired at that level will be adult specialists, who have college degrees, special training, a list of successful former students, etc.  These people cater to special needs kids who have serious trouble with reading and writing-not the sort of basic remedial stuff that a tutor might offer.  

So, in the end, I think that this is a great idea, but it probably won't work.  Ask your teachers for volunteer tutoring programs-maybe a parent who is especially impressed by your tutoring may hire you.  When you are older, you can apply for paid positions (I have a friend who does this-tutors for a couple hours each Saturday for $10 an hour or so.)  The key here is experience.  Start small, and you can work your way up.  After college, you will find parents willing to pay well over $100 per hour-long session for a good SAT tutor.  Just remember that it will take time to cultivate a good reputation, and you will do great.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

To start, you might want to see if there is a program at your school where you can tutor younger kids for free. Then you can have experiance. Besides, wait till your a freshman because then you will be considered older and more reliable.

If you decide to start add references for people to call, like your best teachers!!!

Answer 3

My sisters and I all tutored when we were in high school.  None of us charged for it, though...we had to have service hours to graduate, so we tutored for service hours.  We just told our elementary school teachers that we wanted to tutor for service hours, and they gave the parents our number when they had a student who needed some extra help.

The only problem with meeting at the library rather than coming to the child's house is that some parents are unreliable and don't come back when they say they will.  You don't want to be stuck at the library after closing with someone's six year old and no way to call the parents.  Some people will hear tutor and think babysitter, at your age.

Answer 4

1st-5th seem like good grades to tutor.  I'd hire you but def. not for 7.50-10.00/hr

Definitely charge less.  A parent can hire a college student or a person from a professional agency for about 10/hr.  I'd go with 5.00/hr at the MOST since you are so young and inexperienced