Do homeschool groups pay for outside tutors?

Question

Just wondering if homeschool groups pool their money together to get tutors to help with writing, math, etc. I am a certified teacher with 25 years under my belt and a Masters in Education. Was wondering if I should contact my local homeschooling group to "sell myself" at $25 and hour.

Answer 1

Only if they're too busy, lazy, or ignorant to do it themselves.

Answer 2

Rarely do they do that.  Many of the members have advanced

degrees and share their knowledge gratis.

you might try individual tutoring however.

Regards,

D.M. Schultz, M.D.

Answer 3

No they dont but if  you are educated enough and feel like you would like to help childen , maybe even with special needs  then  you  would defitenly want to contact the school district and or superintendant of the school district and request your services.So many special needs children are homeschooled and the parents need that extra help.

Answer 4

you could but homeschooling parents who already are on a program already have qualified teachers

Answer 5

The best choice would be to advertise your services with a local home school group that sends out a regular newsletter.

We keep a list of tutor's, music, language teachers and others who offer services to home school families, and post it on our web site, and in the newsletter.

This gives families the opportunity to contact them if they require such services, however these tutors are often other home school parents who trade time, and talents amongst each other.

Periodically they meet with some of us, and see if there is interest in a specific class, language, nutrition, and such so they can be scheduled.

A fee is set per student, and what materials will have to be purchased.

The fee per student covers the cost of materials, and what is left can be used as the stipend for the tutor.

Many parents have degrees, or work experience themselves, and often they will offer classes for free amongst each other, but it's worth a try, and you may get lucky depending on what you have to offer.

Answer 6

we lucked out, the local medical college here was looking for work on the side ot help her in school with a speical ed child, check into your local colleges, some MAY have the help for free, it just depends on the schools. But normally no they dont.  sorry to say.

Answer 7

In my experience (and there are a wide variety of homeschool experiences that vary state to state, region to region), a tutor would be paid by the family, not by the homeschool group UNLESS they offered classes of some sort. In Georgia, there are some organized groups that offer 'classes' one or two days a week which do have instructors. Sometimes they are core classes (math, English, writing), sometimes enrichment classes (such as Latin, music, etc.).  Sometimes it is more of a co-op with parents teaching, sometimes they bring people from outside.

I suggest talking with some of the groups and/or home-schoolers in your area to find out what is available and where your services could be best utilized.  I believe there are Yahoo groups for homeschoolers in every state and major cities.  Join up and see what is happening in your area.

Oh, in my experience, homeschoolers are nothing like traditional school children.  I actually enjoy teaching homeschoolers (generally speaking) because they have never learned NOT to enjoy learning.

Answer 8

Most homeschoolers are advanced students being taught by parents without teaching degrees.

Therefore homeschoolers are getting a quality education.

I have rarely heard of a family who needed to turn to a tutor. Also most homeschool groups only allow you to join if you are homeschooling your child.

You could send a request to group leaders to send out your email though.

Answer 9

We do - both for outside tutors (though this is less common) and for co op teachers.  If you are willing to teach a co op class (once or twice a week) in whatever subject(s) you would like to teach, many times a co op is happy to pay you for this.  The students pay you per semester, but with 10-12 kids in the class, it ends up paying pretty well, and the ratio is still low enough to give the students individualized attention.

The nice thing about teaching in a co op, the students choose to take your class - they are there because they are truly interested in learning what you have to teach, and they want to learn it from you.  I've found teaching in a co op to be one of the best experiences - just below teaching my own son.  Other than the occasional 8yo boy who just plain has too much energy, I have had no problem in my classes (I teach foreign languages, 3rd grade-high school).

I'd recommend contacting the homeschool groups in your area, to offer your services.  The school year is starting soon (or has already started), so this semester may not be an option, but you never know - there are times that a teacher has to step down due to whatever, and there are times that a class has to be cut for lack of a teacher.  Hope that helps!

Answer 10

Yes some homeschool groups do that. Find out from other tutors with similar experience: http://www.tuitionplaza.com/tutoring/

Answer 11

I've never heard of a group doing that, although the odd parent here and there will ask if anybody knows any tutors. However, if you had some more creative sessions to offer rather than just tutoring, I think you'd definitely generate some interest.

Answer 12

We have hired instructors for certain classes that we do as a group.  We have hired a Spanish teacher, a dance instructor etc.  

Usually though it is for something specialized that the parents  don't know themselves or it is better taught/done in a group setting.

I guess the classes would be considered "enrichment" classes rather than standard subjects.

I would come up with a class or something interesting to offer.  Depending on where you are will make a difference.  

We have a lot of homeschoolers here for instance but only a small percentage pay for classes/instruction of any kind...but where I'm from (a more affluent area) there is a bigger percentage that pay for all kinds of classes.

I would also like to warn you about trying to sell yourself to homeschool parents based on being a "certified teacher".  While no harm in mentioning it in your bio.... I wouldn't start with that.

I'm not sure what ages/grades you are interested in teaching...keep in mind that most homeschoolers are used to several ages/grade levels learning together.

Also there are a lot of homeschoolers that are against text books and that kind of classroom education...so if you can come up with a really interesting class like fun with science....or creative writing...or something fun with math or history.

Just as a thought too instead of trying to sell yourself at $25.00 an hour try something like fun with science 6 weeks for $30.00 per child...you only need 5 kids to make the $25.00 per class...but if you get more than that your making even more money.  The classes are affordable for the parents and your making money teaching kids who want to be there.

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