What places offer tutoring besides Sylvan Learning Center?

Question

Well its not that I'm looking FOR a tutor. I'm looking to BE a tutor, but you guys still gave me great ideas!

Answer 1

There are other places like Huntington Learning Center.

Many teachers tutor however and do it for less. I am a teacher who tutors. The 30 dollars I charge an hour is less than the learning center and I can individually assess and meet the needs of a student.

Tutor Lists can often be found at your local board of ed. There are also often adds in the paper or online in your area. I find my students through word of mouth.

The only warning I would give is that some tutors are better than others and if things are not working out do not be afraid to change. I had a student I tutored who had been in Sylvan twice bring his math grade from a 47 to an 81 for what that is worth.

Best wishes and I hope this helps.

Oh. If you are going to be a tutor here is what I would do.

Learning Centers often pay 1/3 to 1/2 of what you will make on your own even if you charge a modest rate. I learned this the hard way by starting with SAT tutoring with kaplan and then switching to doing it on my own (with my own materials not theirs).

1) See if your board of ed or local schools have a tutor list and see if you can get your name on it.

2) Shamelessly spread the word that you want to tutor or that you are a tutor anywhere. 50%of my jobs have come from talking to parents in bars....I know this sounds ridiculous. I have gathered tutoring jobs in church, an auto store, and once I was successful almost everything else has been by referral. Get the pastors son to improve on the SAT and get into college and more people want you to tutor..you get teh idea.

3) Dont charge an astronomical price. If tutoring runs 30-50 an hour in your area charge 30. If you are not yet a certified teacher you may want to charge 5 below that. Balance money desired verse trying to get started. Either way it is a lot of money for the work but well worth it if you are good at what you do.

4) If you have a little money place an add in a local paper, pennysaver magazine, or online.

5) See if their are online forums for tutors in your area.

6) Once you start always be prompt/on time. Have the number of the parents to call ahead. Go in with a game plan of what you need to do. Also inventory not only how your student is doing gradewise but also ORGANIZATION. Some students are already skilled enough but A)lose everything B)Never take notes or C)Are lazy. Be fun while professional but make it clear what you will not tolerate from your students.

Good luck!

Answer 2

check with your local high school a lot of times they have a list of students who will tutor children for much less than going through a corporation like sylvan.

Answer 3

There are independent tutors that can be found on the internet if you cannot find someone locally. Either way, they can be excellent or they can be shockingly unprofessional, so take the time up front to get to know them.

The best ones are the ones that truly have a love for their subject and the children they teach. But, most are doing it not for the love of anything but a way to make what they think will be easy money. I have given free training to over 20 wanna be tutors over the last two years. I am a volunteer teacher that teaches free courses to homeschool children in a non-profit organization. Often when I come across a post from someone who wants to teach online I have offered to give them technical assistance on learning the online tools to do it; we use Moodle and Elluminate. I have even offered to connect them with potential students from the homeschool families I work with. But consitently I have been very dissappointed by the lack of professionalism and motives. As a matter of fact, this week I have about done with working with any more wanna be tutors, but I know I will be back up on my feet again in that regard. :0)

If you do find a good one, count her (or him) as treasure! The good ones are a rare find.