Achieving Professionalism in Private Tutoring

Learning should be rewarding, and a tutor should strive to make tutoring sessions worthwhile for their students. Tutoring helps students master effective study habits and critical thinking skills as they develop a greater understanding of what they learn in school.

A professional tutoring service must be guided by a well-defined philosophy, which meets the needs of a child and adheres to the highest possible standards of academic excellence. Listed following are principles that govern a good tutoring service:

· The goal of tutoring should be to enable a child to overcome all past and present difficulties so he can excel in all future course work and exams.
· The tutor should provide students with the personal attention they need to improve study habits and homework skills, to increase course understanding and to develop confidence in all test-taking situations.
· The tutor should thoroughly test his students at the first lesson to pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses, to identify any deficiencies holding them back and to learn exactly which topics need to be taught.
· The tutor should clearly and completely explain to his students all vocabulary, fundamental concepts and basic ideas involved in the course they are taking or on the test for which they are preparing.
· The tutor should assign ample written and study homework both to practice topics newly taught during the lesson and to reinforce topics taught during previous lessons.
· The tutor should teach his students to use logic and common sense in doing homework assignments, solving problems and taking tests.
· The tutor should always set and follow high standards of professionalism and conduct to maximize his effectiveness and to help his students realize their full potential.

A professional tutoring service must conduct lessons using techniques, which help students overcome their academic difficulties, master their course work, and achieving their educational goals in the shortest possible time. Here is how a tutor should conduct lessons:

· Just as a first visit to the doctor begins with a thorough examination to discover exactly what is wrong with the patient, the tutor start his first lesson with a comprehensive diagnostic test that pinpoints the student's strengths and weaknesses.
· Most students educational problems develop from gaps in topics and basic concepts taught previously. And the diagnostic test is designed to identify any such deficiencies standing in the way of better understanding of study material.
· The tutor should spend the rest of the first lesson teaching topics not yet mastered by the student, topics that they have most trouble understanding in school.
· At the end of the first lesson, the tutor should advise the parents how many hours per week they should have lessons to overcome their difficulties.
· Rather than focusing on the student's next school homework assignment or test, each lesson should be concentrate on definitions, basic concepts, methods and is required by the student needs to master the subject.
· At each lesson (including the first), the tutor should make notes and assign ample homework so his student can practice newly taught topics and reinforce those taught during previous lessons.
· The tutor should spend the first part of each lesson checking and correcting the written homework assigned at the previous lesson.
· To ensure maximum stability and consistency, the tutor should attempt to schedule lessons to take place on the same day and at the same time each week.

A professional tutoring service may have a superb philosophy, a comprehensive list of course offerings, superior service, an excellent tutor and well-run lessons. However, in the final analysis, what counts is complete success in attaining his student's educational goals. Here are some of the positive results you can expect:

· Students attain greater understanding, comprehension and mastery of their courses.
· Students with poor or failing grades end up doing well in their courses and score high marks on their exams.
· Students master effective study habits and homework skills which they also apply in their other courses.
· Students achieve significant levels in their test taking skills.
· Students end up with a greater sense of security and confidence in academic matter and frequently use their increased capacity in other aspects of their lives.

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