Kate Hackett
Oct 12, 20222 min
Personal tutoring gives a student an important touchstone that many schools today cannot provide. One on one, individualized attention means your child can excel at any subject, but it's important to arm yourself with a great tutor.
We at Kate's Tutoring know what it takes to make a great tutor and we're happy to say that everyone on our roster fits that bill. But maybe you're not quite sure what that means; let's break it down!
Tutors aren't teachers or parents and that means we can fill a unique position in order to best support your child. Personal relationships are key to a child's success; we want your student to feel connected to his or her tutor, trust that tutor, and respect him or her. With that strong base, a tutor can really personalize the lessons, work within student interests, teach to strengths, and work around weaknesses.
Great tutors are part of your child's team. Teachers, parents, the student, and the tutor are all members of the support network for that student. A tutor focuses on creating goals, benchmarks, and planning to set the child up for success. Great tutors create learning plans with their students, parents, and teachers.
A truly wonderful tutor is able to make content relevant and personal by way of being a true expert in their field. They can engage their student in real-life applications of concepts and turn vague ideas into project-based activities. They craft a sense of care about the subject that challenges the student while remaining accessible.
Tutors, teachers, and parents should be working together to create a lifelong-learner. Each group brings important ideas and fresh eyes to the table and having a private tutor on the team can make everyone's lives a little more enjoyable!