hmsch4me Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Any advice on how to choose a math tutor for your child? How to tell if they would click with your child, are they doing a good job, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS mom Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 If I were looking into a math tutor, ideally, I'd want to find one that is familiar with homeschooling, that has years of experience, one who would have good communication with both my child and me. If possible, one who had familiarity with the homeschool programs we've used. I would, actually, ask Jann in TX. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I don't know that I'm typical in my approach, but if I were looking for a tutor for one of my kids, I'd want someone like me. ;) I ask the parent to stay for at least half of the first session, which I offer for free. I use that first half hour or so to find out about the student's past experience with math and to get an idea of what both the student and the parent expect from the tutoring sessions. Then I usually spend another 20 minutes to half an hour actually tutoring on a topic that has the student and parent frustrated. Sometimes the parent leaves for this part, sometimes she stays. At the end of the session, I check with them to see whether they think it's going to be a good fit, and we go from there. On more than one occasion, the student hasn't returned for more sessions, but only because I was able to help get her past a huge stumbling block and she didn't really need long term tutoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriM Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Ask your child. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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