To excel as an English tutor, you probably need to be good at the subject. But subject matter expertise is not all you need to be a good tutor. Of course, secondary English tuition is a service, and there are a lot of aspects that tutors need to take into account.
One essential thing that every English tutor needs to do is avoiding mistakes. Having said that, keep reading below to find out a few common mistakes that new tutors make and how they can avoid them. Only then can you get the most from secondary English tuition in Singapore.
Poor Communication
Some new private tutors feel that communicating with the parent is a difficult thing to do and so choose to avoid it completely. But this shouldn’t be the case as parents are also concerned and would like to know more about their children’s improvement. Poor communication with the parent could make them lose confidence in you.
In this regard, you should take it upon yourself to spend some time building rapport with your students and parents. Not to mention, offer regular updates on how the student is doing, his or her weakness and how you plan to help. There’s no fixed guideline on how you should give these updates as it depends with the parent and the student.
Some students are weaker and need more guidance. Such parents need regular updates while students that are disciplined may need less. Plus, some parents are quite busy and may not want updates too frequently.
Always Late
The lesson timing is an agreement between tutor and the parent or student. If you’ve promised you will go for a lesson, then you need to ensure you attend it rather than rescheduling. Of course, there are some unforeseen circumstances such as if you fall sick on the day or if there are emergencies. But in other circumstances, you should always show up when you have agreed to and be punctual as well.
Not being punctual also happens for full time tutors as they schedule lessons back-to-back. Well, there may be unexpected delays such as traffic, student coming late for the lesson as well as last minute changes by other students.
So, planning enough time between lessons is very critical. This extra time acts as a buffer in case of delays such that you might not be late for your lesson. It is then that you can ensure your students benefit fully from secondary English tuition.
