3 Ways to Choose a good Home Tutor in Singapore

For the Singaporean parent, it can be stressful to raise children in Singapore. Being a knowledge based economy, Singapore is dependant on it’s educated workforce to drive her economy forward. Hence, it is no surprise that parents are anxious about how their children fare in school. Some parents worry that formal education in schools is not sufficient and use home tuition to supplement their children’s education.

Home tutors and tuition assignments can be found literally everywhere in Singapore for every subject and every level. But to engage a competent one can make all the difference to the kind of results your child achieve. Tuition agencies usually find suitable candidates for you to choose. However, it is also important that you know what to look out for in a tutor. to So how do you sieve out the gold mines from the rest of the average tutors?

1. Qualifications
On the top of the list, a tutor must be knowledgeable and competent on the subject he/she is going to teach.  I personally believe that you have not gotten at least a B or A for the subject, you do not understand the subject well enough to teach. So when looking for a tutor, the first thing you should ask for is their qualification. Request to see your tutor's certificates. When looking for Tutors in Singapore, you can look at either the A Level certificates or O level certificates. Many agencies offer these services to check these certificates beforehand.

2. Experience
Secondly, a private tutor must have experience in teaching. This can be easily accessed when the tutor teaches the lessons. In most cases, tutors would have their own set of notes or have his/her special way of teaching, this way you would have known that the tutor has indeed dissected the syllabus. You can count on your private tutor to make the lessons fun and easy for your child.
However, a tutor who has to refer back to the notes to answer questions would be a no-no. Inexperienced tutor who are not confident of their teaching methods and would often fumble when teaching.

3. Passion
Thirdly, a tutor must have the PASSION to teach. Although this is one of the most important qualities of a good tutor, many tutors lack it. A passionate tutor who regards teaching as a fun and fulfilling job and will not rest till he sees improvements in his tutee. You can rest assured that your tutor will do his utmost to deliver the lessons in a fun and interesting way, where learning ceases to be a chore. And most importantly, passionate tutors inspire tutees to do well in examinations and instil in them the importance of education in Singapore. Passionate tutors do not mind going the extra mile to clear any doubts their tutee might have, even if it may take a little bit more creativity and time. This often means teaching beyond their job scope and sacrificing time on their part.