If you seek increase your income with an activity that you can do part time and with very little investment, surely the idea of give specialized tutorials it will be a good alternative for you.
What do you need? To put it simply, you need to turn what you know and what you do into an educational support tool for those who need it. And best of all, you can get started today.
Use what you have at hand: your knowledge
Whatever your trade or professional area, surely it has taken you a lot of time of effort and work to acquire it and even more to obtain the necessary experience to perform in your current activities.
All this knowledge has great value and you can take advantage of it very well by turning it into complementary courses and classes of educational support that many children and young people need to improve their school performance. It is very common for schoolchildren to need assistance to improve their academic results in math, English, music, language arts, study skills and even sports. And it is precisely there where a tutor is an excellent solution.
Why do students require specialized tutoring?
There are several reasons, but mainly tutoring has become an answer for students and parents because:
- They want to reinforce in their children the school contents that many times due to lack of time or dedication they cannot assimilate in the best way.
- They want to support their children with the formation of better study habits
- They can contribute to improving self-esteem and comprehensive training in children, youth and adults
- In general terms, they help to strengthen school performance at all levels
What activities does a tutor carry out?
- Prepares and teaches reinforcement courses on topics of their knowledge and mastery
- Help students with homework
- Collaborate with adequate preparation prior to exams
- Help with research and crafts
- In the case of working with children, it informs parents about progress and guides them when making decisions in academic terms
- It also informs about possible problems detected beyond the academic
- Contribute as a counselor in different areas of specialization
- Can provide emotional, social and academic support
- Support to parents in attending sessions, receiving school notes and other important activities that they cannot attend for reasons of time
- They teach vacation courses
It is worth mentioning that tutoring as such represents an academic complement to the teaching resources that are received in schools, colleges and universities but focused entirely on the student in order to guarantee excellent results. Also, another difference to highlight is that the tutorials are given at home and with exclusivity and specialized attention to the student.
What topics or professional areas can be taught?
Really any professional or educational area is ideal to offer tutoring services. Of course, those that tend to be in greatest demand are those related to child and youth reinforcement, especially for those with working parents.
These are some ideas in the school area:
- Math boosters
- Levels of English, Spanish or other languages
- Computer reinforcements
- Reinforcement of other school subjects: language, social studies, etc.
- Reading classes
Ideas for the university area:
- Reinforcements in math, physics, statistics, or chemistry
- Preparation for private university exams
- Technical English courses
- Practical computer and Internet courses
- Study techniques
- Support in university projects and tasks
- Accounting reinforcements
- Assistance in thesis projects
How much to charge for fees?
Tutor services are typically charged by the hour. Depending on your specialty, professional experience and time availability, these are more or less the ranges that you can quote (prices in US $):
- $ 4 to $ 6 for school tutorials at your home or office
- $ 5 to $ 8 for college tutoring
- + $ 3 additional if they must be taught on weekends or non-business hours
- + $ 3 additional if they are taught at home (in neighboring areas)
- $ 5 to $ 10 for assistance activities, jobs and project support
Additionally, you can consider the possibility of offering a discount depending on the number of hours that they hire you and provided that they cancel at least 50% of the work in advance.
It is also essential that you have a document where you clearly specify the services you offer with everything that is included in such a way that your contractors know exactly what they can expect for the cost of your fees. Also make sure that you are clear from the beginning how many hours will be required so that you can properly organize your schedule and serve your clients well.
Keys to success when teaching tutorials.
For your services as a tutor to be well valued and well paid, you should consider some of the following aspects:
- You must establish a relationship of trust with your student or “tutee” so that he can assimilate in the best way the courses you teach
- You must always maintain an excellent personal presentation
- You must be very disciplined and comply with the schedules and general programming of the tutoring sessions
- If your students are children or young people, it is convenient to present to the parents or guardians a detailed report of the activities, classes taught and the results obtained
You can promote your services through different means such as posters in schools and institutes, personal business cards and any letter attached to the documentation of the school that recommends you.
And the best advice I can give you so that your services earn you recognition and better income for your work is: make an honest commitment to make your student a better performing student. If you succeed, then you will be taking giant steps in a noble and lucrative career.
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