In Singapore, many parents and students want only committed tutors from tuition agencies. However, as much as they would like to recommend committed tutors , they cannot guarantee that all their tutors will be 100% committed due to various difficulties and reasons. From our past experience, below are some of the factors that may affect the suitability and commitment of the tutors :

 



Location

If a tutor’s student lives near his house, the tutor may settle for a lower tuition fee and may be more committed since he is able to cut down on travelling time and thus save on transportation fees.

It is therefore beneficial for a parent to provide a tuition agency with his or her postal code and/or detailed address, so that the tuition agency can find tutors as near to the parent’s residence as possible.

Salary

A tutor’s salary may not be the most important of all, but it is significant.

Tutors who take up a low-paying assignment may not commit for a long period. A tuition rate that is $10-15 less than the market rate may be acceptable to a tutor. However, if a parent pays about $50 less than the market rate, the tutor will most likely not commit for long. He or she may even feel unmotivated towards teaching as well.

It is well known that teaching is a respected profession; and MOE teachers nowadays are well paid by the ministry. So our advice to parents is that: give the tutors out there the rewards they deserve. The popular saying “Good stuff comes at a price” applies in this case as well.



Difficult Students

Usually, tutors want to commit their time to teach students who are keen to learn and improve. Moreover, tutors may not be able to help students who don’t wish to help themselves. It takes two hands to clap. So before a parent requests for a change of tutor, he or she should find out whether his child is keen to learn from the child’s tutor in the first place. In certain cases, it may not be the tutor’s fault at all when there is no academic improvement.

So, when a parent request for a tutor from a tuition agency, letting the agency know the character of the child may help the agency in finding the right tutor.



Thanks to Singapore Home Tuition Agency (tuitionc) for contributing this article to our Homeschooling blog:

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Homeschooling software used to educate children has become very popular for a number of reasons. Many situations require different solutions, and homeschooling, is no different. As you can well imagine, there are also many different opinions on the effectiveness of this homeschooling software.

How is Homeschooling Software Used?

Homeschooling software may be individually purchased and licensed to the used to be executed as an educational tool, or it can be used by joining and participating in an online homeschooling program. In both scenarios, it is extremely important for parents to supervise the schooling time of children, butt homeschooling software would take care of all the essentials in general education. Reading material, course studies, instructional video and homework along with testing is all part of homeschooling software.

What is missing with software? It should be obvious, but maybe it is not. The human element is missing. Parents will have to implement and introduce hands on learning by way of introduction of field trips, playing instruments, art projects, science experiments and biology projects. Many of these items can be coordinated with other homeschooled students and introduce another aspect, social behavior.

Homeschooling Software In an Enrolled Online Education Program

After typically paying a tuition fee, and/or an enrollment fee, parents would have full scope usage of homeschooling software. It saves money because parents will not have to invest in the homeschooling software used through the homeschooling program. Every aspect of education and schooling is covered; including progress reports as well as grades are documented and shared with parents.

Parental involvement is still required to ensure that homeschooling over the Internet will be successful. There are sometimes tutoring programs in addition to the general education programs offered through homeschooling programs online, which helps to enhance the learning experience for kids, especially in grade school.

Purchasing Homeschooling Software for Use at Home

Depending on the quality of the homeschooling software you choose to purchase, this may be an expensive choice but could also prove to be well worth it. For parents who plan to be home with their children and be the teacher for homeschooling, using homeschooling software at home may be idea. Some parents have no expertise or experience in creating a complete school program, so using homeschooling software may be an ideal solution for them.

Homeschooling software, in many instances, may inspire parents to generate ideas to broaden and enlighten their children making the software that much more valuable as an additional tool.

Some parents choose to use homeschooling software for part of a school day, and then finish up the day on their own. This works well too, as the software can pick up the slack where a parent might not be as skilled in teaching. Children enrolled in public and private schools may very well offer benefits that would benefit their overall schooling situation. In the end, it’s thought that homeschooling software can benefit a child’s schooling at home no matter what the situation is.



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