The last year taught everyone the value of online tuition, especially for
demanding subjects like Maths: so
how does one go about finding the best one
for themselves? Before diving into that, let’s look at some advantages of
online tuitions for all the readers that are still skeptical! The biggest
advantage of online learning, in whatever form, is Accessibility. Now, what do
I mean by that? Imagine you’re on a summer vacation with your kids in a different
country, would your normal tutor be able to show up on an hourly basis to teach
your kids? The answer for the masses is a big no. Online tuitions, though, can
be accessed from any part of the world, so your child won’t miss out on their
lesson. Online tuition for subjects
like Maths or other engaging
learning activities are best done
throughout a long stretch when the child is not engaging academically like
Summer vacations as they help in reducing the Summer slump: a phenomenon when
school children forget key concepts from the previous year throughout their
summer vacations. These are only some advantages that online tuitions offer.
Now let’s look at how you can find the best one for your child. One thing to
keep in mind before proceeding further is that there is ‘no one size fits all’
in this situation. Every child is unique and so is every tutor, so it is
important to know that your first choice in the tutor might or might not be
your long-term decision.
Best
Online Maths Tutoring
To find the best online math tutoring, the first step should be to look for
tutors and agencies that teach at your required level i.e. A GCSE tutor would
not be the right fit for an 11 plus student. Not that the up-levelled tutor
won’t know of the subject but they might lack the social skills to teach an
11-year-old pupil. The tutor should be comfortable conversing with the student
and vice versa.
The next step would be to look for tutors with
relevant teaching experience. For example, let’s imagine that your child is in Year
8, and you find a good tutor who teaches at the same level. This choice would
prove to be the best online tuition
for maths and other subjects only if
the tutor has a good track record for teaching Year 8.
There are many steps an independent tutor and
agencies take to certify that the tutors are ‘OK-ed’ by the government to be
around vulnerable groups, one of which is DBS. An advised third step would be
to look for these certifications and checks in both independent tutors as well as
agencies. Although online tuitions by their very nature are technically safer
than physical tutoring, one can never be too cautious about their child’s
safety, especially if they are quite young.
The next step should be to look for someone
technologically adept. No matter how good someone is tutoring maths, they won’t be the best choice if they don’t know how to be ‘online’. Look for someone that knows their way around technology
and you’d be good to go.
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