How to find a tutor and do not throw your money away

according to statistics,Every fourth high school student involved with a tutorFor tutors spent every fourth Russian family, where there are students. Mladsheklassnikov assistant tuition employ only 16% of the parents, but to the senior classes the figure rises to 43%. Regardless of age, the top three most popular subjects include mathematics, English and Russian languages.

And now from the numbers - to the point. If you're reading this, chances are you already visited the idea of ​​finding a tutor. This multi-step process, and that it was a success, you need to consider a few things.

Why do I need a tutor

It is possible that you do not make sense to spend money on a tutor. At least for now. And to solve the problem with studies can be different. Let us examine the most popular options.

To prepare for the first class

Hiring a tutor to prepare for school, if we are not talking about any highly specialized lyceum demanding - this is more a fashion statement than a necessity. The child in the first class will be just boring to re-learn to read and count. After all, he already knows everything.

If your goal - to send their children to school with a minimum set of knowledge that it was easier to get started, you may well manage ourselves. Teach them the alphabet, syllables and reading score to 10 in the form of a game. An hour a day would be sufficient.

In order to tighten performance

It happens that the schoolboy behind the program for one or more disciplines due to illness. In this case, a tutor can really help to catch up. And suitable inexpensive option (from 300 rubles per hour) - a conscientious student or a novice teacher.

Try to agree on additional services with the school teachers. They somehow know better than anyone about the gaps in knowledge of your child.

Another thing, if the student is lazy and does not want to deal with. As long as your motivation Losers appears, a tutor will not help, and you're just wasting your money.

To prepare for entrance to a prestigious school

Typically, the transition begin to think in the fourth grade or later. Of course, no coach does not give you an absolute guarantee for admission. And if he promises that a misfire does not happen, then there are two possibilities.

First - your bidder stretching the truth and fills his worth. The second - in front of you a teacher who sits himself in examinational Commission. But to find this difficult, and his services will cost several times more expensive than the average price (in Moscow - up to 10 000 rubles per half hour, depending on the coolness of gymnasium or lyceum).

If you are not prepared to overpay, the best option - to hire a good tutor who is familiar with the school characteristics. It is better to take advantage of word of mouth and reach the parents whose children are enrolled in school or you are interested in high school. Half-hour session will cost an average of 2 000-3 000.

For in-depth study of specific subjects

Most often, we are talking about English. Get a strong knowledge of a foreign language in the program is possible unless a special school in the language. Knowing this, the responsible parents begin to worry about the level of training, almost a child sat at the school desk.

But whether first-graders will approach private tutor? Classes are one-on-one may be boring, but in the peer group training will go more fun. You still do not see the results? Put the English for a few years, wait until your student grow up and understand, why bother learning all these strange words.

Another thing, when we are talking about a teenager who is preparing to pass the certification exams. If the child is focused on the result, the effect of individual training will be higher than that of the group. Services of coaches, which are taken to prepare for the TOEFL or IELTS, start from 1500 rubles per hour.

To prepare for the exam or OGE

Let's say you are not sure in the knowledge of your student and you want to insure. Start preparing for the exam better already in the tenth grade. So you can do one lessons per week for each of the selected items - instead of two in the eleventh grade. The load on the teenager will be less, and in addition he will get better grades now.

With regard to the OGE, if the child has no special problems with their studies, there is no point to puzzle ourselves this question in the eighth grade. Proceed in the ninth - and still have time.

The average cost of lessons with an experienced instructor in both cases varies from 1 500 to 3 000 rubles per half hour, depending on the qualifications of the tutor.

For self-education or professional development

This is the best option. When a person is motivated to study and know why it is needed, the efficiency of coaching increases many times. But also benefit you more and enjoy.

Where can I find a tutor

We have already mentioned word of mouth and the school where the child is learning. But apart from these old ways at your disposal is the internet with its almost endless options. With their help, you can find the right teacher in his city. Or, engage with the appropriate specialist online. Here are some useful resources.

• tutors Association - base of more than 97,000 tutors in 30 subjects. You offer yourself to find a teacher or free help with the selection. In any case, the site promises a representative contact you within 15 minutes.
• Your tutor - a community that unites more than 300 000 private tutors for a variety of subjects, including Japanese and Chinese. The teacher can pick up yourself, using filters, or by calling the administrator.
• BUKI - on the site registered more than 12 000 coaches from 250 locations in Russia points. Finding your way and find a suitable option filters help and feedback of real students.
• Preply - an international website where you can find coaches from 185 countries. The number of registered teachers reached 29,000 people. From other similar sites Preply features a large selection of languages ​​from popular like English or French to the exotic - Irish, Tamil and Punjabi.
• 5 easy - platform provides data on more than 47 thousand teachers in general subjects, foreign languages, the program of universities, as well as psychologists, speech therapists and speech therapists. Here you can learn a little to play chess and to draw, learn the basics of playing music on the piano and guitar. Grateful students have already left the site over 12,000 reviews.
• Repetitor.ru - the service offers to choose one of the 11,000 coaches in general subjects, foreign languages ​​and higher mathematics, music, art and other disciplines. You can engage with them in Moscow or remotely from anywhere in the world. To find a tutor, you must fill out an application online. The procedure takes about 10 minutes.

What to consider when choosing a tutor

Rarely get to determine the solution to your tutor or not the first time. As a rule, certainty comes after 1-2 sessions, and even a couple of months. But immediately you can pay attention to these important points:

• education certificates, job;
• experience and teaching experience - the more the better (but possibly more expensive);
• personal recommendations and comments on the site (if you use one of the bases);
• the human factor - you and your child need to feel comfortable learning in society.

How many need to deal with a tutor

Much depends on your financial capabilities. But a general recommendation - to take at least two classes per week. Otherwise much result you do not feel it. Once a week, many tutors are engaged only in consultation format: a student asks him the accumulated problems of homework.

Troechnikov advised even to take more lessons, otherwise they are unlikely to pull on the excellent evaluation.

How to save money on a tutor

Like it or not, the private teacher - quite expensive. But there are several ways to save a little.

• Offer to organize a mini-group. Perhaps a tutor already have one or more students with the same goals and the level that you have. Together, you can save 30% of employment.
• Learn about discounts. Some tutors exists discounts. For example, if you pay for a month in advance, you pay reduced by 5-10%.
• Engage in online or tutor come to the home. Typically, remote sessions are cheaper. It is possible that a tutor will take less if he did not have to go to you on the other side of town, and you yourself will come to him.

Finally, no matter how regalia, talents and personal qualities not possessed teacher, largely the result depends on the student. Without any effort on his part of knowledge had not invested.