Challenges of Being a Personal Tutor

Challenges of Being a Personal Tutor The private tutors enjoy wide range of benefits in tutoring services. But however they need to overcome certain professional problems to bring success in their career. Personal tutors face some problems, especially when they are new to teaching industry. We can have focused discussion on problems faced by tutors and tips to resolve those difficulties. This guide will surely help new tutors and also the experienced ones to travel in the path of tutoring career successfully. Challenge 1: Teaching may become a frustrating job Challenge 2: Struggling to gain good reputation Challenge 3: Handling “No job” days Challenge 4: Getting advanced knowledge in teaching Challenge 5: Tutor being a motivator These are top five challenges that every tutor face in their profession. On going into detailed note, Challenge 1: Teaching may become frustrating job Each student has their own learning tactics and capabilities. Some may have good practical knowledge but some students are lazy and show disinterest in studies. Students may be playful or interactive or shows interest only on subjects they like etc. It becomes duty and responsibility of personal tutors to direct them to right path. Sometimes, as a teacher, you may feel annoying to handle these kinds of students. But be patience and guide those students to excel in studies. Challenge 2: Struggling to gain good reputation As new comers to tutoring field, you may have difficulty to gain good reputation from parents/students. But remember, it takes some time to win the competition in tutoring services. Initially concentrate on your tutoring work of teaching students in interactive manner, giving them homework, providing them real time examples, having fun while studying, etc. This will surely boost energy and positive aspiration in studies. Thus you gain good name among them. Challenge 3: Handling “No job” days: You may wonder what “no job” days are about. When you are new to teaching industry, students and teachers are unaware of you and your service. At the beginning you need to promote your profile to get teaching opportunities. Therefore you need to wait for a month or two to teach students. The best technique to expose your teaching knowledge is by joining the tutoring sites like tutorz.com and submitting your resume. Parents and students will see your resume and hire you for their subject specifications. You need not worry or wait for long time to get teaching tasks. Challenge 4: Getting advanced knowledge in teaching When you start gaining experience, you defiantly need to enhance your teaching skills. You may suffer lacking in competition when you don’t have knowledge in advanced subjects. For this problem you may attend certification classes and become certified personal tutors. You can implement those skills while teaching students. Challenge 5: Tutor being a motivator. In case of teaching disabled students or dyslexia students, tutors should be motivators. You may face difficulties while handling those students for first time. Analyze the nature of students, their learning capability and then teach them in their own ways. Therefore students feel relaxed and enjoy studying. You can say some encouraging stories in between studies. Hence you will become the most favorite tutor for them. To be a tutor is a gift and tutoring is one of the best services. Follow these techniques in your tutoring career to bring happy tutoring opportunities to you.