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Since I'm interviewing tomorrow for a tutoring service that I THINK is in a facility and not in a private setting but not sure I thank everyone for their responses as well.
I've done ESL and tutoring in the sciences. Straight classroom stuff I usually did in the library. ESL was different. The classes were sometimes in traditional settings and sometimes out in the community. Depending on the student's needs I would have classes at a bank, grocery store, department store or mall. Sometimes we would go out to lunch or coffee too.
ESL, that reminds me. I volunteered as an ESL tutor years ago. This was at another library and went okay. (the person only showed up a few times). I did a 6 weeks training (Saturdays) program via Literacy Volunteers.
There are a lot of ads for tutors around my area too. The one advertising the most actually has several locations around the area. I did look at their website, and they require at least a bachelors degree, though doesn't say has to be in the area you are tutoring. I may try tutoring at the local community college. They have a need for basic math and beginning algebra tutors, and I qualify for them since they require only that you got an A in the class you are tutoring, which I did.
tutoring is fun you get a captive audience and pay is good you are own boss
i like tutoring because you are free to teach the way you want
i like the hours and i dont charge a lot because my students are not rich
i have two students right now in white plains ny and i want to have more
As for the library thing..if you do tutor there, keep it low key. Where I used to live, apparently someone didn't like this woman tutoring there in the kid's section and the library reacted by sending out a notice that TUTORING WAS NOT ALLOWED there any more (liability issue??).
Nope, there's no liability associated with tutoring... and as a librarian myself, I can say that we usually welcome tutors in our buildings. It was probably more of a noise issue, where they were tutoring large/loud groups - in which case most librarians would offer a study or conference room, which I used when tutoring a particularly noisy & hyper (but sweet) little girl last year.
I know this is a super old thread, but I've been a private tutor for years... I belong to a local tutoring company, so they do all the recruiting for us, and we just accept or decline each client. It's a good way to make extra money, but fairly difficult to make a full-time living. Problem is that most tutoring takes place after school, and children eventually go to bed - so you've got maybe 4-5 hours to work with daily (approx 3:30-8pm), and that's not including travel time. Even tutoring adults has restrictions, since they're typically receiving help before or after work. It is a fun and rewarding job, though!
I've tutored sign language and swimming. Most of the people I tutored swimming were through word of mouth.
I've put ads on Craigslist to tutor sign language and braille. Didn't get any replies on the braille but I did on the sign language. I asked to meet at a mall in our area. It worked out in the sense that I didn't fall into scams, but I learned pretty quickly most people just want to learn how to finger spell and say "hi how are you" and "are you deaf or hearing" and after that lose interest. I have yet to find someone who wants to learn sign language long-term and actually become fluent. The longest student I've ever had was a few months, and she already knew some sign language, so I just helped her expand on her vocabulary and grammar and helped her become more comfortable with signing.
I wonder if I would be better off showing up at a high school (especially one that offers ASL as a class) and offer to tutor students after school?
I may be able to answer your question soon, as I am looking into this kind of thing too for extra income and actually have an interview on Monday with a service that helps find gigs for you. The one thing I have been told by others is that you may prefer to tutor out of a school or center (like this interview is for) than go to someone's home as you never know what it's like at their home and (especially on Craigslist) it could be a scam for some sicko looking to kidnap or rob people or something (I am not trying to say that EVERY ad on Craigslist is like that, just that's there some risk, so "buyer beware").
Do you need to have a teaching degree to tutor or just a hs diploma and/or college degree?
I'm good in math and science and I could tutor middle school students as I did tutor my cousin once while I was on vacation and might need to do that again if his grades don't pick up.
Do you need to have a teaching degree to tutor or just a hs diploma and/or college degree?
You don't need a teaching degree, unless maybe you're employed by the school district... I have a BA (English) and Master's but no teaching credential, and have been hired by a few private tutoring companies.
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