| Your teen is struggling in math class and you have | | | | often referred parents to the chairman of the math |
| decided that a tutor might help. How do you go | | | | department of our nearby college. He always had a |
| about finding a good one? You want someone who | | | | list of students that were interested in tutoring high |
| relates well to your student, is knowledgeable, and is | | | | school math students. |
| able to communicate effectively. | | | | Talk to other parents of high school students. Word |
| One possibility, and perhaps the most economical, | | | | of mouth can be a wonderful source of information |
| would be a peer tutor. Someone in the same class | | | | when seeking out the right tutor. That parent sitting |
| who is doing well or someone who did well in the | | | | next to you at the soccer game might just have |
| course a year or two earlier might be interested in | | | | found a gem of a tutor who is looking for more |
| doing one-on-one tutoring. If you choose to go this | | | | students. |
| route, you might ask the teacher for names of | | | | You might also consider running an ad in your local |
| capable students. | | | | newspaper to find a tutor. Of course you want to be |
| The high school counselor's office is another good | | | | sure to carefully screen applicants and ask for |
| place to investigate possibilities. Many times they | | | | references. |
| keep a list of available tutors in different subject | | | | Lastly, your teen might be a good candidate for |
| areas. And if they don't have a list, many times they | | | | on-line tutoring services. There are a multitude of |
| will lend assistance in trying to locate a suitable tutor. | | | | those services available today and they are growing |
| A certified teacher or retired teacher can be an | | | | in popularity. |
| excellent choice for private tutoring. Many schools | | | | A word of caution about choosing a tutor for your |
| have rules that prohibit a classroom teacher from | | | | teen...teenagers are such individuals. What works for |
| tutoring his/her own students for compensation, but | | | | one student might not work for another at all. Some |
| another teacher in the school or a teacher in another | | | | relate better to a peer tutor, while another might be |
| district might be available. Many teachers welcome | | | | more comfortable with a college student. Be sure |
| tutoring jobs as a means of supplementing their | | | | that your teenager is an integral part of the process |
| income. However, you should expect to pay more | | | | of finding just the right math tutor. This will help |
| for a certified or more experienced person. | | | | insure that you (and your student) reap maximum |
| If your community has a local college, consider hiring | | | | benefits from the tutoring experience. |
| a college student as a tutor. When I was teaching I | | | | |