Keeping organized with your income and expense records in a tutoring business is simple with one basic tool – a journal or notebook. Make sure it is small enough to fit in a purse or bag to take with you wherever you go. Every time you meet with a client, record...
Common Core is a set of standards in both Math and Language Arts that is used in many of the public schools across the US. While you may live in a state where the standards have not been adopted “officially” yet, 48 of the states are aligning themselves with Common...
So you want to tutor. The next step is to decide what subjects you should tutor in. One way to find out is to remember what your favorite subject was while in school. For most of us, that one area is what we should be tutoring. There is a saying, “Do what you love.”...
We can experience a multitude of things that can cause us to be frustrated as tutors – Bad attitudes, delays, disappointments, interruptions – and that’s even before we sit down with the student! Patience is the ability to stay composed and show restraint...
Being adaptable means to be willing to change according to a situation. Sometimes a student’s homework assignment requires taking steps different from what you know or are comfortable with. Perhaps a teacher wants a complicated table worked out while you know a short...
Listening is a skill all successful tutors must have. Have you ever missed key information because you weren’t giving someone your full attention? Many times people will begin thinking about how they will respond while trying to listen at the same time. Doing this...
