TUTOR PROS - PRIVATE MATH TUTORING

For as long as there have been teachers, there have been tutors. Some consider the word "tutor" as a loose synonym for "teacher", except that "teacher" has an inherent qualification status attributed to it while "tutor" does not. It's strange that this distinction exists since most people hire tutors to help their children understand what their teachers have failed to convey. 

I have had close to twenty years of schooling and easily over a hundred teachers, and the number of teachers that I thought were "good" is five. Of course my definition of "good" might be different than yours. I rate a teacher as "good" if he or she makes it enjoyable to attend their class. That's it, plain and simple. One might say that this is an extremely subjective criteria (and rightfully so), but since I'm an incredibly objective person, I assure you that all of my teachers have gotten a fair shake in my personal rating system.

Although the percentage of "good" teachers in my educational history is quite small, I have discovered that it is not that far off from the opinion of the general public. Whenever I meet a student, or any young person for that matter, and ask them if they like any of their teachers, I rarely get an affirmative response. Sadly, it seems that the percentages of "good" teachers nowadays are much the same as when I was a kid.

Teachers and tutors exist to impart something that they know unto others. A teacher's realm is the school, and a tutor's realm is generally everywhere else. Being a teacher doesn't preclude you from being a tutor and vice-versa. But, the bottom line is that the vast majority of tutors would not be needed if the vast majority of teachers did their jobs better. There are other reasons why someone would need a tutor (perhaps a slight learning disability is present or a student wants to excel and raise his B's to A's), but lack of communication is almost always the culprit. And, like it or not, it's the teacher's job to communicate to his or her class. Teaching without communication is basically lecturing, and in this day and age, a student can get the same benefit by watching a YouTube video. When a teacher can't teach, and the school is in denial about their ability, and fails to get rid of them, then finding a tutor is a logical alternative.

Tutoring and home schooling have been growing at astounding rates, regardless of economic trends, for two main reasons: Skepticism of the quality of education in organized schools, and concern for the child's safety while in school. A Google search for "Tutor in Las Vegas" yields eight million results. If you are looking for a tutor, do your homework (no pun intended) and make sure that you choose wisely. Having your child deal with a bad teacher is bad enough. Add a bad tutor into the mix and you have a recipe for disaster. Use every resource available to find the best tutor for your child.
 

--Editor, Tutor Pros

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"We had Tutor Pros help our daughter with her math because she was falling behind. After 10 mins with talking with her, Danny (our math tutor) knew exactly what the issue was and gave her (and us) help to correct it. Danny is very good with both our children. It's a joy to watch them interact and learn from a true professional. Thank you" - Tom H. Las Vegas