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Guide to Choosing a Tutor

5. Does He or She Tutor Full Time?

A tutor who teaches and/or tutors full-time will usually be preferable to someone who is simply tutoring as a means of extra income, for several reasons. Generally speaking, a full-time tutor is more likely to be better-prepared and more reliable, since they will often take their occupation more seriously and therefore make more effort to maintain a high level of professionalism and proficiency.

One group to be particularly wary of when choosing a tutor is university students. Some university students decide to take on tutoring as a convenient part-time source of income, especially after achieving a high HSC grade in a particular high-school subject.

These tutors are neither qualified teachers, nor do they have anywhere near the necessary experience or level of proficiency to be teaching students. Some will actually be taking lessons from a genuine tutor themselves while at the same time earning money by tutoring others.

In addition, because of the study commitments and the young age of these university students, their students will often times take a low priority, behind that of their studies, exams, and social engagements.

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