Good Tutors
A good tutor should have leadership qualities and human relations abilities to be successful to guide and support a student.
In this article, I will try to focus on the qualifications of a good tutor who guides his/her student study effectively and achieve his/her potential. Firstly, the most important thing is to establish a good relationship with the student. Generally, forming a good relationship with the student may take some time. However, sometimes it is made very quickly in the first lessons. The tutor should have leadership qualities and human relations abilities to be successful at this stage.
If you want to be a good tutor, you better have these qualities
Flexibility
Every student is unique. Therefore, student tutoring requires versatility and adaptability. In other words, a good tutor should develop an approach to every single student.
Enthusiasm
An enthusiastic tutor usually is full of excitement, enjoyment, and anticipation. He/She can engage the student to participate in the lesson and stimulates him/her to explore more even after the lesson.
Empathy
Every student wants to have a good tutor that he/she understands the situation he/she is in. Tutors should be open to listening to their students.
Flexibility
Every student is unique. Therefore, student tutoring requires versatility and adaptability. In other words, a tutor should develop an approach to every single student. For example, if the tutor’s student is a physical or kinesthetic learner, then the tutor should prepare the learning material according to this situation. Or if a student likes to draw a diagram while learning a new concept, the tutor should use this teaching style. Most importantly, the tutor should be able to predict the student’s needs by checking his/her level.
Enthusiasm
An enthusiastic tutor usually is full of excitement, enjoyment, and anticipation. He/She can engage the student to participate in the lesson and stimulates him/her to explore more even after the lesson. Therefore, tutor enthusiasm glows the curiosity of the student and guide his/her motivation to search for more information. Above all, a good tutor will be an excellent example for the student.
Empathy
Every student wants to have a good tutor that he/she understands the situation he/she is in. Tutors should be open to listening to their students. For instance, your student may have a bad grade or a bad day. Students feel valued when their tutors are involved and helped them in their problems. Tutor’s empathy ability plays a key role here. As a result, a qualified tutor should be interested and involved in the student they are with.
The last but not the least is that a good tutor should gain the trust of the parents. The collaboration among the tutor and parents is very important. It affects the success of the student. Therefore, tutor and parents must communicate whenever it is required.
This will be beneficial to the achievements of the student that has been instructed well and supported by the tutor always.At Istanbul Tutors, we select our tutors according to some criteria letting us to provide best service to you.