5 Steps to Becoming a Good Language Tutor
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere
Private tutoring, online or not, is becoming more and more popular. Parents are eager to get better educational resources for their children, students are in need of someone to help them pass academically, and adults have more interests to learn new skills nowadays.
Being a tutor could be a good side-gig or even a full-time job if you do it right. I’ve seen a lot of questions on online forums, some from new, inexperienced ones being afraid to get into this, and some experienced ones asking how to increase efficiency or their income, so I would like to share my experience.
1. Think about your capability
A common question people ask is: am I capable of being a tutor? This arises often when we face fierce competition from those who are highly experienced or native speakers.
But the answer most of the time is yes. Although you need to cross a basic threshold, being a tutor is more about how good you teach, instead of how good your skills are. Of course, you cannot be totally ignorant of the subject you teach, but you don’t have to be a genius.
