5 Tips for Hiring the Right Tutor: A Parent’s Guide

Know your reasons and objectives for tutoring.
Review the tutor’s degree, experience, rates, policies, and reviews before interviewing the tutor.
Look for alignment between your values and the tutor’s values.
Interview tutors near the beginning of the school year. The good ones often fill up quickly.
Be prepared to pay upfront for tutoring, even for a trial session; that is the industry standard. Also, be prepared to have three sessions before trying a different tutor. Do not subject your child to one tutoring session from 2 or more tutors in the same week; that can cause anxiety and confusion for a teen because tutoring styles can vary widely.