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Hi, i'm trying to do a bit of research, If your a parent of a child/teenager maybe you could give me some feedback.
Next year i'm planning to study French and German at University and I also have an AS level in spanish.
I was hoping that whilst I was at uni maybe I could advertise my services as a GCSE french/german or spanish tutor to school children struggling to understand a language.
I know that there are a lot of proffesional fully fluent private tutors around, but I would be offering my help at a much lower price, for example, a proffesional tutor would cost around �15 an hour, whereas i would be willing to help anyone from �8 an hour. The only thing that I am wondering about is that, if you were going to hire somebody to help you child, (or yourself even) then would you be hesitant to hire a student, or would the reduced price be appealing?
I know that I could help so many people, because despite not yet being fluent, I have done 3 language GCSEs and so i know the format 'with my eyes closed' and I have a high enough level of fluency thanks to my A levels in French and German to ensure I could help somebody learn for their GCSE.
If anyone could give me any feedback that would be great, thanks.
Next year i'm planning to study French and German at University and I also have an AS level in spanish.
I was hoping that whilst I was at uni maybe I could advertise my services as a GCSE french/german or spanish tutor to school children struggling to understand a language.
I know that there are a lot of proffesional fully fluent private tutors around, but I would be offering my help at a much lower price, for example, a proffesional tutor would cost around �15 an hour, whereas i would be willing to help anyone from �8 an hour. The only thing that I am wondering about is that, if you were going to hire somebody to help you child, (or yourself even) then would you be hesitant to hire a student, or would the reduced price be appealing?
I know that I could help so many people, because despite not yet being fluent, I have done 3 language GCSEs and so i know the format 'with my eyes closed' and I have a high enough level of fluency thanks to my A levels in French and German to ensure I could help somebody learn for their GCSE.
If anyone could give me any feedback that would be great, thanks.
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My parents are teachers and both tutor privately too, and trust me as long as you're more than competent at the qualification you're tutoring for, then there won't be a problem, so you can tutor for GCSE no problem, although I'm not sure about A Level, it depends what grade you got etc. There is a huge advantage to employing a student as a tutor as they have been through the system so recently that they'll know how it works, whereas a French native could teach the language, but not be able to tailor it to the course. You're a bit late for this school year though.
I think this is a great idea, I agree with what baremission said about the fact that as your still a young student you will know the system and also I believe teenagers would relate better to someone who is still studying rather than an 'older person', who they would perceive should 'knoe it all'.
Hope that makes sense!
Good luck
Hope that makes sense!
Good luck
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