{"id":1103,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:25:29","slug":"questions-to-ask-your-childs-tutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/questions-to-ask-your-childs-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask Your Child&#8217;s Tutor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1103\" class=\"elementor elementor-1103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany parents feel shy about speaking to a tutor, but good questions make good lessons. Start by asking how your child&#8217;s tutor will find out where the gaps are. A short test in the first week is a good sign.\n\nAsk how often you will get feedback, and in what form. A quick WhatsApp note after each session is ideal.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Ask what your child finds hard, and what we will do about it this month. That is where real progress starts.\n\n<cite>Charlene Jacobs, English Tutor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nAlso ask about past papers, homework and how the tutor will help with exam nerves. At Leerkring in Kimberley, every parent can meet the tutor before the first session starts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African male tutor holding an open textbook and a pen, standing in front of a green chalkboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a study table with plain notebooks, a past-paper practice sheet, highlighters, a calculator and a smartphone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions about learning<\/h4>\n\n<p>Ask your child&#8217;s tutor which topics need the most work. Ask how marks will be tracked, and which past papers will be used. Find out if the tutor will explain things in more than one way. Some learners need a picture, others need to practise sums again and again.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions about the practical side<\/h4>\n\n<p>Check the days, times and cost of each session. Ask if lessons are online, in a group or one-on-one. Ask what happens if your child misses a class. You can phone Leerkring on 053 555 0327 and we will gladly answer all of these.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many parents feel shy about speaking to a tutor, but good questions make good lessons. Start by asking how your child&#8217;s tutor will find out where the gaps are. A short test in the first week is a good sign. Ask how often you will get feedback, and in what form. 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