Asking any teacher for private tuition is a tricky thing not only for students but for parents as well.
And it becomes more difficult when you do not know if the teacher is willing to offer private tuition or not.
Not every teacher is involved in private tutoring or engages in tuition classes.
As per the government rules, any teacher serving as a teacher under any government body can not perform private tutoring.
However, many teachers overrule this and teach students to make some extra income.
What will you learn from this article?
- How to ask a teacher for tuition classes who do not involve in any private tutoring
- how to ask a teacher for tuition classes who are already engaged in private tutoring
How to ask a teacher for tuition classes (Easy Tips)
If you had a question like, how do you ask someone to tutor you? Then, my answer would have been simple. Ask for the charges, but this is not the appropriate way for any teacher to ask for tuition.
So, how to ask a teacher for private tutoring?
There are ways, and it depends upon the situation. Let me show you how you can ask any teacher to teach you personally.
How to ask a teacher for tuition classes who are already involved in private tutoring
Teachers not working in a government-aided school mostly seek a side income through private tutoring.
As they do not have any government objections, they are open to teaching you, and in return, you have to compensate them.
In most cases, non-government teachers who are into private tutoring advertise their tutoring services on various platforms, and if you find or know it, it will be easy for you to ask for tuition.
And in some cases, they directly or indirectly mention that they are open to private tutoring, and you can ask them without hesitation.
For this situation, as a parent or student, you can have a meeting with them at your mutually agreed location ( like your home, their home or tuition classes) and discuss it further.
Important: Asking and reaching out to these types of teachers are easy, but you should be ready to pay them as per their charges. Usually, they do not entertain negotiations with their charges or fees because they are established and may have many students in their tuition classes or private tutoring.
How to ask a teacher for tuition classes who do not involve in any private tutoring
This is quite tricky.
You may not know how the teacher will respond to you when you ask them for private tuition or tuition classes.
Because such types of teachers are not involved in private tutoring, home tuition or tuition classes, they might not be interested in the same.
When this situation comes?
It comes when you feel that the teacher is the best because you learn everything quickly from them. You have no doubts when they teach.
If you are a parent and your child frequently mentions that they are feeling great with some particular teacher, you want them to teach your child personally so that your child can grow better.
As I have been in the coaching business for years, I am in close contact with many great school teachers who never want to offer their tutoring services to earn extra income.
Many teachers do not like private tutoring as they have their own beliefs and ethics, and you must respect them.
So what is the solution?
How will you ask for private tuition to your school teacher?
There is a way to ask for private tutoring. If you directly ask them for private tutoring, they might feel like someone is trying to buy them and to be honest, no one likes to be sold.
Before you ask them or contact them for private tutoring, you first need to check their willingness to whether they are interested in private tutoring.
But how will you check that?
Do you need to become a spy?
Absolutely not.
Do you need to stalk them?
Not at all.
Here are some ways that you can use to check if they are open for private tutoring or not.
- Check if they focus more on a particular student or group of students and try to know why.
- Check if they are frequently talking to any student after school is over. If it is, the student might be getting their assistance.
- Checking out social media profiles won’t help you if they are school teachers because they will never reveal their private tuition on any social media platforms.
Once you are sure about their private tutoring, you may reach them and ask for time to discuss.
As a parent, you can ask your child to let the teacher know you want to meet them.
In most cases, they will agree and discuss this with you further.
But what to do when you don’t find proof of their willingness to teach privately?
Important: Never hurt a teacher’s ego or feeling by sending a message to your child that you want to hire them. This isn’t nice. Please never do that.
If possible, as a parent, you can get the teacher’s phone number and call them after school to discuss it.
Please note that I am talking about discussion, not asking for the tuition.
Few things to consider before you call the teacher for tuition classes.
- Choose the time when they are relaxed if possible, any holiday or Sunday would be good.
- Avoid awkward times.
- First, introduce yourself and greet them.
- Praise their teaching and let them know why you are praising them.
- Then, lower your tone and mention that your child is facing difficulty in some subject and you are looking for extra assistance. (don’t use the word “home tutor”).
- And then, request them if they can help your child and never ask for an immediate response from the teacher.
- Give them some time to respond.
- Tell them that you were afraid to ask for assistance but had no option left, so you are calling them.
- This way, they will also feel relaxed and feel that you respect them.
- Finally, never forget to thank them and tell them you will wait for their positive response.
During the call, if the teacher does not mention their tuition charges, never discuss it. They will call you and tell you their charges if they are interested.
If you are a student, I highly recommend you involve your parents to talk with your teacher. However, if you are mature enough, you can put your words in front of the teacher with etiquette.
For your help, I have given a script that you can use to ask a teacher for tuition classes.
Hello, am I talking to Sanjana Maam / Nair sir?
Expected response: “Yes, this is (their name)”.
Good morning/afternoon/evening maam/sir,
I am Lata Mehra, my son/daughter{mention name) is studying in your class, and I must tell you that you are teaching so well that {mention student’s name} is always talking about that he/she is learning all the topics without doubts.
I thank you for that.
Expected response: Thank you, Ms Lata. {They might ask for the reason for calling them}
Actually, ma’am/sir, I think {mention student name} is facing difficulties in some subjects, and I am looking for assistance.
To be honest, I was afraid to call you for this, and at the same time, I sincerely express my apologies to you.
{The teacher might respond to you, and it will depend upon them only, but you have to keep using the script below}
As a parent, I am concerned about {student’s name} studies and want to groom him/her with a teacher like you.
Will you please help {name of the student} for his/her betterment? I sincerely request you, and I will be more than happy if you can offer your expertise personally.
{If they don’t respond positively after this, use this script}
No issue if you need some time to think about this. Please take your time, but I will wait for your positive response to discuss this further.
Thank you very much!
Have a nice time.
And, here you go. You have the perfect answer: How do you ask for tuition? And now you know how to ask a teacher for help.
You have politely asked the teacher for tuition classes, and you should wait for their response. If you don’t hear back from them, you can again call them after 3-4 days, or the teacher may also convey a message from your child.
Final words:
It is always a pleasure to have good teachers to get a quality education for your child. However, it purely depends on the willingness of the teacher.
You have no control over them.
But asking a teacher with the trick mentioned above might help you get a good tutor for your child.
I hope that now you are a bit relaxed about how to ask a teacher for tuition classes and I am sure that this article has helped you.
One quick question for you.
Have you ever tried reaching out to any teacher for tuition classes or home tuition? What was their response?
Please let me know in the comments, and I will suggest situation-specific solutions.
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