Do I need to have a teaching degree to be a tutor?
This is a question I am asked all the time.
Short answer, no.
You do not need to be a teacher nor do you need to have a degree, certification or tons of experience to be a great tutor.
(Now that's not to say if you are a teacher you won't make a good tutor, so don't twist this if you in the classroom. Instead, read on to see if you agree.)
Here’s what you do need.
My first paid tutoring session was in my most dreaded subject...math.
And I was scared to death.
See, I had failed math my entire life AND was about to get paid to teach a high school student my worst possible subject.
I wasn't a math teacher.
I was barely a certified English teacher.
I hadn't gone to school to be a teacher and certainly didn't have any educational degrees that really qualified me to teach.
Terror Turns To Inspiration
