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The Plight of A Full-Time Private Home Tutor in Singapore.

Originally posted on Uma Nathan:

“Oh! You’re a tuition teacher. Easy money eh?”

These succinct lines have grazed my ears far more than necessary. It appears to be a deceptively simple job; travelling to the homes of students and teaching them for a stipulated period of time. Typically, a private home tutor would get paid for every four or eight lessons completed. (or more, depending on the frequency of lessons each week) If this method of payment is adopted, a fixed monthly income is not guaranteed should there be any cancellation of lessons unaccompanied by make-up lessons. This factor itself places the tutor in a financially unstable position, no matter the number of tutees he/she has. The more irregular the lessons, the more irregular the income.

If the financial aspect of the job isn’t enough to deter one from being a full-time tutor, fret not – there are a few more nettlesome reasons to be…

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