Top 10 Benefits of Online Tutoring in Singapore
Virtual learning, led by an online tutor, is the leading way of boosting students’ class results.
Singapore parents demand a great deal from their children.
They turn to online tuition in droves, seeking the best tutors and online curriculum programmes to propel their child above the class average.
They value the flexibility that online tuition provides and are willing to pay well to shortcut their child’s pathway to higher achievement.
This shift to online tuition is a significant win for MOE teachers and private tutors in Singapore who want to earn side income.
This article lists ten advantages of why you should become an online tutor.
Why Choose to Become an Online Tutor in Singapore?
1. Teach Online Anywhere and at Anytime
Flexibility is the single biggest advantage of online tuition.
Homemakers, retirees and freelancers of any age can schedule online classes any day of the week or weekend that suits them.
No travel is required whatsoever. Teach at your home in comfort without wasting productive time.
With a good internet connection and desktop or laptop computer, you can access the platform anytime and from anywhere.
2. Manage Your Time Better with Online Tutoring Jobs
Time management is a significant problem for many students.
A great deal is achieved with a properly managed tuition schedule, taking into account the learners’ needs and exam times.
This scheduling is the responsibility of the tutor. To plan meticulously and execute patiently.
Online tuition eliminates the following requirements of location-based education:
- Travelling from/to the training location.
- Printing files manually (sharing digital documents instead)
- Handling admin issues (like double-booked rooms or locked classrooms)
3. Earn a Higher Income as an Online Tutor (One-to-One or Small Groups)
As with generating any ‘honest’ income in life, marketing yourself demands grit, patience, and commitment. But once you have a few customers, it will prove profitable.
With the surge in demand for online Maths, English, Science and Chinese tutors (to name just a few), there is no better time to join and provide your services to those in need.
Tutors charge anywhere from $20/hr to $100+/hr and offer discounts if bulk lessons are purchased.
Stress and anxiety are genuine problems that an online tutor can help alleviate in today’s world.
Pressure is exceptionally high in Singapore, where there is a great deal of expectation on academic performance.
An online tutor with a holistic approach can take that student on a journey to success through clever teaching strategies and an understanding mind.
That is where Easylore fits into the picture.
We encourage our tutors to apply a holistic approach to learning.
Our philosophy is that academic success is even more achievable when learning is enjoyable.
4. Develop and Master Desirable IT Skills
Becoming proficient with the technology needed for online learning is a must.
This can take the form of breakout rooms, online digital whiteboards, webcams, virtual backgrounds, online polls, tests, to name a few. You can even start producing your video content for your students to watch during class or for homework.
Once you’ve completed the learning curve, your skillset is highly marketable.
5. Connect with Students Easily Online and Enjoy More Focus
A major benefit of online teaching is connecting with students quickly.
Within minutes you can start the lesson. Or you can get to know them better. Either way, there is very little waste of time with arriving, setting up and making small talk, payments or booking details
6. Develop Excellent People Skills and Cultural Understanding
The online tutoring experience provides tutors with an understanding of learners from diverse disciplines, cultures, and backgrounds.
You become an open-minded person who respects all and shows no deference to one race more than others.
Online tuition allows you to ‘speak the language,’ – so to speak – of each student and connect with their best learning style and teaching preference.
With this attitude, your students will be singing your praises and their parents suggesting you to their friends for more significant opportunities.
7. Help Students With Disabilities Enjoy Online Learning
Homebound students through injury or illness find it more challenging to reach a specific location because of the hassle of support and transportation.
An online tutor can make an incredibly positive difference in their lives. Students’ self-esteem improves as they realise they are just as free and capable as anyone else.
8. Avoid Office or Location Distraction
Schools and offices are supposed to be fortresses of productivity, where you can get on with the work in front of you.
However, the reality is that the class or office can be more distracting than home.
Offices can have too many meetings. Given the nature of business today, it’s tempting to multitask, which, as we know in the previous post on Self-Care, can decrease productivity up to 40%!
The number one concern is delivering valuable educational content to the student in the best way possible.
That needs planning, thought and execution. All of which require a concentrated environment such as one’s home or room.
9. Get More Career Opportunities
Competition is high with online tuition.
It seems everyone is an expert at something these days.
However, a successful tutoring track record will stand you out from the rest.
With just a few 5-star reviews from happy customers, you will be immediately noticeable to parents and students. Then your career opportunities can open up – sometimes through word of mouth and sometimes from an unexpected source.
When you choose to teach online full-time, you can set your salary and schedule. You can decide when you can take the class and how much you will charge.
The freedom you can feel as a tutor is very real.
10. Receive Appreciation and Achieve Job Satisfaction
The feeling of achievement in seeing your students grow is worth even more than the profit you will make as a tutor.
These positive feelings can take the form of appreciation from the parents, thanks from the student themselves, or your sense of self-satisfaction, knowing that your efforts have made a positive difference to their education and lives.
Summary
Online education has a significant role to play in Singaporean society.
It helps students who benefit from the increased support, parents who can relax knowing that their child’s education is receiving the best help and the tutor who earns a significant side income for their efforts.
If you are a teacher, tutor or knowledgeable individual with valuable skills to share with Singapore’s children and youth, then join Easylore.
We are one of Singapore’s fastest-growing online tuition platforms. Signing up is easy.
Begin teaching online now and enjoy the difference you will be making and the increased income.
