Grinds Advice

miss5

my cousin was advised to give grinds at junior cert
level as he did very well in leaving cert and is doing
a science degree but this is his first year.
would this be possible for him? if so what
should he charge? has been extremely difficult
to gain advice so thought i'd try here.

miss5

if posted in wrong forum feel free to move, thank you

Mary-Ellen

Hi there,
I gave maths grinds for 3-4 years from 3rd year in college on.
Just a few things to consider:
Does he drive? I found most people prefer to get grinds in their house.
What would he like to give grinds in? There's probably not a whole lot of demand for anything beside maths/Irish
I tended to get mine though word of mouth. As in I did one the first year and the family recommended me to others the year after.
Depending what he wants to teach/ how much he work he wants to put into it he could probably ask 20-25 an hour.
It takes more than an hours work to do a good job, driving there and back, often staying there longer than an hour, writing up homework questions and answers.
It takes loads of patience, I've often sat in my car counting to ten repeatedly after good sessions
If you've any questions you can PM me or I'll pop back here

miss5

Mary-Ellen wrote: »

Hi there,
I gave maths grinds for 3-4 years from 3rd year in college on.
Just a few things to consider:
Does he drive? I found most people prefer to get grinds in their house.
What would he like to give grinds in? There's probably not a whole lot of demand for anything beside maths/Irish
I tended to get mine though word of mouth. As in I did one the first year and the family recommended me to others the year after.
Depending what he wants to teach/ how much he work he wants to put into it he could probably ask 20-25 an hour.
It takes more than an hours work to do a good job, driving there and back, often staying there longer than an hour, writing up homework questions and answers.
It takes loads of patience, I've often sat in my car counting to ten repeatedly after good sessions
If you've any questions you can PM me or I'll pop back here

thank you. basically hes thinking about maths and science
although he is just in first year college.
could he give them without having his degree?

Mary-Ellen

He could, it all depends on if someone will pay him.
If he's very good he might consider doing/offering to do leaving cert ordinary level too.

Not sure the best way to get started off maybe if you live in an area where everyone knows eachother well, pop a notice in the local shop or get the word out to family and friends.

miss5

thats great thanks. what would be the main subjects in demand