Home tuition

Mr.Business

Hi ,

I've taken up a home tuition position circa 7 hrs a week for a senior cycle student.I am just wondering does anyone have any experience home schooling at senior cycle. 7 hours to cover all subjects is obviously extremely tight but that is all the department has sanctioned the student.

Thanking you for any advice in advance.

rainbowtrout

Home tuition in what capacity? How would you be expected to teach all subjects? Is this a Leaving Cert student?

Mr.Business

Tulsa were involved last year as the student was frequently absent from school. The department has sanctioned 7 hrs to teach all subjects (I know minimum is 5). Pretty crazy I know. It is a 5th year student.

rainbowtrout

It's not really the hours I'd be wondering about although you're right on that account, but how can you be expected to teach English, Irish, Maths, Science, French etc etc?

thefasteriwalk

I was a home tutor a few years ago to two junior cert students. They each had 9 hours each per week. I'm not sure what the circumstances are in your case, but my students were expelled due to severe violence and couldn't get into another school. I basically had one year to get them through the JC. It was tough. Often I'd arrive and there would be no one there. Other times I'd arrive and the student wouldn't get out of bed, so I'd just be left sitting in the kitchen alone. All that was tough enough, let alone trying to get them through all the academic subjects.

As an English and history teacher, I grappled with some syllabi. It's a tough gig, but if the student is willing to put in the work and do the homework - you'll obviously have to get them to do a lot of work outside your sessions - it might be OK, assuming you're comfortable with everything you're teaching.

Feel free to PM with any further queries. If you're not an English teacher, I have loads of stuff in my dropbox that I can email you. Or if you need any help getting your head around the curriculum let me know.

Mr.Business

Thank you for the reply fast walker. Fortunately the situation is due to an illness not behavioural related. I'm a Business and Geography teacher and i'd envisage the student studying both as I've taught both up to Leaving Cert level (resources, patterns etc) , throw in the compulsories English , Irish and Maths and there is very little scope for other subjects with 7 hours. All subjects will be taken at ordinary level which eases the pressure slightly.

thefasteriwalk

All ordinary level will definitely allow some respite. Best of luck with it. Again, if I can be of any help with the English just shout!