What is a tutor?
Q: What is a tutor?
A: A tutor is a person who teaches or guides another person, usually an older expert teaching a younger learner.
Q: Who were some of the earliest examples of tutors?
A: Socrates and Aristotle are two early examples of tutors; Socrates taught philosophy by holding conversations with his students, while Aristotle was appointed the personal tutor of Alexander the Great when he was young.
Q: What does a tutor's work involve?
A: A tutor's work involves adjusting teaching to fit each individual learner based on what they already know and don't know, any inaccuracies in their learning, their personal interests and goals as well as their talents. It also involves helping them with problems of a personal nature such as moral guidance.
Q: Is education by a tutor always thought to be ideal?
A: Education by a tutor is often thought to be an ideal kind of education because it can be adjusted to suit one student's needs, however this concept is sometimes misused if there are more than three or four students in one group lesson which then loses something special from traditional tutorial settings.
