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Inna Karpenkova: I urgently needed additional work, and at that moment they were looking for a specialist to accompany a first-grader girl. This was 16 years ago. The word “tutor” had not yet been heard even in Moscow. And now this position is included in the work book.
Today we talk about a new profession and reveal the professional secrets of tutors. Our expert - Inna Karpenkova, tutor, teacher, psychologist, author of the book “Tutor in an Inclusive School.”
We took a photo report - so that you can clearly see the tutor's work - at school No. 1321 "Ark", a school that has been successfully working with special children for a long time. Inna talks about schools “in general,” and photographs from “The Ark” show how an inclusive school works in practice, and what a tutor does in a class where all the adults—the teacher, the parents, and the “children’s progressors”—do not argue or quarrel , but are busy with a common cause. They teach children.
"New Kid" with a tutor
Anna Sergienko, tutor and psychologist, walks with fourth-grader Misha along the corridors of school No. 1321 “Kovcheg”, one of the most famous inclusive schools in Moscow
— 16 years ago you became a tutor. How it all began?
“I worked for four years with a girl with a complicated history. Behaviorally, she was very disinhibited, hyperactive and socially unsafe, let’s call it that. For example, she happily pushed small children who were weaker than her. They fell, began to cry, and people came running and scolded her. But she really liked it all.
Considering the difficult life history she had in early childhood, the reasons for this behavior were obvious. The girl was born with arthogripposis, a disorder of the development of ligaments and muscles, and from birth she was left in an orphanage. As her family told me, the doctors told them that she wouldn’t even sit. And she spent about a year in the infant ward in the hospital, where the children were dying. She survived. After some time, her grandmother took her and raised her until she was six years old. The girl had complex motor disorders, and in order to improve her coordination, she was taught to reach for a toy, pull the toy towards herself, and rush towards it. She was praised for this, because it was difficult for her to do. As a result, the child learned to move, walk, and so on. But the girl transferred her actions from toys to living children. And she began to push them, wanting, in fact, communication and praise. Closer to the age of seven, her mother took her, they had a difficult relationship. Mom tried her best. After all, a lot was missed, and at the same time it was necessary to constantly work with the girl on her physical development, which was many times greater than the load experienced by a child developing in the usual way.
Over the course of four years, we managed to correct her behavior quite significantly.
School "Ark": 4 "B" in an art lesson
Another ward, a boy with whom I also worked since the first grade, had an organic lesion of the nervous system and autism spectrum disorder, which also left an imprint on his cognitive abilities. That is, in many things he understood well what was happening, but as for the ability to learn, he had great difficulties. The child’s memory worked in a very peculiar way: he could remember little in the way any child should remember. He was also very slow. For example, if he bent down to pick up a pencil that had fallen, then he could remain in this position for a long time.
– How to help such a child at school?
– Classic tutoring assumes that a specialist accompanies the student’s educational activities. But due to the fact that we have children with special needs, we support not only the learning process, but also the socialization process, the process of self-service at school, and so on.
It is necessary to behave towards the child in such a way that any of his activities at school are educational.
And the example is very simple. The child wanted to go to the toilet. If he is not accompanied by a tutor, but simply by an assistant, he takes him by the hand and leads him away, helping him. And the tutor will explain what is needed for the child to learn to do all this on his own. You need to be able to raise your hand at the right moment, ask to leave the class, leave the class, get safely to the toilet, and so on.
Beauty Nastya
That is, there are different tactics of behavior here. At some point, if the tutor is confident that the child can handle it, he will trust the child to do everything on his own. And so in every situation. This is the implementation of a tutoring action, when the tutor helps the child learn to do what he should be able to do.
– Do you prompt your child during a lesson, tell him what to do?
– Yes, this is called adaptation of the educational program. But the tutor does not decide everything for the child, but guides and pushes him towards the correct course of decision.
The mathematics lesson is taught by Maxim Evgenievich Bushmelev, class teacher of 4 “B” school “Ark”
– How should a teacher evaluate his knowledge?
– It is important that the tutor and teacher agree on joint intentions. Let’s say that if a child solves three examples on his own, he gets an “A”, which an ordinary child would get for ten examples.
— How does the class react when a “new kid” comes to them with a tutor?
- Differently. Some children ask if it is contagious. Some try to help if the child, for example, has motor problems. They ask all their questions that interest them, children's questions. And then, depending on how the tutor organizes the work, they often try to help and assist. It is good if the teacher tells the class in advance that a special child will study with the children, who will sit at a desk with his accompanying adult.
At first the children are surprised and look back at us, but gradually they get used to it. Once there was a case when the guys completely forgot that I was an adult aunt and not their classmate. They had just begun a period when they were learning to “be adults” - they tried to use obscenities during recess. And suddenly it dawned on someone that, in fact, I was here too. Confused.
Sometimes, seeing that I am helping my student, his classmates ask “help me decide too.” I'm helping.
During lessons, Anna Sergienko helps the whole class - any child can ask her to explain a problem
One day as a tutor: teacher jealousy and parental dissatisfaction
– How is your working day going?
– Everything is very different. The tutor can meet the child at school where his parents bring him. And from this moment on, the tutor, together with the school, takes responsibility for the life and health of the child. And then she helps him: undress, go to class, interact with the teacher in class, during breaks. When he is needed, he is in class; when not, he can work in another class, for example, with another student, or approach another child in the same class.
A tutor can work with one student individually, or he can be assigned to the whole class. A specialist can work with several children, both in class and during recess, building their interaction.
Sometimes his presence in the classroom may not be required. But his task is to bring all specialists - psychologist, teacher, head teacher, parents - into a single system, to establish a mechanism for working with the child.
Visual mathematics: Anna comes to school with her son Matvey. A mother can also be her child's tutor
– It turns out that the tutor must interact with the teacher in any case. How is such interaction established?
– If a tutor works in the school system, then he is one of the members of the team, just like a speech therapist or psychologist. If by the beginning of the school year - and even in advance - it becomes known that a special child is coming to school in the first grade and will study with an accompanying person, then it would be good for the acquaintance with the school, with the tutor, with the child to take place in May, or in summer. So that the route is debugged. In August, when educational programs are written, the tutor should already become acquainted with the teaching staff.
Maxim Evgenievich is an energetic and bright teacher, he knows how to hold children's attention. And in such a class this is a very difficult task.
– Why can “adult” conflicts arise?
– First of all, the reluctance of, for example, teachers to invest in this process. Sometimes the teacher is unhappy that he has to give some special attention to one of the students. The tutor should strive to create harmonious relationships in the class. If there is no assistant, and the teacher cannot cope on his own, it is better for him to contact the head teacher and say that there is a need for one more specialist so that a tutor appears in the class.
– It turns out that the tutor makes the teacher’s work easier?
- Certainly! If the teacher understands this... we are simply accustomed to the fact that the educational process is intimate. It happens that a teacher, for example, comments too loudly on the actions of a student, and the presence of a stranger bothers him that he will hear it... The teacher already has to control his behavior in the class.
– Is there some kind of pedagogical jealousy here on the part of teachers?
- Well, you know how... In any team there are people who live by business and idea, and there are people who live by their complexes, and accordingly, complicate life not only for themselves, but also for other people. I don’t think that there are more of them in some places, less in others, just like in any profession. But there are difficulties. I was part of the conflict commission, went to schools - we established relationships between members of the teaching staff.
Maxim Evgenievich and Misha: understood each other
– What is the main cause of conflicts?
– Where the school understands its mission, and the director, head teacher, and teachers have the correct value orientations in their heads, then in general there are no problems. There are simply problems that need to be solved technically: which lessons need a tutor, which ones don’t, and so on. And where values are not very good, there is, of course, powerful resistance, very strong.
And this Soviet stereotype also works: they will say that from tomorrow we will need to love these children, and they will love them. If they don't say it, they won't.
They often wait for instructions from above. It can be very difficult for people to restructure their thinking and consciousness, especially for those who lived through the Soviet era. But in general, based on what people write to me from the regions, such situations are becoming less and less common. In addition, personal experience also works. Let’s say that if the official himself has a child in his family with cerebral palsy, with mental retardation, or some other developmental disorders, then such a person understands everything and tries to create conditions for such children to the maximum, not only for his own, but also for others. Such people have a different world of values, because they were able not to leave this child, find the strength in themselves and go through the school of life with him - childhood, growing up, and so on.
There is a sofa in the classroom where a tired child can rest, and Asya definitely likes this circumstance
– How did you deal with this situation before, when there were no tutors?
– There was a system of boarding schools, a system of correctional schools, they were quite closed. Most likely, the strongest survived there, because medicine was not so progressive. But the staff of such correctional schools always protected their wards and invested not only state resources, but also their personal ones. There are many stories when teachers take children to their homes for the weekend and so on. But in ordinary villages, where it never occurred to us to hand over a child somewhere, a child with special needs simply lived among everyone... I think that even, probably, our fairy tales about Ivan the Fool appeared precisely on the basis of such experience. And, it should be noted that Ivan, in the end, turned out to be successful thanks to his kindness, sincerity, and honesty.
— Do tutors have conflicts with parents? Can parents choose a specialist?
– Yes, parents can choose a specialist. If their relationship doesn't work out. This is fine. After all, a family, for example, chooses a nanny for their child. Exactly the same individual approach is needed for selecting a tutor.
If you really want to, you can relax at your “workplace”
If a child wants to free himself from a tutor, this means the tutor is good
– You said that at some point the tutor feels that the child is becoming independent. When does this moment come?
“The boy I was driving once told me: “Why are you sitting with me?” Before this, he had not asked about it for three years. This was already a breakthrough. I explained: “Look, your neighbor has already solved many examples, and you only have one, but you should have four or five. If you keep up, then I won’t be with you anymore, I’ll go help someone else.”
On this desire of his to be like everyone else and to “free himself” from me - despite the fact that we had a wonderful relationship with him - we built the next stage of our work.
He suddenly began to feel that I was actually superfluous in this situation. And this was his motivation to work more actively, to try... to make efforts.
Drawing lesson: during classes, Anna helps to “keep” the class - if one of the children is distracted, you can play ok with him
In the case of the girl I worked with, it was that I was moving away from her purely physically, but not emotionally. It was very dangerous to leave her alone, and we started with very close physical contact, that is, in fact, I walked with her in an embrace so that she would not push someone. And three years later, when we finished our work, everything was different. The hall was full of children, and she regularly turned around and looked whether I was looking at her or not. Then she already knew that if nothing bad happened within ten minutes of her independence, she was doing well. Ten minutes of independence, then twenty minutes... Very, very slowly, gradually I left her zone of attention. She began to feel more confident.
– At what stage does tutoring stop?
– Everything is very individual. For example, in the school where I worked with a girl, the director changed, and he fired all the “unnecessary” people. In the case of the boy, he left primary school age and then began to go to school without me. He socially fit into the situation. But we worked with him at home to develop his cognitive functions.
Anna Sergienko with her ward Asya: end of lessons
Tutor's professional secret: you need to shake the child. In every sense of the word
– Were there any memorable situations during your work as a tutor?
- It happened. With the girl, for example, we struggled for a long time with overcoming her behavior. I had already tried all imaginable and inconceivable methods of teaching, but she still got a thrill and pleasure from being scolded. I wasn't afraid of anything. One day I picked her up (as I sometimes did when I praised her, and she liked it) and turned her upside down, saying: “Why are you all upside down? Let us live with you like this, you will be upside down and walk on your hands and on your head!” But she didn’t like it: “No, let me go, put me in my place.” And from then on, when I said that she behaved the way people who only walk on their heads behave, she remembered this incident and began to obey.
Misha, Vlad and Anna: an informal atmosphere reigns in the class
The boy had a similar moment. One of the features of autism spectrum disorders is that a child’s memory can work in a unique way - the child remembers better when something dangerous or frightening happens. But he doesn’t remember neutral, non-dangerous and simply positive (for our way of life). And so we learned to read, and here I am sitting with him: B, A, B-A, he repeats: BA, BA. I fall silent - he doesn’t repeat, although he knows and can repeat without help, he just can’t understand how it is to combine two sounds into one.
All methods of positive stimulation, bright praise, emotions - nothing worked. Suddenly I suddenly shouted loudly: BA! He jumped up and remembered. And gradually there were changes.
He had to do some completely unimaginable work on himself. The child had to realize that his brain “turns on” only to something unexpected; thanks to our work, he learned to understand and remember information that came to him with a calm or joyful playful intonation. He learned to regulate this moment.
Practical questions: how to become a tutor
What character traits are necessary to work successfully in the profession? A tutor should have two important character traits: the first is patience, and the second is sociability, the ability to build competent relationships, and very tactful relationships, between adults. You need to be able to interact not only with the child, but also with the teacher, head teacher, and parents. Where do they teach this profession? Today, in Moscow universities - at MPGU (formerly Lenin Pedagogical University) there is already a department of individualization and tutoring. Master's and bachelor's programs touch on the topic of a tutor's work; at the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (Moscow Psychological and Pedagogical University) there are advanced training courses covering the tutor's approach in inclusive education. There are also defectology, speech therapy faculties and everything that remains from the correctional system of specialized universities, clinical psychology. Such specialists can also work as a tutor, provided that they complete special courses.Are these specialties enshrined in the regulatory framework? The Education Law states that an assistant performs the functions of an assistant, and a tutor works with children with autism spectrum disorders. In general, all these specialties are very new. And the very fact of the presence of some “outsider” person in the class, a second specialist, besides the teacher, in the class or at school is also very unusual. Therefore, the process of legislative consolidation of these processes is not going very smoothly. At first everything was implemented as an experiment. Then we began to write a methodological manual, and at the same time a regulatory framework was created. Thanks to the work of many specialists - school teachers, methodologists and other specialists, the “Law on Education” appeared in a new edition dated December 29, 2012.
How to “get” a tutor
Hello. Maria Yuryevna received a letter from a colleague with a question:
- Hello, Maria Yuryevna, my name is Tigay Lyudmila Sergeevna, I officially work as a tutor at the State Institution for Children with VIII Disability, I have a job description in my hands. But actuallydo not give me the opportunity to perform all the duties assigned to me in accordance with the instructions. By order of the management, from 9:00 to 14:00 I am in the classroom with the children (5 of them), due to their physical condition, it is not possible to move even a step away from them, i.e. practical load, then from 14:00 practical work in the classroom with children from the extended day group until 16:00. In fact, time for preparing for work, planning, reading literature, analyzing activities, etc. NO. I understand that it shouldn’t be like this, probably, approximately, there should be 50% to 50% of the time for methodological and practical work. Due to the fact that there are no official acts and standards in the organization regarding the tutor’s working time, managers take advantage of this and load them with work “to the fullest.” I plan with a group of tutors in Tula to write an appeal to the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to clarify this issue. I saw your survey posted and filled it out.
Question: Do you have information that can clarify the issues of tutors' hourly workload, because... Are you interested in this issue? Can you recommend anything? Thank you in advance!!!
Answer: - Dear Lyudmila Sergeevna, hello.
You are right, the issue of distributing a tutor’s working time by type of work is now being decided exclusively at the level of local regulations of the educational organization.
Be sure to send a letter to the Ministry of Education and Science and keep informed of the response.
Then we will be able to contact the Central Committee of the industry trade union, on behalf of the Interregional Tutor Association. I planned this.
I am waiting for scanned copies of your appeal and the response from the Ministry of Education and Science.
Sincerely, 
Maria Yurievna Cheredilina, Ph.D., head of the educational network “International School of Practical Pedagogy”,
Member of the Board of the Interregional Tutor Association, Federal Expert of the Center for Vocational Education and Qualification Systems of the Federal State Autonomous Institution "Federal Institute for Educational Development"
The profession of a tutor was first discussed in Russia more than twenty years ago, but interest from the parent community appeared only recently. And although many are still unaware of the huge role of the tutor in the educational process, it is already clear that the school of the future is unlikely to be able to do without this position. Why? Let's figure it out together.
Who is a tutor
In the pedagogical community, a tutor is a person who accompanies a child in the educational process and helps him solve many educational and organizational issues.
If a student is afraid to make a choice, cannot make a schedule on his own, or does not know how to talk to a teacher about retaking a test, he can turn to a tutor. And the tutor, as a mentor, will always support the child, help him understand himself and find those points of support that will help him move forward.
Parents often ask how a tutor differs from a teacher or psychologist.
If the teacher’s task is to prepare and present the material in the most accessible form for children, and the psychologist’s task is to unite the efforts of parents, educators and teachers to solve the problem that arises in the child, then the role of the tutor is different. He accompanies the child in the learning environment, makes sure that he does not lose learning motivation and understands what he wants to get from school and classes in general.
A tutor is a friend and colleague of a student.
Tutor in a regular school
In general, the profession of a tutor includes many responsibilities, and there is nothing special about it. After all, a specialist’s work with each student, as a rule, is carried out individually, which means it requires the teacher to update different methods depending on the nature and educational goals of a particular child.
So, let’s say, the responsibilities of a tutor who works with children in primary school are very different from the responsibilities of a tutor who works with children in middle and high school. It happens that the word “tutor” is used to describe a tutor, an individual mentor who simply helps a child learn different subjects.
Olga Mitkina, a mother of two children and children’s writer, talks about her experience of interacting with such a tutor:
“Last year my daughter changed schools. The new class was studying an unfamiliar, more complex curriculum - and a few weeks into the year she began to have problems with learning. Then the administration assigned her an individual tutor, who was chosen from among the primary school teachers. My daughter studied all subjects with this teacher for several months until she caught up with other students and joined her class.”
In this case, a teacher was appointed as a tutor; she simply worked individually with the girl so that she could easily integrate into her studies in the class. This is one option for tutoring.
Tutor at an online school
Another option is to maintain the “fire” of learning motivation in the child.
We asked the head of the personal mentors (tutors) service at InternetUrok Home School, Anna-Maria Panasiy, to tell us about it:
“The main difference between a tutor in an online school and a tutor in a face-to-face school is that, as a rule, he only contacts the child by phone. He does not use facial expressions or gestures and confines himself to his voice. The exception is classes with younger students. Usually, the parents of such children ask that they contact their children via Skype with a video broadcast. And this is understandable. It is still quite difficult for children at this age to perceive information only by ear.
Otherwise there are no significant differences.
The task of a personal tutor in an online school is to make friends with the child and motivate him to study. Of course, a parent can do this, but he does not always have the opportunity to join the educational process. And children definitely need a person who helps and supports them.
Therefore, it is very convenient when somewhere nearby (even if not physically) there is someone who guides you at least on technical issues.
Although an online school involves only two participants in the learning process - a student and a computer, the child is not left alone with a PC; there are teachers behind the monitor screen who conduct online consultations, answer questions, and check homework.
A child who has not previously studied online may be confused when starting his first lessons. Of course, he can find all the necessary information (technical and educational) on the website, but it is much more pleasant to understand that there is a person at school who knows you and is always ready to answer any question.
The presence of a personal mentor adds a moment of personalization, which is already lacking in distance learning.
And here the child knows that he has “his own person” in the online school.
The relationship between a student and a tutor is similar to the relationship between a student and a class teacher. An adult acts as a mentor: helps to create a curriculum, teaches how to structure and break down things. He teaches the child self-discipline and self-control step by step, but gently, without pressure.
A tutor is a person who is always on the student’s side.”
Tutor in an inclusive school
In addition to tutors who work with ordinary children, schools are increasingly meeting specialists who accompany the educational process of children with special needs.
Anna Leshkevich, resource class tutor at school No. 2065, talks about the nuances of the work of such a specialist:
At our school, the position of a tutor appeared a year ago, when we began to accept children with disabilities (disabilities) into regular classes. Such schoolchildren need a tutor, since the children are not always able to regulate their behavior independently, as well as comply with study requirements.
A tutor in our school is a teacher who accompanies the educational process of children with special needs from start to finish.
What is he doing?
It represents a communication bridge between teacher and student.
Comes to the aid of the child when he did not hear or understand the task. He immediately gets involved in the learning process and explains the material to the student in ways that are accessible to him (using gestures, PECS cards), helps him do some exercises, and adapts tasks to him.
Let me give you an example. First-graders make an applique of an elephant in an art lesson. The guys cut out several shapes from colored paper (circles and ovals), and then glue them onto a white sheet. A child with disabilities in primary school often does not know how to hold scissors tightly and, accordingly, cannot cut out complex shapes. But we do not refuse the task. The child just does it the way he knows how (and he can only cut in a straight line). Then, instead of an oval, he makes a square, instead of a circle, a rectangle.
Tutor in Russia is a new profession. Specialists accompany children in the educational process. They look for an approach to each student, create individual training programs for children who experience difficulties in secondary schools and kindergartens. In addition, they help children with special needs adapt to the children's team.
Professional income
A tutor is a sensitive and attentive mentor who is able to recognize the inclinations of talent in a child.
During education, he performs the duties of a psychologist, defectologist and rehabilitologist.
The average salary in Russia is 27000 ($395) , and in Moscow - 40,000 rub. ($586).
Earnings depend on the place of work and the economic policy of the employer:
- Child Development Center – 35,000 rubles. ($513;
- Public school – 15 – 17 thousand ($220 – 249);
- Private school – 55 – 60 thousand rubles. ($806 – 879);
- Private kindergarten – 60,000;
- College – from 40,000 to 60,000 ($584 – 879);
- At the university - 27,000.
A tutor is not a nanny or a teacher for a child, but rather his companion, older brother and adviser. He works in a regular school with underperforming or brilliant children to channel their energy in the right direction.
In many schools he becomes a teaching assistant. Since all children are different, and classes consist of 30 or more people, the teacher cannot always clearly explain new material to all the children. Some of them need an individual approach and additional attention.
Teaching in inclusive classrooms
The world community has finally paid attention to people with disabilities. Now many children with Disabilities, cerebral palsy, ASD and autism can study in a regular school on an equal basis with healthy peers.
Classes with such children begin in kindergarten.
Each child is assigned one tutor who accompanies and instructs him, teaches him correct behavior and self-care.
In Russian schools, tutoring programs are taking root poorly, but inclusive classes are already opening in which students are 2–3 “ special child" This is also useful for healthy children, as they learn to communicate at a new level, receive lessons in empathy, responsiveness and sensitivity.
Trained specialists help children solve everyday issues:
- how to make friends with classmates;
- what to answer to the offender;
- Why can’t I solve the problem, etc.
It helps children determine the direction of their studies and aims for a successful future. The tutor gradually adapts the child with special needs to life in a group.
Sometimes a specialist accompanies his student until he receives higher education.
Usually a whole group of specialists takes care of the child, which includes:
- supervisor;
- ABA consultant;
- therapist.
Together they try to bring each child to a new level of development. The tutor’s task is to follow the consultant’s recommendations and timely fill out checklists, which shows the dynamics of changes in the child’s behavior. Specialists work by agreement with parents.
How to become a specialist?
To obtain the specialty of a tutor, after graduating from a pedagogical university, they complete special courses, which include psychology, sign language (for working with the hearing impaired), a special alphabet for the visually impaired, etc.
In the regions of the country, professionals earn no more 17000 rub.. ($249). For an hour of work he is paid from 500 ($7.3) up 1000 ($14.6). Income depends on personal qualities and the ability to find an approach to each student.
At the same time he can deal with three or more wards.
By instilling in them responsibility and independence, the tutor gradually removes them from intensive care.
Masters of their craft significantly improve the quality of life of their students. Qualified specialists earn 70,000 rub.. ($1025) and more. The children's achievements are paid back handsomely. Many educational institutions pay significant bonuses to professionals.
Where to work, vacancies
Specialists work in various educational institutions:
- kindergarten;
- school – public or private;
- boarding school;
- baby house;
- development centers;
- colleges;
- higher education institutions.
In recent years, the “Accessible Environment” program has been actively operating in Russia. It involves teaching children with special needs together with their peers with normal abilities. Since such an education system is associated with certain difficulties, the profession of a tutor has appeared. It allows the children to adapt to their study schedule, as well as to adapt to the team. Therefore, it is worth considering the specifics of the job, the requirements for specialists, and what the salary of a tutor at school is in 2019.
What does a tutor do?
Today, such specialists are required not only for lagging children, but also for especially gifted children. In the first case, it is an assistant in understanding and mastering new material, as well as in creating healthy relationships with other children. In the second case, the tutor’s efforts are aimed at developing and improving skills.
This profession differs in many ways from a tutor. Firstly, a tutor is assigned to a specific child. Such cooperation begins in kindergarten and can continue until higher education. Depending on the planned and actual employment, one specialist can supervise the development of one or several children. A tutor can work with dozens of children in one period of time. And his help is limited to a relatively short period of time.
Secondly, the goal of a tutor is purely to transfer knowledge. In addition to explaining educational material, the tutor’s responsibilities include psychological assistance, teaching norms of behavior, building relationships with other people, and solving emerging emotional problems. In addition, the specialist must be ready, if necessary, to provide first aid if the child’s illness makes itself known at the most inopportune moment.
Although this practice has only just begun to be applied in Russia, it has already brought positive results. Children who, despite disabilities, learn on par with healthy peers, become more adapted to adulthood. And for other children, having special classmates in the class becomes a lesson in empathy, responsiveness and sensitivity.
The salary of a teacher-tutor depends on several factors. One of them is where he lives. The earnings of workers in the capital are usually higher compared to teachers from the provinces. The second factor is related to the place of work. Private institutions can offer higher salaries compared to government institutions.
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Advantages and disadvantages of the profession
An increasing number of teachers are ready to retrain as tutors due to a number of reasons:
- This work is focused on individual or small group lessons. This allows you to reduce the emotional stress when preparing and conducting lessons.
- Working with each student individually allows you to plan your schedule and distribute the workload relatively freely.
- Since the results of the innovation are already visible today, the demand for tutors is growing. This means the opportunity to get a stable job after graduation.
- One of the advantages of the specialty is the salary. In the regions, tutors are paid up to 33,000 rubles for their work. In Moscow, the figure reaches 100,000 rubles. This means that even the average salary of a tutor in a secondary school is an order of magnitude higher than other teachers. And for success in working with a child, you can count on bonuses.
The disadvantages of the profession include the large amount of time spent preparing for classes. Often, reading a large amount of pedagogical and reference literature, as well as staying in a sitting position for a long time, negatively affects health. If a tutor works privately, then a lot of time is spent searching for new students.
What skills are needed to work as a tutor?
The tutor profession is primarily available to people who have received a pedagogical education. In addition, they will have to complete courses that will allow them to acquire:
- initial medical training;
- psychologist skills;
- ability to communicate in sign language;
- knowledge of the alphabet for the visually impaired and other skills.
In addition, the personal qualities of the teacher are of great importance. This job is suitable for people who have:
The tutor is expected to become a friend and advisor to his student, and not just another teacher. Having won the child’s trust, he will be able to better understand him, as well as promptly direct his steps in the right direction. This will allow the child to develop harmoniously in accordance with his capabilities. The demand for a specialist, as well as his earnings, depends on the ability to apply knowledge in practice and achieve the desired results.
How much do tutors get paid depending on where they work?
The salary of a tutor in Moscow differs depending on the type and policy of the institution:
- about 35,000 rubles in child development centers;
- between 15,000-17,000 in public schools;
- 55,000-6,000 rubles in private schools;
- about 60,000 rubles in private kindergartens;
- 40,000-60,000 in colleges and other educational institutions providing secondary vocational education;
- about 27,000 in higher education institutions.
According to statistics, a tutor in the capital earns an average of 40,000 rubles. In other regions of Russia this figure is much more modest. It is about 27,000 rubles.
A tutor’s earnings also depend on the size of the workload. In kindergarten, the child needs more time because he needs help adapting to the team. To do this, he should be taught how to build relationships, how to respond correctly to bullying by peers, and also how to behave in dangerous situations.
An important stage in the life of any child is entering school. Here he has to adapt to a new life schedule and learn a lot of new material. The tutor is required not only to help him in class, but also to teach him how to do his homework. Along the way, it instills in the child independence and a sense of responsibility. This results in less supervision of the student over time, reducing workload. Therefore, the salary of a tutor in elementary school per individual student is slightly higher than in middle and high school.
Having looked at how much tutors earn in Russia, let’s summarize: today this is a new profession. Its emergence is associated with a new understanding of how to help children with disabilities become full-fledged members of society. The tasks of such specialists include not only assistance in understanding the educational material taught at school, college or institute, but also the formation of correct behavior patterns. This will allow the child not only to communicate with other children, maintain friendships with them, but also, upon reaching adulthood, to successfully work in a team.
Compared to representatives of other specialties in pedagogy, a tutor must have a number of special skills that will be required when communicating with children who have serious physiological or mental illnesses. The personality quality of a specialist is also of considerable importance, which will allow him to do his work sincerely, which is determined and appreciated by children.
Today, the profession of a tutor is most in demand in Moscow. This is where the most innovative classes open, and more and more proposals for cooperation from private individuals appear. Moreover, according to the conditions, a fairly high payment is offered. A more complex situation is observed in the regions. In many cities, people are not yet familiar with what it means to work as a tutor. And the staff of most educational institutions does not yet offer such vacancies. However, the positive experience of the project in other institutions ensured a future for this profession.