Philosophy tutoring?

[TheWonderhorse]

Hi all, I'm a Philosophy graduate and considering offering online tutoring. The great thing about Philosophy is that it can be taught as a conversation or in a structured lesson, whatever works for your child. It teaches children to open their minds to new ways of looking at their own personal beliefs and the world around them.
I specialise in Political Philosophy and Ethics, so hope to introduce pupils to the ideas underpinning our political systems and have them consider morality in an engaging way.

I would like to offer short, Bitesize lessons of 15 mins for children with attention issues, and longer 30 minute ones for more in depth discussion.

Introduce children to questions like..

Why is honesty important?
How do we decide what's a good action or a bad one?
What is authority, and when is it legitimate?
What is a government and why do we have one?
How can I recognise good and bad arguments?
What obligations do we have to the people of the future?

None of these questions have absolute closed answers, but they are designed to develop insight into the fundamentals we've built our society on. It also teaches them reasoning and the ability to weigh different points of view.
Would this be of interest to people, do you think? It'll take a little while to get the DBS check but I just wanted to see if there's interest first 🙂

I think people who are looking at tutoring want a qualified teacher who know the spec of specific exam boards, understand the mark scheme and can use their pedagogical knowledgw to help the student achieve the best possible grade for them.

It's not intended to be a route to examination, it's an educational activity which can develop useful skills without the pressure of an exam.

I hear what you’re offering but I’m not sure if it’s something people are interested in. I’m telling you what most people are looking for in a tutor.

Yes absolutely I'm just pointing out that I'm not intending to compete with that service, but provide an alternative for those whose children are not working towards exams.

Thanks for your opinion though! 🙂

Honestly probably not.

You need a value add for tutoring. Parents normally find tutors a) to pass exams, or b) to cater to interests they can’t/don’t want to teach. Most parents would want to have those conversations with their children themselves (dinner table discussions for us) or, if more interest was shown, look towards the plenty of books available for children. I don’t know anyone who’d pay for tutoring for something not aimed at exams/curriculum/hobbies (and we’re in a very tutor-heavy area)

Okay thank you. I've had mostly positive feedback elsewhere so I'm torn now.

I wasn't planning on charging as high fees that qualified exam tutoring costs, but I was hoping people would like to introduce their children to the big ideas in an accessible way.

I don't think very many people are discussing philosophy around the dinner table, I think if they were then public discourse (and AIBU for that matter!) would be much more considered. I sincerely wish they were.