private tutor

One-on-one teacher

A private tutor is someone hired to teach a student individually, outside of regular school instruction.

Private tutors typically work one-on-one with students who need extra help in a subject, want to get ahead, or are preparing for exams: She hired a private tutor for her son's math.

The arrangement implies personalized attention that classroom settings can't provide.

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instructional setting and scale

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Educator of students daily

classroom teaching · group class · public education · schoolteacher

formality and institutional affiliation

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Faculty with permanent appointment

learning autonomy

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One who teaches themselves

self-study

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