Does any of you have tutoring or ever had? What do you think of it?

I think that tutoring is good, but not regular tutoring, only for the wicked exams. I know a lot of people who have tutoring and think that tutoring replaces studying, I extremely disagree though.

Discuss.

I have tutored students in the past, and can say it's really helpful for some kids to get a little extra one on one time with someone who understands it as well.  I dare say it doesn't replace a teacher, but it helps when the student is totally lost in a classroom, and the teacher can't necessarily take the time to deal with that one student.

I also find it helps sometimes because they will see mistakes that you've made, that you "know" are right.  I've also noticed that most kids who "aren't smart" actually think drastically different from the average person.  For example, one kid a friend of mine tutored actually wrote his numbers in a different stroke order.  But not just like a normal stroke order.  He'd essentially write most of them in reverse.  e.g. from bottom to top with a 1.

It was interesting watching how he knew the stuff, he just didn't have a good way to grasp what he was told.  With a tutor, you have the opportunity to learn about the student, and learn how he/she thinks.

So TL;DR, I think tutors are necessary, although I've never needed one on anything but to help with my handwriting, and that was a favor from someone in my family.

Is tutoring like home schooling, but with some form of teacher instead of self-teaching?

Ah ok, but is it at home or at school?

Ah ok. I think at elementary school there was a tutor, actually. Sometimes students had to go see her a few times per week to get extra help they couldn't get in class.

I used to tutor high school math, physics, and chemistry for about 3 years during the end of high school and after it.  Most people I tutored, I tutored somewhat regularly, but there were also people like you said that only called me before exams.  Its generally the concerned parents, not the students, that want to have regular tutoring.

My school has a tutoring system for French and maths, I know lots of people who use them, and the teachers strongly recommend them. There's even an option to replace your 4th French course by a tutoring course.