Free Tutoring

[Anonymous]

A little laugh…

Back in Jan/Feb, I helped my DD put in requests for both of the offered tutoring services to help her with an AP class. I finally got a call from one of the services today letting me know that they’ve found someone and can offer weekly tutoring. Unfortunately, the test is Monday, so it’s a little late for that! Oh well, at least they can help with the more on demand needs!

[Anonymous]

They don't have enough tutors. We got two, one really good and one ok. We have put in requests for other tutors and nothing. I think the service doesn't pay tutors well and doesn't have enough for the demand.

[Anonymous]

It was so unlikely they would actually be able to meet demand for this from the start with no limits at all.

[Anonymous]

Ah MCPS….the three billion dollar gang that can’t shoot straight. Shocked they didn’t simply offer the tutors free eye and dental - they would have plenty of folks. Hell they paid bus drivers to sit at home during pandemic - many of whom simply left when economy turned and MCPS was caught flat footed for all their ‘generosity’. Such a laughingstock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah MCPS….the three billion dollar gang that can’t shoot straight. Shocked they didn’t simply offer the tutors free eye and dental - they would have plenty of folks. Hell they paid bus drivers to sit at home during pandemic - many of whom simply left when economy turned and MCPS was caught flat footed for all their ‘generosity’. Such a laughingstock.

Many of the bus drivers were working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah MCPS….the three billion dollar gang that can’t shoot straight. Shocked they didn’t simply offer the tutors free eye and dental - they would have plenty of folks. Hell they paid bus drivers to sit at home during pandemic - many of whom simply left when economy turned and MCPS was caught flat footed for all their ‘generosity’. Such a laughingstock.

Not sure who was laughing since other local districts did the same. The shortage would have been much worse if they had not done it.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why MCPS, which is supposed to be a good school system, doesn't implement a good in-person tutoring program like the one in North Carolina. Using federal COVID relief dollars, tutors are paid $15/hr, and "work consistently with students in 30 to 45-minute sessions, three times a week. The tutors receive a five-day training on phonics and they use test data to pinpoint where students need help" (https://www.wunc.org/education/2022-01-31/nc-education-corps-tutors-are-tackling-learning-recovery-and-building-the-teacher-pipeline).

https://nceducationcorps.org/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why MCPS, which is supposed to be a good school system, doesn't implement a good in-person tutoring program like the one in North Carolina. Using federal COVID relief dollars, tutors are paid $15/hr, and "work consistently with students in 30 to 45-minute sessions, three times a week. The tutors receive a five-day training on phonics and they use test data to pinpoint where students need help" (https://www.wunc.org/education/2022-01-31/nc-education-corps-tutors-are-tackling-learning-recovery-and-building-the-teacher-pipeline).

https://nceducationcorps.org/

$15 an hour for a tutor could be what mcps is offering and that is why they do not have enough! It is less than half the going rate for 1 on 1 tutoring in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why MCPS, which is supposed to be a good school system, doesn't implement a good in-person tutoring program like the one in North Carolina. Using federal COVID relief dollars, tutors are paid $15/hr, and "work consistently with students in 30 to 45-minute sessions, three times a week. The tutors receive a five-day training on phonics and they use test data to pinpoint where students need help" (https://www.wunc.org/education/2022-01-31/nc-education-corps-tutors-are-tackling-learning-recovery-and-building-the-teacher-pipeline).

https://nceducationcorps.org/

$15 an hour for a tutor could be what mcps is offering and that is why they do not have enough! It is less than half the going rate for 1 on 1 tutoring in this area.

Though I guess those tutors only have 5 days of training so probably not what most people hire independently.

[Anonymous]

The program was just another PR stunt by MCPS to deflect from the lack of instruction in the classroom. Have smaller class sizes then true teachers with curriculum experience could have the time to meet the needs of the students who have gaps.

[Anonymous]

Mcps should have defined certain kids that were eligible and what subjects. There was a thread where people were requesting Spanish for elementary students and other non curriculum topics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The program was just another PR stunt by MCPS to deflect from the lack of instruction in the classroom. Have smaller class sizes then true teachers with curriculum experience could have the time to meet the needs of the students who have gaps.

Explain to us how we get to smaller class sizes without more teachers, redrawing boundaries, and more space?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah MCPS….the three billion dollar gang that can’t shoot straight. Shocked they didn’t simply offer the tutors free eye and dental - they would have plenty of folks. Hell they paid bus drivers to sit at home during pandemic - many of whom simply left when economy turned and MCPS was caught flat footed for all their ‘generosity’. Such a laughingstock.

Many of the bus drivers were working.

Not at all. A few delivered meals. But most of the bus drivers were paid to stay home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why MCPS, which is supposed to be a good school system, doesn't implement a good in-person tutoring program like the one in North Carolina. Using federal COVID relief dollars, tutors are paid $15/hr, and "work consistently with students in 30 to 45-minute sessions, three times a week. The tutors receive a five-day training on phonics and they use test data to pinpoint where students need help" (https://www.wunc.org/education/2022-01-31/nc-education-corps-tutors-are-tackling-learning-recovery-and-building-the-teacher-pipeline).

https://nceducationcorps.org/

MCPS is no longer a ‘good school system’. Unfortunately the past decade has seen a huge decline in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah MCPS….the three billion dollar gang that can’t shoot straight. Shocked they didn’t simply offer the tutors free eye and dental - they would have plenty of folks. Hell they paid bus drivers to sit at home during pandemic - many of whom simply left when economy turned and MCPS was caught flat footed for all their ‘generosity’. Such a laughingstock.

Many of the bus drivers were working.

Not at all. A few delivered meals. But most of the bus drivers were paid to stay home.

I would check your facts on that. And even if this talking point were literally true, good! The money had already been budgeted; the food crisis was severe enough; and we didn’t have enough drivers upon reopening anyway. Laying people off and then trying to rehire them would not have helped the shortage.