Why do tutors keep dropping my child?
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Anonymous
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DC is bright and cooperative just not a talker and kind of awkward. I've listened to some sessions and there's nothing remarkable going on. DC just asks a few questions and they go over homework mostly. We pay a lot ($150 per hour) and we pay immediately. All the sessions are online. The content isn't very difficult. But DC keeps getting deprioritized over other students and then eventually dropped.
Any advice about how to prevent this and keep tutors? Do you also find that tutors are deprioritizing special needs students because they are not as "fun" as some other students? |
Anonymous
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The one time it happened to my teen who is quiet and unassuming, the math tutor said there was nothing more he could help with, and he was right (and honest!).
It sounds like there’s more going on here, OP. |
Anonymous
| Probably money. If your kid is once or twice a week then another kids wants those slots plus two more hours a week, tutor will follow the money. |
Anonymous
| I would speak with the manager of the tutoring center and ask their honest feedback. |
Anonymous
| Is your child already at or above grade level? Why is tutoring needed to go over homework? |
Anonymous
| If you’re in need of a tutor I’d charge you half that. I have a masters and have worked with kids of all ages. I’m not teaching FT now because I’m just restarting my career after being a sahp. |
Anonymous
| Is $150 the average price of a tutor? That sounds high to me. What qualifications do they have? |
Anonymous
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Are all the tutors through the same company? If so I’d try a different one. This is unusual.
Also we use tutors specifically trained to work with kids with ADHD, LD, etc and pay $100 an hour. |
Anonymous
$600/week for tutoring?! It's more cost effective to give up on school. |
Anonymous
Not OP, but I live in Bethesda and there's a certain tutoring center near my house that has tutors from $150 and up. The founder commands $400+ an hour. I credit them with getting my kid with learning disabilities high scores on their AP exams and ACT (short-term prep). We've used excellent independent tutors at $90/hr for more long-term work, like writing support. In general, tutoring quality is hard to tell if the parent is not in the room. We used them during the pandemic, when everything was virtual, and I could hear the tutors working with my kid. They were great, except one, whom we had to switch out. Again, we wouldn't have known that if we weren't listening in... So the parent really has to do their due diligence. A bad tutor isn't just a waste of money. They're also a waste of time. |
Anonymous
| You should try wyzant if you are doing it online. There are plenty of really good teachers in the Midwest who charge $50. |
Anonymous
That's exactly why I'm posting. What else could be going on? What is my child doing wrong or what am I doing wrong? |
Anonymous
Are these tutors all at the same center? Are they independent from each other? What do they say when you ask them why they cannot continue with your kid? |
Anonymous
| Yes. - I will do it for $60 an hour and I love awkward kids! Elementary teacher taking a break.. |
Anonymous
They are independent. One said she has some kids who need more time, and another one said they got too busy with other non-tutoring things. |