How much would you pay a high school junior to tutor your kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$30 per hour cash

I would pay this IF:
She reads up on peer tutoring and prepares.
She is extremely prompt and reliable. Text confirmation on day of appointment, etc.
She has the maturity to guide the student, so that the student does the work with their own hand. She shouldn’t just hold the pencil and show them. The learning needs to be done and internalized by the student.
She stays on task and demonstrates professionalism.

As a parent, I would encourage a young adult to bring their A game, know their worth, and begin to set their professional standards. If she plays her cards right, there is some learning for her as well in this process.

And never accept a lowball offer. Neither party will be happy.

What’s their worth as a tutor? This is hard to gauge now, in my view $20 is a reasonable price. Someone with more experience knows the common pitfalls, connections with other parts of mathematics, and can gauge if the student is really understanding the material etc.

A good tutor with a degree in Math for something like Calculus is about $80-100 an hour. I know it’s not 5 times better than a good student, but I’d rather pay the hundred and save me and my kid time.

For algebra start with $20 and if she has more kids than she can handle, increase the rate.

[Anonymous]

In person 30, online 20. I would view it as probationary bc regardless of how good she is at math it’s a different skill yo be a math tutor (particularly to someone relatively close in age) and it’s completely different to be a volunteer vs paid.

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Anonymous wrote:Ispukdnt use a young high school student who wasn’t past calc bc. We pay $18 for an online tutor with college math degree.

Like I said - she already took calculus.

$18 for online for what time period? 30 mins? Is it group or individual?

Individual online for 50 minutes with someone with a math college degree. No way would I pay for a high school student.

So you wouldn’t pay for a high school student who wasn’t past calc. OP confirmed she’s past calc and you then move the bench post. Ok

No, but my sophomore took calc bc so they are no more advanced than mine. I want an experienced adult.

Ah, so you changed your mind since your first post an hour or so ago. Ok, got it.

No, I would not use a teen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30 per hour cash

I would pay this IF:
She reads up on peer tutoring and prepares.
She is extremely prompt and reliable. Text confirmation on day of appointment, etc.
She has the maturity to guide the student, so that the student does the work with their own hand. She shouldn’t just hold the pencil and show them. The learning needs to be done and internalized by the student.
She stays on task and demonstrates professionalism.

As a parent, I would encourage a young adult to bring their A game, know their worth, and begin to set their professional standards. If she plays her cards right, there is some learning for her as well in this process.

And never accept a lowball offer. Neither party will be happy.

What’s their worth as a tutor? This is hard to gauge now, in my view $20 is a reasonable price. Someone with more experience knows the common pitfalls, connections with other parts of mathematics, and can gauge if the student is really understanding the material etc.

A good tutor with a degree in Math for something like Calculus is about $80-100 an hour. I know it’s not 5 times better than a good student, but I’d rather pay the hundred and save me and my kid time.

For algebra start with $20 and if she has more kids than she can handle, increase the rate.

We pay $18 an hour for a college math degree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ispukdnt use a young high school student who wasn’t past calc bc. We pay $18 for an online tutor with college math degree.

Like I said - she already took calculus.

$18 for online for what time period? 30 mins? Is it group or individual?

Individual online for 50 minutes with someone with a math college degree. No way would I pay for a high school student.

I’m shocked that someone with a math degree would only charge $18/50 minutes. Are you sure they are doing a good job? Have you seen improvement?

I think a smart high school student is fine. I would charge $15/30 minutes.

They aren’t in the us. Yes, they are fantastic and great improvement as the teacher wasn’t great. Yes, I see everything as it’s online. Better than a teen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30 per hour cash

I would pay this IF:
She reads up on peer tutoring and prepares.
She is extremely prompt and reliable. Text confirmation on day of appointment, etc.
She has the maturity to guide the student, so that the student does the work with their own hand. She shouldn’t just hold the pencil and show them. The learning needs to be done and internalized by the student.
She stays on task and demonstrates professionalism.

As a parent, I would encourage a young adult to bring their A game, know their worth, and begin to set their professional standards. If she plays her cards right, there is some learning for her as well in this process.

And never accept a lowball offer. Neither party will be happy.

What’s their worth as a tutor? This is hard to gauge now, in my view $20 is a reasonable price. Someone with more experience knows the common pitfalls, connections with other parts of mathematics, and can gauge if the student is really understanding the material etc.

A good tutor with a degree in Math for something like Calculus is about $80-100 an hour. I know it’s not 5 times better than a good student, but I’d rather pay the hundred and save me and my kid time.

For algebra start with $20 and if she has more kids than she can handle, increase the rate.

We pay $18 an hour for a college math degree.

You pay $18 an hour for an online class with someone that said they have a math degree that possibly teaches in broken English, and to the curriculum from a foreign country. I know those teaching apps, effective for a foreign language, not great for math.

It’s not worth $18 to me but it may be worth to someone else.

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Anonymous wrote:Ispukdnt use a young high school student who wasn’t past calc bc. We pay $18 for an online tutor with college math degree.

Like I said - she already took calculus.

$18 for online for what time period? 30 mins? Is it group or individual?

Individual online for 50 minutes with someone with a math college degree. No way would I pay for a high school student.

So you wouldn’t pay for a high school student who wasn’t past calc. OP confirmed she’s past calc and you then move the bench post. Ok

No, but my sophomore took calc bc so they are no more advanced than mine. I want an experienced adult.

Ah, so you changed your mind since your first post an hour or so ago. Ok, got it.

No, I would not use a teen.

Yep, still got it. Why are you still posting here?

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Anonymous wrote:Ispukdnt use a young high school student who wasn’t past calc bc. We pay $18 for an online tutor with college math degree.

Like I said - she already took calculus.

$18 for online for what time period? 30 mins? Is it group or individual?

Individual online for 50 minutes with someone with a math college degree. No way would I pay for a high school student.

I’m shocked that someone with a math degree would only charge $18/50 minutes. Are you sure they are doing a good job? Have you seen improvement?

I think a smart high school student is fine. I would charge $15/30 minutes.

They aren’t in the us. Yes, they are fantastic and great improvement as the teacher wasn’t great. Yes, I see everything as it’s online. Better than a teen.

Cheapskate

[Anonymous]

My daughter gets paid $20/hr to babysit.

I would pay $35

[Anonymous]

It’s not about the age it’s about the competence teaching the material and being able to explain a concept in different ways. There are levels to mastery of subjects. Many people only get to the point of understanding enough to pass for themselves. You want someone who has understanding at a deeper level and can therefore explain.

[Anonymous]

HS math teacher here. I would have her target elementary and middle school students and ask for $15-20/hr.

Experienced adult tutors can earn a lot more but she is a HS student herself and it is pretty easy to find one doing this for free for volunteer hours for NHS or college apps during the school year in high schools.

[Anonymous]

I would say $35. I agree a more experienced tutor would be ideal but I would totally use a teen in this situation if they were available to come to our house and seeemed to click with my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HS math teacher here. I would have her target elementary and middle school students and ask for $15-20/hr.

Experienced adult tutors can earn a lot more but she is a HS student herself and it is pretty easy to find one doing this for free for volunteer hours for NHS or college apps during the school year in high schools.

Agree with this, $20 is a reasonable price and I would focus on lower grades like pre algebra and elementary, not Algebra 1. It’s about connecting with the student, probing what’s not understood and explaining things in different ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HS math teacher here. I would have her target elementary and middle school students and ask for $15-20/hr.

Experienced adult tutors can earn a lot more but she is a HS student herself and it is pretty easy to find one doing this for free for volunteer hours for NHS or college apps during the school year in high schools.

That’s the going rate for babysitting. I guess teaching just isn’t valued!

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Anonymous wrote:HS math teacher here. I would have her target elementary and middle school students and ask for $15-20/hr.

Experienced adult tutors can earn a lot more but she is a HS student herself and it is pretty easy to find one doing this for free for volunteer hours for NHS or college apps during the school year in high schools.

Agree with this, $20 is a reasonable price and I would focus on lower grades like pre algebra and elementary, not Algebra 1. It’s about connecting with the student, probing what’s not understood and explaining things in different ways.

Thanks. She’s experienced at teaching algebra individually and in groups (volunteering) with superlative feedback/reviews and excellent learning outcomes for her students. I think $20 is a good place to start.