Tutoring rates

[Anonymous]

Where is the best place to find a writing tutor?

[Anonymous]

You guys know that tutor.com is free for all FCPS students this year and next, right? If you are willing to use online tutoring, I would try that route before spending $50 per hour and more.

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

DP, but I have tutored a K-1 student who was very young (Sept bday) and parents didn't want to redshirt but were concerned about him keeping up. We just did extra practice and reinforcement of what he was working on in class.

I know other primary students who were tutored for similar reasons, especially if reading wasn't "clicking" for them in the early grades.

And who said that the tutoring clients were neurotypical? Are special ed parents not allowed to hire tutors?

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

Are you even kidding me? Are you an ES public school teacher with FCPS who did not invite students back into classrooms PART-TIME until April 2021? Of course there is a need for tutoring kids in this age group. I’m not paying for tutoring for fun! 🤯

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

Are you even kidding me? Are you an ES public school teacher with FCPS who did not invite students back into classrooms PART-TIME until April 2021? Of course there is a need for tutoring kids in this age group. I’m not paying for tutoring for fun! 🤯

Even if you did pay for tutoring for fun--so WHAT? I really hope my kids never have to meet this ES teacher--so this person wants to control what others spend their own hard earned money on? Sorry no communism in the US---its a FREE market--

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

i have a lot of questions of having a person of your mindset being around kids....

[Anonymous]

Currently paying $100/hour for 2nd grader

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I charge $60/session. This may vary across educators for rates.

You can email the Parent Resource Center for a list of tutors https://www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/tutors-and-tutoring/parent-resource-center-tutor-list

I didn't find this list helpful. There was so many people on the list - some only wanted to tutor virtually, some required us to drive to their place which was far from our house, others could only tutor between 3-4 pm which I couldn't do because I work and cannot drive DC to tutoring at that time, some were not taking any more students. I just have call, emailed, and communicated with about 80 different tutors.

[Anonymous]

We pay $100 for a VERY good tutor who knows exactly what she’s doing in a class that most kids don’t do well in. I also paid $50/hr for a mediocre tutor for that same class.

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Anonymous wrote:What is the going rate for tutoring? Different for high school vs middle school?

I’m a tutor and my rates are all over the place. ES and MS are lower than HS credit classes. For lower level classes, I charge around $50 unless the commute is more than 15 minutes one-way, than $60. HS classes are also closer to $60-65, depending on if it’s AP or not. Also, I commonly shave off $5, if the family will go virtual. With all that in mind, my husband says my rates are too low.

We pay $20 - $50 for online.

Online tutoring typically has a much bigger discount than $5. Parents look on Wyzant, Outschool etc. there ar dozens of tutors that charge very low rates. Don’t focus on the expensive tutors with dozens of perfect reviews, but look for the hidden gems. It takes some work upfront, but you can find someone great who lives in a low cost area for a very affordable price.

My HS DD has a French tutor in Idaho who is amazing and only charges $20 an hour. The AP Biology tutor is a teacher lives somewhere Texas and charges $50 and is probably one of the most gifted teachers my child has encountered.

Babysitters get 15 - 20 hourly. I can't believe you'd only pay a college educated tutor 20/hour.

I made $20/hour as a babysitter 25 years ago, if there were children in diapers. I made $15-$18/hour (25 years ago) for older children. All I did with the kids was play, do arts and crafts, and supervise meals and bedtime. It required little-to-no expertise. I cannot imagine paying a tutor, someone who has expertise in education, their subject, and pedagogy, only $20/hour regardless of the subject or the area in which the tutor lives. That is offensive in every way.

We paid $75-100/hour for my stepdaughter's Algebra II and pre-calculus tutoring, and we didn't bat an eyelash at that rate, for it seemed reasonable for one-on-one tutoring by a licensed educator.

[Anonymous]

We did intensive reading tutoring (because FCPS can’t teach reading) and it was $100 for 45 minutes. We went twice a week for two years.

[Anonymous]

I charge $40/hr for tutoring a special needs student in on-level classes (English, math, social studies, science). I'm not doing it for the money since I have a $220k income with my regular job. I do it because I like to help people learn and am good at it. I should probably increase my rate but I'd rather help someone who really needs it than charge families a lot who are willing to pay a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

Interesting take.
I actually am a trained special education teacher with a reading specialist degree and I'm also bilingual. Some of my students are neurotypical and some are not. The students I tutor (after school and on weekends) are not the same students I work with in my public school. But I can make between $50-70 an hour tutoring and through this I pay for my own kids' college. Once they are finished with college, I will retire from full time teaching and simply tutor. It's an amazing second job.

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Anonymous wrote:$45/hour. I’m an ES teacher and I sometimes find that an hour is too long for younger students (k-2), especially if we are focusing on one subject, so in that case we prorate.

really?! K-2?! Are you a trained special ed teacher? Do you think neurotypical kids need help outside your classroom instruction? Or are you just helping kids with parents who pay get ahead so you can funnel them through the AAP program that our tax payers money supports?

I'm blown away that one would nonchalantly admit to tutoring kids in this age group. Not saying it's not happening, but as an ES public school teacher, I have lots of questions about this activity and the conflicts it presents.

What if you are an AAP parents who uses outside help not bc your kids can’t keep up but bc AAP is watered down? Especially in LA.