Tutors

[Anonymous]

I think it's ridiculous to pay a tutor over $25 so you're doing it right pp. like you said proof is in the pudding. These people paying over that are nuts and have money to burn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's ridiculous to pay a tutor over $25 so you're doing it right pp. like you said proof is in the pudding. These people paying over that are nuts and have money to burn.

Why do you care how other people burn their money as long as it's not yours?

[Anonymous]

You are right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Oh, dear $25/hour? Are you sure you're buying the very best for your DC? In the modest spirit of your post and with all due respect and candor, I ask because my DC, a college student who was never tutored himself, but somehow managed to gain acceptance to a top 5 university, gets paid $40-$50/hour to tutor. He likes the kids he works with and enjoys spending time with them, even though they're under terrrible stress due to parental pressure to get straight A's. The bennie for us is that it makes him appreciate the fact that we let him have a happy childhood free of the pressure to be perfect.

In the spirit of one-upmanship and sarcasm so winningly demonstrated by your post, I counter with this response. The college student set the rate, and we accepted their offer. Are they a good enough tutor? The proof of the pudding is in the eating -- so yes. (As an aside, make a list for yourself of what you would consider to be the top 5 U.S. universities for mathematics. engineering, technology, science, and research in those areas. The tutor is a student at one of those.)

This last bit is actually not sarcastic. Congratulations to you on raising a DC who is intelligent (top 5 university), industrious (they tutor), gifted and hard-working (he never needed a tutor). As a parent I recognize that is a great accomplishment which had a lot to do with the love, support, education, and example your provided for him.

I do hope that you will not harshly judge those of us who support our children with the help of tutoring, though. DC requested the help so that they could better understand their work, and it has actually made their life much less stressful, not more so. DC is very proud of what they have been able to learn and accomplish.

All's well that ends well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Oh, dear $25/hour? Are you sure you're buying the very best for your DC? In the modest spirit of your post and with all due respect and candor, I ask because my DC, a college student who was never tutored himself, but somehow managed to gain acceptance to a top 5 university, gets paid $40-$50/hour to tutor. He likes the kids he works with and enjoys spending time with them, even though they're under terrrible stress due to parental pressure to get straight A's. The bennie for us is that it makes him appreciate the fact that we let him have a happy childhood free of the pressure to be perfect.

In the spirit of one-upmanship and sarcasm so winningly demonstrated by your post, I counter with this response. The college student set the rate, and we accepted their offer. Are they a good enough tutor? The proof of the pudding is in the eating -- so yes. (As an aside, make a list for yourself of what you would consider to be the top 5 U.S. universities for mathematics. engineering, technology, science, and research in those areas. The tutor is a student at one of those.)

This last bit is actually not sarcastic. Congratulations to you on raising a DC who is intelligent (top 5 university), industrious (they tutor), gifted and hard-working (he never needed a tutor). As a parent I recognize that is a great accomplishment which had a lot to do with the love, support, education, and example your provided for him.

I do hope that you will not harshly judge those of us who support our children with the help of tutoring, though. DC requested the help so that they could better understand their work, and it has actually made their life much less stressful, not more so. DC is very proud of what they have been able to learn and accomplish.

All's well that ends well.

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

[Anonymous]

NP posting. To the parent whose child is a strong student who meets with a good tutor twice a week for a total of $50, this sounds reasonable to me. If your academics are part of your presentation, then why not the devote extra time to them? I have many friends whose children spend more time and money each week on athletics coaching or music instruction outside what is offered in school, and in my opinion your academic supplementation is no different.

To the parent who has has already launched a successful young adult, you criticize tutoring as "the pressure to be perfect", but your child who works as a tutor appears to recognize and appreciate the benefits of tutoring, financial and otherwise, and as you say, he actually likes the kids that he has worked with.

First or second parent, I would like to work with either of your tutors.

[Anonymous]

I pay mine $50 and hr - but they comes to house, when ever needed, no matter what time of day, even up to midnight. And tehy stay until DC is comfortable, which means sessions always go beyond an hour, sometimes almost to two. Then there's the follow up emails between sessions etc....well worth it......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay mine $50 and hr - but they comes to house, when ever needed, no matter what time of day, even up to midnight. And tehy stay until DC is comfortable, which means sessions always go beyond an hour, sometimes almost to two. Then there's the follow up emails between sessions etc....well worth it......

I also have someone on night call like that, but I wouldn't call what they do tutoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP posting. To the parent whose child is a strong student who meets with a good tutor twice a week for a total of $50, this sounds reasonable to me. If your academics are part of your presentation, then why not the devote extra time to them? I have many friends whose children spend more time and money each week on athletics coaching or music instruction outside what is offered in school, and in my opinion your academic supplementation is no different.

To the parent who has has already launched a successful young adult, you criticize tutoring as "the pressure to be perfect", but your child who works as a tutor appears to recognize and appreciate the benefits of tutoring, financial and otherwise, and as you say, he actually likes the kids that he has worked with.

First or second parent, I would like to work with either of your tutors.

There are definitely benefits to my DC as a tutor -- where else is a 19 y.o. going to make such an easy $50 per hour? Wait -- don't answer that.

Seriously, has your child gone to his/her teacher to ask for some extra help? Our kids would go early in the morning to meet with their teachers before school started. You'd be surprised much progress they can make in 20-30 minutes once or twice per week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Oh, dear $25/hour? Are you sure you're buying the very best for your DC? In the modest spirit of your post and with all due respect and candor, I ask because my DC, a college student who was never tutored himself, but somehow managed to gain acceptance to a top 5 university, gets paid $40-$50/hour to tutor. He likes the kids he works with and enjoys spending time with them, even though they're under terrrible stress due to parental pressure to get straight A's. The bennie for us is that it makes him appreciate the fact that we let him have a happy childhood free of the pressure to be perfect.

In the spirit of one-upmanship and sarcasm so winningly demonstrated by your post, I counter with this response. The college student set the rate, and we accepted their offer. Are they a good enough tutor? The proof of the pudding is in the eating -- so yes. (As an aside, make a list for yourself of what you would consider to be the top 5 U.S. universities for mathematics. engineering, technology, science, and research in those areas. The tutor is a student at one of those.)

This last bit is actually not sarcastic. Congratulations to you on raising a DC who is intelligent (top 5 university), industrious (they tutor), gifted and hard-working (he never needed a tutor). As a parent I recognize that is a great accomplishment which had a lot to do with the love, support, education, and example your provided for him.

I do hope that you will not harshly judge those of us who support our children with the help of tutoring, though. DC requested the help so that they could better understand their work, and it has actually made their life much less stressful, not more so. DC is very proud of what they have been able to learn and accomplish.

Perhaps I am dreadfully cynical, but it seems fairly clear your child has the tutor to try to be valedictorian and/or win other academic awards. And I'm willing to concede that this may be your child's goal -- I know kids who want those sorts of distinctions just like other want to be first chair in the orchestra or All-Met in a sport. But please, given your statement about your child's grades, tell us the tutoring is because he needs help understanding the concepts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Oh, dear $25/hour? Are you sure you're buying the very best for your DC? In the modest spirit of your post and with all due respect and candor, I ask because my DC, a college student who was never tutored himself, but somehow managed to gain acceptance to a top 5 university, gets paid $40-$50/hour to tutor. He likes the kids he works with and enjoys spending time with them, even though they're under terrrible stress due to parental pressure to get straight A's. The bennie for us is that it makes him appreciate the fact that we let him have a happy childhood free of the pressure to be perfect.

In the spirit of one-upmanship and sarcasm so winningly demonstrated by your post, I counter with this response. The college student set the rate, and we accepted their offer. Are they a good enough tutor? The proof of the pudding is in the eating -- so yes. (As an aside, make a list for yourself of what you would consider to be the top 5 U.S. universities for mathematics. engineering, technology, science, and research in those areas. The tutor is a student at one of those.)

This last bit is actually not sarcastic. Congratulations to you on raising a DC who is intelligent (top 5 university), industrious (they tutor), gifted and hard-working (he never needed a tutor). As a parent I recognize that is a great accomplishment which had a lot to do with the love, support, education, and example your provided for him.

I do hope that you will not harshly judge those of us who support our children with the help of tutoring, though. DC requested the help so that they could better understand their work, and it has actually made their life much less stressful, not more so. DC is very proud of what they have been able to learn and accomplish.

Perhaps I am dreadfully cynical, but it seems fairly clear your child has the tutor to try to be valedictorian and/or win other academic awards. And I'm willing to concede that this may be your child's goal -- I know kids who want those sorts of distinctions just like other want to be first chair in the orchestra or All-Met in a sport. But please, given your statement about your child's grades, don't tell us the tutoring is because he needs help understanding the concepts.