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

[Anonymous]

I used to do it free. Nowadays, you’ll want to compensate just for time. Kids are much more busy, and it’s a sacrifice. At least let it buy them a couple of fast casual dinners or hangout with friends.

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Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

[Anonymous]

And if you’re too cheap to pay, then tutor your kid yourself- oh right, you can’t! Pay the kid!!

[Anonymous]

OP- don’t let these parents get you down. Your kid sounds great.

[Anonymous]

I would pay $50 an hour. $15 an hour is insulting. Babysitters make over $20 an hour.

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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.

Op, no matter how good she is at math she is simply not “experienced at teaching algebra individually and in groups.”

You’d be doing her a kindness to make sure she’s not talking like that because it’s offputting.

what you are talking about isn’t what people think of when they think of “experienced tutor.” Also, “teaching algebra” is not the same as tutoring algebra and she should def not say she’s an experienced teacher.

OP here. She taught a six week intensive algebra program in person to a group of ten 8th graders (90 minutes twice a week). Without adult supervision or direction - developing lesson plans and materials that complement the school district curriculum . She also tutored individually. And spent 25hours a week working with elementary students during summer school for the last three years (alongside a regular teacher). I think it’s fair to describe that as having experience. What I said was accurate. She’s not going to claim to be anything other than a high schooler and I didn’t suggest she would!

Just some friendly advice, op. (And I have a academically accomplished kid who tutors too-I’m not doubting her math skills but you are overselling a teen tutor and if your daughter talks like its not going to be helpful to her.)

Ok. The description I just gave is just a basic description. Are you saying she shouldn’t mention her actual experience? Because that’s all I did. Just trying to understand the point here. I’m assuming only people interested in having a high school student would consider her anyway. She’s not going to be competing against actual tutors with masters degrees and years of experience, but for a high schooler she does have useful experience (as I’m sure others do) and if a parent is considering a high schooler with experience vs one without, they’d probably go with the experienced kid, yes? Or are you just saying she should hide it all? I’m literally not following.

You're in a catch 22 with your situation because if your HS junior wants to charge to tutor, they clearly would not charge as much as a college or degreed tutor would charge as many have pointed out, however by putting a value on her services and "only" charging $20/hour, what you advertise is that the "perceived value" of her tutoring is worth far less than a college or degreed tutor. And yes you do sound obnoxious by continuously pointing out how she is the best high school tutor that anyone has ever seen. But it doesn't matter. She's 15/16 years old and won't net clients by charging in the range as those who are older and more experienced, yet won't net clients at a lower more reasonable rate because the rate itself will signal a perceived lack of quality. Catch-22. She should stick to volunteer tutoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would pay $50 an hour. $15 an hour is insulting. Babysitters make over $20 an hour.

You would or you actually did before? $50 an hour is about $100k a year. Not apples to apples comparison but still gives you an idea. No way would a 10th grader that did a few weeks of group teaching command that price.

Entry level high school math teacher is paid $50k a year, works out to $25 an hour and that’s with a degree in math, and educational credentials.

$20 sounds about right.

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Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

It doesn’t matter how much you think tutors should earn, tell us how much you paid for the ones you hired and what were their qualifications. When people do the comparison with babysitters they don’t realize that typical babysitting hours are late in the evening, and it’s a one time thing. That’s why it costs more per hour, just imagine making a plumber emergency call at 8 pm.

OPs kid wants to teach Algebra, not Physics or Calculus. At the low end of tutoring, parents, relatives and volunteer kids can teach for free. Khan Academy and YouTube videos are also free, so she’d have to offer something that’s competitive with those alternatives.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

It doesn’t matter how much you think tutors should earn, tell us how much you paid for the ones you hired and what were their qualifications. When people do the comparison with babysitters they don’t realize that typical babysitting hours are late in the evening, and it’s a one time thing. That’s why it costs more per hour, just imagine making a plumber emergency call at 8 pm.

OPs kid wants to teach Algebra, not Physics or Calculus. At the low end of tutoring, parents, relatives and volunteer kids can teach for free. Khan Academy and YouTube videos are also free, so she’d have to offer something that’s competitive with those alternatives.

Typical babysitting for teens late at night involves watching TV and hanging out in someone else’s house. I loved doing it as a teen as I got peace and quiet from my siblings and a choice of food to eat. And I always got paid for at least 3 hours often much more. By contrast, tutoring is for an hour max, much more labor intensive and higher stakes. It’s worth MUCH more than babysitting. That said I doubt almost anyone would pay as much as $40 or 50 for a high schooler. But they certainly should get significantly more than a babysitter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

It doesn’t matter how much you think tutors should earn, tell us how much you paid for the ones you hired and what were their qualifications. When people do the comparison with babysitters they don’t realize that typical babysitting hours are late in the evening, and it’s a one time thing. That’s why it costs more per hour, just imagine making a plumber emergency call at 8 pm.

OPs kid wants to teach Algebra, not Physics or Calculus. At the low end of tutoring, parents, relatives and volunteer kids can teach for free. Khan Academy and YouTube videos are also free, so she’d have to offer something that’s competitive with those alternatives.

Typical babysitting for teens late at night involves watching TV and hanging out in someone else’s house. I loved doing it as a teen as I got peace and quiet from my siblings and a choice of food to eat. And I always got paid for at least 3 hours often much more. By contrast, tutoring is for an hour max, much more labor intensive and higher stakes. It’s worth MUCH more than babysitting. That said I doubt almost anyone would pay as much as $40 or 50 for a high schooler. But they certainly should get significantly more than a babysitter.

Again, babysitting happens at night, from a very limited pool of trusted and close circle acquaintances hence the premium rate.

Have you ever hired a tutor for your kid in Algebra or sent them to Khans Academy to figure it out on their own?

As other posters have said, it’s better to do it for volunteer hours for college applications.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

It doesn’t matter how much you think tutors should earn, tell us how much you paid for the ones you hired and what were their qualifications. When people do the comparison with babysitters they don’t realize that typical babysitting hours are late in the evening, and it’s a one time thing. That’s why it costs more per hour, just imagine making a plumber emergency call at 8 pm.

OPs kid wants to teach Algebra, not Physics or Calculus. At the low end of tutoring, parents, relatives and volunteer kids can teach for free. Khan Academy and YouTube videos are also free, so she’d have to offer something that’s competitive with those alternatives.

Typical babysitting for teens late at night involves watching TV and hanging out in someone else’s house. I loved doing it as a teen as I got peace and quiet from my siblings and a choice of food to eat. And I always got paid for at least 3 hours often much more. By contrast, tutoring is for an hour max, much more labor intensive and higher stakes. It’s worth MUCH more than babysitting. That said I doubt almost anyone would pay as much as $40 or 50 for a high schooler. But they certainly should get significantly more than a babysitter.

If nobody will pay $40 and she won’t accept $20, she can split the difference and propose $30 if there are any takers.

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Anonymous wrote:I would pay $50 an hour. $15 an hour is insulting. Babysitters make over $20 an hour.

You would or you actually did before? $50 an hour is about $100k a year. Not apples to apples comparison but still gives you an idea. No way would a 10th grader that did a few weeks of group teaching command that price.

Entry level high school math teacher is paid $50k a year, works out to $25 an hour and that’s with a degree in math, and educational credentials.

$20 sounds about right.

You can't equate $50 for an hour of tutoring to $100k a year. An employee hired at $100k a year is also getting benefits, and can rely on a steady paycheck. A high school tutor picking up a couple hours here and there is not getting any of those things.

Let me ask you this: assuming that babysitters make more than $20 an hour, would it be reasonable to cut the babysitter's pay to $20 if he or she spent that time working with your kid on academics instead of playing with your kid?

Now, it certainly is true that teaching is a skill that requires practice and time to develop. Would you consider offering a raise if you saw an improvement in your child's grades after receiving the tutoring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What should a rising junior who’s taken MVC and linear algebra and is a MOPr charge?

What teaching experience do they have? What degrees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30/40/hour

Sounds like OP is sock puppeting to convince herself $35 is a reasonable price. Try it, but it will be hard. Let us know how it worked.

Don’t compare to babysitting, compare with jobs with more experience and skill like waitress, bike mechanic, beauty salon, landscaping workers charge about $15-20 an hour. Some of them require school, licensing and apprenticeship.

Your kid only taught a few kids as a volunteer. Do it for the experience, not for the money.

I was a new poster and I think tutors- teens or no, should earn a heck of a lot more than a babysitter! And those rates are so high nowadays. $30 is perfectly acceptable. $40 for physics or other high level math and if the kid is personable and actually a good teacher!

It doesn’t matter how much you think tutors should earn, tell us how much you paid for the ones you hired and what were their qualifications. When people do the comparison with babysitters they don’t realize that typical babysitting hours are late in the evening, and it’s a one time thing. That’s why it costs more per hour, just imagine making a plumber emergency call at 8 pm.

OPs kid wants to teach Algebra, not Physics or Calculus. At the low end of tutoring, parents, relatives and volunteer kids can teach for free. Khan Academy and YouTube videos are also free, so she’d have to offer something that’s competitive with those alternatives.

Typical babysitting for teens late at night involves watching TV and hanging out in someone else’s house. I loved doing it as a teen as I got peace and quiet from my siblings and a choice of food to eat. And I always got paid for at least 3 hours often much more. By contrast, tutoring is for an hour max, much more labor intensive and higher stakes. It’s worth MUCH more than babysitting. That said I doubt almost anyone would pay as much as $40 or 50 for a high schooler. But they certainly should get significantly more than a babysitter.

Again, babysitting happens at night, from a very limited pool of trusted and close circle acquaintances hence the premium rate.

Have you ever hired a tutor for your kid in Algebra or sent them to Khans Academy to figure it out on their own?

As other posters have said, it’s better to do it for volunteer hours for college applications.

Are you saying that people hire babysitters from a trusted and close circle of acquaintances, but randomly select tutors off the street? It's safe to assume that someone hiring OP's child to tutor would want to look at academic performance, perhaps get a reference from OP's child's teacher, and watch a trial session or two.

[Anonymous]

Start at $20/hour