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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read about this when it was launched and ... I admit it, I was underwhelmed by the tutoring being a chat program.  And also educational videos.  These are not live in person tutoring sessions, nor are they even zoom tutoring sessions.  It's a chat.

I'm sorry to be such a downer and note some parents here are posting their kid had a good experience with it so wtf do I know?  Maybe kids can learn during a chat -- I think for some though that won't be optimal.

Still, though, if you're studying for a test and you're stuck on something and your parents/family can't help, you now suddenly have this other lifeline -- that's a good thing.  Yay![/quote]

Your last statement is the real value.  "Tutoring" is probably a somewhat misleading term to describe the program.  Students who really need a lot of help in a subject might be better off with a personal tutor; but this can be a great help for individual concept help, individual questions, etc.  I'm not sure I like the writing review aspect, though.  Seems that should be done with the teacher.  there are so many opinions and preferences with writing and the "tutor" may not know what the student's specific assignment or teacher are looking for.  On the other hand, maybe it's similar to a student who asks a parent or classmate to review their paper before submitting it?[/quote]

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