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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It isn't easy to find tutoring esp just for the summer.  [/quote]

Well if you didn't charge $60 plus per hour maybe someone would consider it. If you don't make that much per hour during the school year, I don't understand why I need to pay so much more.[/quote]

I'm a teacher and a tutor.  I charge almost exactly twice as much per hour for my tutoring as I make for an hour at school, but what I earn at school is a better deal.  As a tutor, I don't get paid for the time between students, which can be significant.  I also don't get paid for planning time.  I'd say that on average, when you count those two things in, I spend about 2 hours working or traveling for every hour I spend with the tutoring client.  In contrast, as a teacher I get paid for about 1/2 my planning time (because I also bring a lot home), and my travel expenses are far less, because one trip to and from work covers 8 hours at work.  As a tutor, I also pay for my materials, and my liability insurance.   In addition, as a teacher, if work is cancelled, whether for a snow day, or because I teach 9th graders 3rd period, but the 9th graders went on a field trip, or because it's spring break, I still get paid.  In contrast, my tutoring clients cancel regularly, and as long as they let me know before I show up at their door, I don't charge.[/quote]

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