Anonymous
05/13/2025 14:32
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
Yes, and it's a costly. It's frustrating that NCS hasn't staffed a team of solid math teachers.
This is a problem at both NCS and STA.
Really? My sons haven’t complained about their math teachers at STA, but their friends at NCS do come across campus to be tutored after school hours. I don’t think you’d see this in reverse.
Then your sons have been lucky enough to avoid the bad ones or they’re not on the honors track. MS math has sucked since the experienced teachers left three years ago, Upper School math has some problematic teachers and some good ones. It’s the good ones who are doing the tutoring, obvi.
Definitely honors track and only attended high school. But I realize that the teaching may vary by instructor. Yes, my sons must have gotten lucky,
Anonymous
05/13/2025 13:25
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
of course. did you really think your tuition comes with out of school tutoring by volunteer teachers in their spare time?
Anonymous
05/13/2025 13:16
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
Yes, and it's a costly. It's frustrating that NCS hasn't staffed a team of solid math teachers.
This is a problem at both NCS and STA.
Really? My sons haven’t complained about their math teachers at STA, but their friends at NCS do come across campus to be tutored after school hours. I don’t think you’d see this in reverse.
Then your sons have been lucky enough to avoid the bad ones or they’re not on the honors track. MS math has sucked since the experienced teachers left three years ago, Upper School math has some problematic teachers and some good ones. It’s the good ones who are doing the tutoring, obvi.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 19:32
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Your kid should be aware you are not good at advertising for them.
+1
They are doing their child no favors. I can only hope the kid has a better attitude than pp, but there are plenty of other options so I’m not going to bother finding out.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 18:22
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Goddamn. That’s a really nice thing to say about “spectrum” people. I know this might shock you, but there are educators and tutors on the spectrum who are excellent. As in every other field.
I tutor. I’m not crusty. I’m not on the spectrum.
What an odd thing to say.
I think you quoted the wrong one here. I assume you are responding to the parent trying to advertise on behalf of her child and in doing so made a rude and utterly inappropriate reference to tutors on the spectrum.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 17:12
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Goddamn. That’s a really nice thing to say about “spectrum” people. I know this might shock you, but there are educators and tutors on the spectrum who are excellent. As in every other field.
I tutor. I’m not crusty. I’m not on the spectrum.
What an odd thing to say.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 17:09
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Your kid should be aware you are not good at advertising for them.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 17:06
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Goddamn. That’s a really nice thing to say about “spectrum” people. I know this might shock you, but there are educators and tutors on the spectrum who are excellent. As in every other field.
Anonymous
05/08/2025 16:54
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid tutors. 1570 on first and only SAT when he was 15. Attending LSE this fall. I think kids respond to someone on their peer level better than a crusty old adjunct on the spectrum.
Feel free to follow up - petitmaison@gmail.com.
Sorry, that's petitmaisoncolumbia@gmail.com
Why does he need you to find him jobs?
Well, LSE is about as easy an admit as Maryland for Economics, so there’s another data point.
Anonymous
05/07/2025 21:46
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
Yes, and it's a costly. It's frustrating that NCS hasn't staffed a team of solid math teachers.
This is a problem at both NCS and STA.
Really? My sons haven’t complained about their math teachers at STA, but their friends at NCS do come across campus to be tutored after school hours. I don’t think you’d see this in reverse.
Anonymous
05/07/2025 15:47
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:$175-$200/hr
Which subject(s) and geared towards elementary, ms, or hs students?
Anonymous
05/07/2025 15:38
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
Yes, and it's a costly. It's frustrating that NCS hasn't staffed a team of solid math teachers.
This is a problem at both NCS and STA.
Anonymous
05/07/2025 14:54
Subject: Tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've heard many of the kids at the independent schools use tutors even though most won't admit it. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a math and writing tutor in the DC area? Someone familiar with the rigor and curriculum at Maret, GDS, St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, etc. would be great!
There is a steady stream of NCS girls being tutored for math by the STA faculty. If you are on the Close I'd ask around who they are using now.
Do you have to pay for the STA faculty tutoring?
Yes, and it's a costly. It's frustrating that NCS hasn't staffed a team of solid math teachers.
Anonymous
05/07/2025 14:45
Subject: Tutors
We use MLS in McLean and have been very happy with them.
Anonymous
05/07/2025 10:24
Subject: Tutors
Also looking for names of strong high school writing tutors - either in person or online.