Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math tutor here. I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats. I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own. The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency. Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.

They are better off getting an actual teacher who is working with the same curriculum

No no no x 1000

Why?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math tutor here. I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats. I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own. The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency. Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.

They are better off getting an actual teacher who is working with the same curriculum

No no no x 1000

Anonymous wrote:In person $80-$100 sounds about right, but there are really great tutors on Wyzant (www.wyzant.com) or Stellarlane (www.stellarlane.com) for $25-$50 since it's online.

Sorry, but if they are such great tutors, they would be charging more than $25-50 an hour. By the way, that's not actually what they they make per hour. It's what the company charges, but then they take a cut so these people are actually making less than that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math tutor here. I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats. I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own. The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency. Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.

They are better off getting an actual teacher who is working with the same curriculum

Completely disagree! Often the “actual” teachers have a very poor understanding of math and only a limited number of ways to explain a concept. If they were good teachers, my kid wouldn’t need a tutor to begin with. As a tutor myself, it is not unusual for me to have to correct teaching - in one case last year, the teacher was ultimately removed from his teaching position because he literally did not understand the math and was teaching incorrect formulas and answers to the kids. Honestly, it is not unusual to find a student who is struggling due to a bad teacher, just unusual that the teacher would be removed. Happens at both public and private, IME.

Also, frankly, it is the rare HS teacher that prepares students well for AP. They may break up and assign test prep material, but never have the skills to do close analysis of errors, pacing and strategies necessary to score well.

Anonymous wrote:In person $80-$100 sounds about right, but there are really great tutors on Wyzant (www.wyzant.com) or Stellarlane (www.stellarlane.com) for $25-$50 since it's online.

There are some TERRIBLE math tutors on Wyzant. Women who are otherwise unemployed and trying to make extra cash. They pretend they know the curriculum but they don't. They make mistakes in the tutor session, actual math mistakes that my kids have corrected for them. We experienced 3 tutors from Wyzant all with the same issues. I would avoid at all costs. They also charge double what the local HS Math teachers who tutor charge. No brainer.

In person $80-$100 sounds about right, but there are really great tutors on Wyzant (www.wyzant.com) or Stellarlane (www.stellarlane.com) for $25-$50 since it's online.

We have used 2 different math tutors:
ES level - $50/hour, travel to our house
AIM (6th grade) - $35/hour online

I am currently looking for Algebra tutor for next year and I am expecting to pay anywhere from $50 to $100 (not W school area). I believe a lot depends on the kid, DS is easy to tutor and does very well with online, so we have been very lucky with current tutors/teachers recommending new level options at very reasonable prices.

We’ve used 2 different HS math tutors. Rate for the 1st was $100 but it was through a center so I know she didn’t truly make $100. The current tutor charges $80. We have also paid $80 for bio. We definitely are happy to pay these rates for a tutor who is a teacher in MCPS and knows the curriculum.

Anonymous wrote:Math tutor here. I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats. I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own. The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency. Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.

They are better off getting an actual teacher who is working with the same curriculum

Anonymous wrote:$75-$100 / hr

+1
Especially for high school math.

Math tutor here. I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats. I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own. The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency. Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.

Hmm. I paid $275/hr for an AP US history tutor, but all other tutors (writing, violin) have been $90/hr.

If you’re teaching for a very specific course and exam, you can charge more.

this was a few years ago but I paid $30 a hour for a student at georgetown.

We have been paying our tutors $100 an hour but they have supported all of our DS's classes. I can say this year it is money well spent, and we will be keeping this team through the summer to prep for next year and SAT/ACT/AP classes.

I know several Bethesda families that pay $170/hour for an executive function coach to help their child organize a notebook. You certainly could charge that much for math tutoring.