My 2nd grade daughter goes to tutoring for the first time this term (her school report card came back she was falling behind despite putting in lots of effort). So we looked up the best reviewed by stars and number or reviews tutor in our area and landed on one that costs $99 ($152usd) for 2 hours once a week (1hr maths/english each) which imo is very expensive.
Today was the last tutor day of the year and we have only been going started this term so are unaware of how it goes. My daughter came home telling me that all they did today was a fun day and played games, drawing for 2 hours.
This made me frustrated that we paid $99 for her to not learn and just play games for 2 hours.
I want to send the a polite email stating our dissatisfaction with this and I would prefer her not to attend this last day (and for us to not pay for it). I understand they are kids and fun play is important. But I cannot ignore the cost aspect for our family.
Should I send this email? Or AITA and eat the lost fee today and any future ones?
Nta, you are paying for a certain thing and games could be played literally anywhere else. especially since that is one of the most overpriced tutors i’ve ever heard of.
Agree with your judgement. Though $99 for two hours is not overpriced where i live 💀 Its possible for people to charge $120/2h And thats market rate
dang, where I live it’s maybe 50 an hour
\*every two hours
East Asian countries have an…Intense tuition culture 😅 I know people with 5 tuition classes and parents who give 5 year old children tuition classes to prepare for elementary school
Ask questions first..,see how they explain it…then decide if this is what you want.
However, have you thought about tutoring her your self. Look up homeschooling ideas on line and do a 15 session each day. Ask her teacher for some suggestions…where are her weaknesses and how can you help.
Math is too broad…is addition and subtraction or is it measurement or is it problem solving, etc. narrow her difficulty down.
Same with reading. Saves you money and she still gets tutoring. Sometimes tutors just use work sheets and work them through a work book. You can do that at home. Grade 2 math is mostly basic addition and subtraction. No tutoring required..it’s just memorizing the facts. Go online, ask how you can help her. Lots of ideas out there that can be turned into fun games.
Read with her every day…find or borrow books from school that are at her level then practice daily. Make it fun…for every 10 books she reads with you, she gets a reward. Special pencil, chocolate bar..what ever motivates her. If you check online you’ll be amazed at what ideas are out there.
NTA, it’s not school, it’s a service you are paying for and the tutor needs to provide it.
Before you jump to conclusions perhaps talk with the tutor about what was actually covered? what you caught thought was fun and games may have been learning in disguise. Text books are not the only way to learn
Call the tutor, talking is easier than writing, because you can hear the emotions. It is possible that you can teach math and english via games, so it doesn’t feel like studing. Or it was to get to know your child and earn her trust (but if so, this should have been communicated and be a cheaper rate). So ask the tutor about what they played and how they tutor. Maybe there is some information missing from what your daughter told you or you see that the tutor is lazzy and just didn’t want to teach – then you can write a more accurat review and cancel the tutor job
Im confused… was today the last day or does she have another last day?
Also, those tutors tend to work with the kids to see how they learn, whereas classroom learning is very strict. One on one means they can play educational games to make learning seem less like work, and make the kids interested. The kids dont even realise half the time. Depending on age, even a basic card game like snap can have educational merit, in teaching shapes, numbers, and patterns.
Still wanna know, was today the last day or not because you contradict yourself.
Ask what she was taught that day. Learning through play is actually how you teach certain lessons in K-Grade I so ask what they taught and how they taught it. What might look like play to a child, might be a teaching strategy. Always go to the source and ask questions before you go nuclear. I taught 5 year olds and we learned many things through what looked like play. .
Talk POLITELY to the tutor. Ask questions before making it about money.
If schools were properly funded this wouldn’t be an issue, and the cost impact for your family isn’t their problem
YWBTAH if you escalate without a conversation and you will have to find another, potentially more expensive tutor