Parents occasionally ask their new tutor to meet for coffee or have a brief meeting with the child “to see if it’s a good fit.” This is understandable but the problem is that the parent does not expect to pay for this. We do not believe it is fair to ask you, our tutor, make […]

Here are our thoughts on cancellations: Make sense? Comments are welcome!

Our policy since 2008: you may not ask a client to meet you halfway between your location and theirs unless you let us know in advance. Background: in a very few cases, a tutor has accepted an assignment and then, without letting us know, asked the parent to meet him/her at a location closer to […]

Occasionally we get called by students who are taking an online test and they want the tutor to help them take the test in real time.  In other words, they want to ensure a passing grade by paying a tutor to take the test for them.  If you are faced with this situation, please say, […]