r/TutorsHelpingTutors

Hi! I'm a math major student at a top-20 university offering 1:1 online math tutoring.

Subjects I cover:

• Algebra 1 & 2
• Geometry & Trigonometry
• General Math
• Pre-Calculus
• AP Calculus AB & BC
• SAT Math
• Multivariable Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Differential Equations

I have more than 3 years of experience. I love to build real understanding, not just drill formulas. I love to explain problems in the most approachable way.

I can help with homework and test preparations with flexible timing.

ps. Both English and Chinese work for me.

Rate: $45–75/hr, depending on subject, flexible on frequency. In the first session, we'll assess where you are and what you need.

DM me if you're interested or have any questions!

Hi i’m a year 13 who wants to start tutoring A level / GCSE biology.

I’m aware there’s a level 3 course online for education and training, is this actually useful?

I want to become a freelance online tutor that teaches kids Russian and Polish, or teaches Russian and Polish kids English. Are there any specific advertising methods that would be useful? Like Instagram Facebook etc where I can get to the Slavic or teaching community?

I’d like to know from the younger generation of tutors if what I observe in my students is the new norm and are my expectations of them to high.
I’m 65 years old and it would seem my standards are too high.
It seems to me my students are so used to working on computer apps to do their work , and writing half ass answers with no punctuation is acceptable to their teachers. They also can’t be bothered to read instructions or even the actual work and prefer to be spoon fed.
Is this becoming the new norm of the digital era ? Am I the one expecting outdated standards ?

I've been a successful tutor in offline space teaching science and specifically chemistry.

Is the market significant for teaching chemistry all international boards upto 12th?

I've applied to 1. preply 2. Amazing talker 3. Tutor ocean. Which other platforms should I consider for chemistry tutoring?

And any tip would be helpful to start this journey smoothly.

Yes, I've kept my prices low for now and have made myself available for most peak hours.

Hello everyone,

I’m currently a pre-final year MBBS student at a government medical college in India. I secured AIR 23K in NEET 2023.

Lately, I’ve been facing a bit of a financial crunch, so I’m planning to start online tuition classes for students of classes 9–10, especially for Science.

If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be, please feel free to DM me. 🙂

I just graduated high school and I am going to start studying mbbs in a few months. I took sat and I got a 790 on the math section and I also took the AIST ( act international subject test ) and I got a 36/36 and my school gpa is a 4.0 and I wanted to have some income during uni instead of completely depending on my parents and I saw a lot of people tutoring in my position but idk how to start like where do I get clients, if I need to revise anything before I start, any websites I can tutor on, etc. if someone has any tips for me please share them.

I began tutoring a few months back to help a boy's English speaking skills. It went from twice a week, to once a week, and then exchanging one of the original two slots to help their 4-year old and then adding an additional slot for their older brother. The mom is always busy and too exhausted to talk, and I haven't been able to track any progress. I usually help out with whatever the teachers says since I email them directly.

The last-minute changes and late time slots are killing my patience and motivation for tutoring. Their home is chaotic and the 4-year runs into the study area laughing and hiding, and when I give him classes he'll laugh and say "no" to everything and try to smash my materials. I've grown very impatient with him.

Any tips on how to quickly and cleanly tell them I won't tutor any more? They came from a referral from another family, and both families are friends. But I can't take it anymore and conditions will not improve! Even their nanny seems like she is about to break any second.

I'm broke and I've often offered prices as low as 5€h for online language tutoring yet can't seem to find anything can someone help me

Hi all,

I’m new to starting the tutoring business and have had a couple of clients. I’m looking to expand and branch out into more of a consistent side business revenue.

I’ve seen lots of older posts with advice regarding building a website and what platform to use. I’m currently looking at Wix since they can accept payments, connect with my Google Calendar, and I can sell digital products on there. They are having a 50% sale which makes me lean toward this and debating between core or business models.

I have also seen free sites such as Tutors.com and other adjacent free platforms to use.

I do currently have ads on SuperProf, but I’m looking for my own customization.

Any recommendations?

Started tutoring online about a year ago and I still haven't figured out a good system for this. Someone books a session, we exchange a few messages, then they just go quiet. No confirmation, no cancellation, nothing. I don't know if I should hold the slot, follow up again, or just move on. I've tried sending a confirmation message 24 hours before but maybe 30% of the time I still get no response. Then I'm sitting there 10 minutes into the scheduled time wondering if they're coming.

What do you actually do in this situation? Is there a point where you just stop following up?

Hey guys,

I am a college student that tutors the ACT and the SAT, but the place I work for does not have many clients right now. I was wondering if you guys have any advice on where I could post my services?

For reference, I got a 1570 on the DSAT, but I have also been teaching the ACT.

Hello! I'm ready to hire tutors for my business....super exciting! I can't hire tutors as contractors, so everyone has to be w-2 unfortunately (california). I'm looking at using Freshbooks as my payroll system. I guess my question is....if you hire tutors (w-2) and use a payroll system, do you have a certain number of hours you want your tutors to be able to work? What do you do if they're not longer on payroll? Is it a lot to take them off and then add them on when they're available or you need them again? I just hate paying for employees on payroll, when they might not be working.

Hey guys, i recently posted on this subreddit regarding how people managed their admin when they have a large number of students. I got dozens of responses (thank you guys). What i noticed was majority of tutors use multiple softwares and websites to function.

Now, people have also reached out to me pushing their software which bundles a lot of things together but they all seemed to have the same issues. Cost and gaps in features.

Now I’m a software developer by trade and tutor/mentor in my spare time. I know these softwares aren’t complicated to build and the maintenance cost does NOT justify the high subscription fees they’re pushing.

TL;DR
Im looking to build a platform completely FREE of charge. id like you guys to join me by sending me suggestions to help create a platform where you can actually manage majority if not all your needs in 1 place.

Why am i doing this? Firstly for myself and secondly because i could literally do it all in 1 weekend and actually have fun with it. Id appreciate any feedback on things you’d like for me to include and also if some of you guys would like to play about with the software once it’s up let me know! If i can help myself and genuinely help others that would be a great thing!

I was talking to a tuition teacher recently and realized managing students seems much harder than people think.

Teaching is one part, but then there’s:

• Tracking fees and who paid/not paid

• Attendance records

• Homework and test marks

• Parent communication

• Different batches and timings

• Following up with students

Curious to hear from tuition teachers here:

How do you currently manage everything? Do you use a notebook, Excel, WhatsApp, apps, or some other system?

What’s the most frustrating part of managing tuition students apart from actually teaching?

Would love to hear real experiences.

I have been teaching software engineering to students, but this is a very difficult space to get a student. Now I want to switch to maths tutor as I have been good in my mathematics throughout engineering . Anyone who can help me what is required to be a decent maths tutor and what should be my roadmap?

Note: I dont have any certifications.

Hello everyone, I'm an BE graduate pursuing my masters currently. I was thinking to tutor kids online so I can help myself with expenses. So can you all please recommend few websites which are authentic and pays decently? I was planning to teach between class 6 to 11.

I'm planning to provide classes on decent prices per hour.

Thank you .

Disengaged student

I used to be a secondary English teacher and now I tutor students. I am tutoring a year 9 home educated student who says he hates English.

We've been working together since September and I thought we had built a good rapport. However, for the last few months he was become completely disengaged. He gives one words answers and tells me that English is completely pointless. One big issue is that he claims AI will do English for him so he doesn't need to study it. He has little future ambition so the argument that AI cannot sit his exams doesn't get through to him.

I've tried lots of different ways to engage him and get him interested (I'll list some below), but I'm wondering if anyone has some fun ideas? I have a lot of scope as the parents are very happy for us to play games, etc if he is engaging with English a little bit. I feel like a lot of my other ideas only really work in a group setting.

It seems that when he's not challenged, he is bored, but if I offer challenge, he says it's too much effort and he cannot do it.

Things I've tried so far:

Various games and board games

Active lessons getting up and moving around

Escape rooms and other challenges

Texts related to his interests (war, the army, gaming, etc)

Teaching topics that he actually requested (such as looking at a specific Shakespeare play, but he showed no interest when it came to it)

All kinds of worksheets, matching activities, writing activities etc

Storyboards

There is neurodivergence present here so I know that might be playing a role and I will speak to the parents about whether they have ideas for getting him engaged, but if anyone has some fun activities to try I would be so grateful! I'm a bit stuck because I've never had a student resist enjoying English for so long, I am usually really good at turning that around!

TL;DR: 1-to-1 English student is completely disengaged and I'm hoping for some fun activity ideas to reduce his hatred of English!

After being with VT for over 10 years and teaching multiple grades and subjects, they want me to complete assessments for each grade I teach. It will be assessed by AI and each assessment takes about 18 minutes. Multiply 12 grades by 18 minutes, then add more subjects.