Horror Stories - "Bad" Students/Parents

[dydx]

Original Title: \"Bad\" students / parents - share your experience here....


Hi

In any industry - there are bad customers.. and because tuition is a service industry - the tutors and the tuition centres tend to take it in their stride...

In this thread - let out your frustrations here.... you might feel better ... and maybe other more experience sifu can share how they deal with the situation...

This is for learning...
and of course - if you want to black list the students / parents - I am sure you have every right to do it.... so go ahead...

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[worriesmommy]

whitecorp:

Fortunately for me, most of the students and parents I encountered so far were/are reasonable and pretty understanding. Only 1 private O level candidate left a bad taste in my mouth many years ago because of her arrogance and rude demands. However, I still believe if you play nice, they will play nice too.

hihihi whitecorp!!! well says!!!
yes. I like what u says....
\"you play nice & pple will return you in nice too.\"
And myself too. I will return double or triple. Which mean.......hahahaha!

I encountered 1 case and now am really forbid. seemed same in hired maid. OMG! irresponsble + bad attutide many many... :yikes:

[sunnydays2]

To be fair, I think there are both unreasonable tutors and parents/students around. Quite lucky for me, I haven’t really encountered very bad tutors.

[meinteel]

sunnydays2:

To be fair, I think there are both unreasonable tutors and parents/students around. Quite lucky for me, I haven't really encountered very bad tutors.

I've never encountered very bad parents, but I've encountered very bad students. They never completed their assignments because their \"mother gave them permission to play computer games\" not knowing they have unfinished work, refuses to do the questions in class, always tries to negotiate with me for money, gifts or early dismissal in exchange for doing questions, comes to tuition eating ice-cream. They often forget to bring (and finally lose) their books/assignments/stationery, insisting on sleeping and even to the extend of hitting me when i refuse to return him the ball he was throwing around during lesson.

These two brothers' lesson are always a nightmare. I dont know how to tell the parents I dont wish to tutor them anymore, but it seems like the parent decided to call it off first before the expected increase in tuition fees. I still don't know if it is a blessing and I seriously wonder about the future of these children.

[meinteel]

Those two brothers were P4 and P5.


Using of vulgarities is quite common, but there is a difference between general use and directing it at someone.

[elderflowertea]

Today I have a parent who just asked me to give discount =.= I have never increased my tuition fees yet the parent still can ask me for discount!

[meinteel]

Quite common I think, nothing to fret over haha. Im sure if we’re really worth the price we are asking, people will continue to come to us.

[she0407]

elderflowertea:

Today I have a parent who just asked me to give discount =.= I have never increased my tuition fees yet the parent still can ask me for discount!

Hi, I had sent you a message a few days back. Please check you pm. Thanks.

[susu2626]

the economy downturn is coming next year will they ask for more discount??Haha…

[elderflowertea]

meinteel:

Quite common I think, nothing to fret over haha. Im sure if we're really worth the price we are asking, people will continue to come to us.

Yup, but I'm already absorbing some costs myself as I got my friend to help me print notes, worksheets and exam papers for my students. And all these costs are increasing as well.