Horror Stories - Tutor Recommendation Agencies

[weatherbee]

Sigh. Both husband and I are working and we did not want to hire domestic helpers (too many issues). Parents and in-laws aren’t free to help us look after (they got other grandkids) and my daughter is in Secondary school already. But because of that, I try to arrange for tuition or any lessons for my kids during weekdays afternoons so weekends are for us.

[verykiasumummy]

weatherbee:

Sigh. Both husband and I are working and we did not want to hire domestic helpers (too many issues). Parents and in-laws aren't free to help us look after (they got other grandkids) and my daughter is in Secondary school already. But because of that, I try to arrange for tuition or any lessons for my kids during weekdays afternoons so weekends are for us.

maybe weekday evening when 1 of u is at home?

i still think not safe for tutor and dd alone at home, no matter whether is female or male... not too healthy to leave dd at home all day too...

[weatherbee]

verykiasumummy:

weatherbee:

Sigh. Both husband and I are working and we did not want to hire domestic helpers (too many issues). Parents and in-laws aren't free to help us look after (they got other grandkids) and my daughter is in Secondary school already. But because of that, I try to arrange for tuition or any lessons for my kids during weekdays afternoons so weekends are for us.

maybe weekday evening when 1 of u is at home?

i still think not safe for tutor and dd alone at home, no matter whether is female or male... not too healthy to leave dd at home all day too...

Hm.. Ok. My daughter has the same tutor since primary school and I think that she's ok. No issue so far. As for leaving my daughter at home, she doesn't want to go to any student care or what. Any idea what I can do about it?

[verykiasumummy]

weatherbee:

verykiasumummy:

[quote=\"weatherbee\"]Sigh. Both husband and I are working and we did not want to hire domestic helpers (too many issues). Parents and in-laws aren't free to help us look after (they got other grandkids) and my daughter is in Secondary school already. But because of that, I try to arrange for tuition or any lessons for my kids during weekdays afternoons so weekends are for us.

maybe weekday evening when 1 of u is at home?

i still think not safe for tutor and dd alone at home, no matter whether is female or male... not too healthy to leave dd at home all day too...

Hm.. Ok. My daughter has the same tutor since primary school and I think that she's ok. No issue so far. As for leaving my daughter at home, she doesn't want to go to any student care or what. Any idea what I can do about it?[/quote]ought to ask ur dd where she wants to go... i would suggest going to a neighbour's or friend's or classmate's hse to do homework together on some days rather than staying alone at home?

[weatherbee]

She prefers to do her homework at home or take a nap in the afternoon. I did check her work at night. So far so good. Sometimes she will go swimming with her friends or have something to eat.

[verykiasumummy]

weatherbee:

She prefers to do her homework at home or take a nap in the afternoon. I did check her work at night. So far so good. Sometimes she will go swimming with her friends or have something to eat.

if this is fine with ur dd, i would say just play by ear... if te tutor is trustworthy, nothing should happen...

[toyomit]

It’s really a shame. I have also tried to apply as an English teacher through the agency and the agency was asking half price from my per hour rate. I’d rather look for students myseld that to get employed by them.

[verykiasumummy]

toyomit:

It's really a shame. I have also tried to apply as an English teacher through the agency and the agency was asking half price from my per hour rate. I'd rather look for students myseld that to get employed by them.

it's not a shame, it's the norm... head hunter agencies r doing the same way too... just that parents will not pay extra to the agency, so they get from tutor instead.

[lapapillion]

toyomit:

It's really a shame. I have also tried to apply as an English teacher through the agency and the agency was asking half price from my per hour rate. I'd rather look for students myseld that to get employed by them.

Really? I'll not agree to it. If my rates are slashed so that I become more attractive as a tutor, then I'll rather not take it. I don't want to compete by price because tutors are not commodities!

[Raemuumy]

verykiasumummy:

toyomit:

It's really a shame. I have also tried to apply as an English teacher through the agency and the agency was asking half price from my per hour rate. I'd rather look for students myseld that to get employed by them.

it's not a shame, it's the norm... head hunter agencies r doing the same way too... just that parents will not pay extra to the agency, so they get from tutor instead.

I used to hire tutors a few years back. I thought 50% is the norm for the agency to collect?