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Afordable Tutoring
Hmmm.. I’m really stumped on this one. I have to admit I was surprised to see parents hiring tutors in India. But then again, as the below article states, these kids are doing amazingly well in school, as oppposed to American’s.
Yes, it is hard to see more jobs go overseas, but in this case I almost see how the benefits outweigh this. How many parents can actually afford $40- $100 an hour to help their kids learn? I get a panic attack everytime I think about my daughter (now 14 months) asking me to help her with her homework! Sure, the first years should be a snap, but Algebra, Physics - SCARY!
Maybe something like this will help motivate American schools, teachers and others to work wtih kids at a bit of a “discounted” rate for the families who really need the help. Otherwise, I don’t see how the rest of us can keep up.
U.S. homework outsourced as “e-tutoring” grows
By Jason Szep Thu Sep 28, 10:43 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an hour — in India.
“It’s made the biggest difference. My daughter is literally at the top of every single one of her classes and she has never done that before,” said Robison, a single mother from Modesto.
Her 13-year-old daughter, Taylor, is one of 1,100 Americans enrolled in Bangalore-based TutorVista, which launched U.S. services last November with a staff of 150 “e-tutors” mostly in India with a fee of $100 a month for unlimited hours.
Taylor took two-hour sessions each day for five days a week in math and English — a cost that tallies to $2.50 an hour, a fraction of the $40 an hour charged by U.S.-based online tutors such as market leader Tutor.com that draw on North American teachers, or the usual $100 an hour for face-to-face sessions.
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