Society Journal

Due to the recession, many private tutors are experiencing a financial crisis as people call and ask ‘how much is it?’ and then hang up. Parents want to do something for their kids; however, they need to be able to afford it. Several tutors all over the country are closing their doors and opting for either on-line tutoring services or ‘on the road’ tutoring services. DC tutors offer individual tutoring sessions in the student’s home, there is no building to rent, no energy costs and no overhead. Additionally, studies have show that students do better in their own environment when it comes to studying and learning new things for school.

Other tutoring companies are surviving the recession by cutting prices just to get people to walk in the door, while still others are offering group tutoring. Numerous tutors do not like the idea of group tutoring sessions and prefer the one-on-one tutoring because it has a better impact on the learning a child gains in addition to being less stress and less distracting.   

According to one private New York tutor, her business has been down about 25 percent since the spring of 2009. She says many kids get SAT and ACT prep books at the library to study from or find study guides on-line cheaper than several hours with a private tutor.

Washington DC tutors know that it’s a combination of where you study and what you study that make a person successful in school. Many studies have shown that a tutor that travels to a child’s home to work with them has a student that is far better prepared for exams and will do more of their homework than those who go to a facility for tutoring.

Additionally, one of the most important components of the tutoring process is located at home and that is the parents. Parent’s involvement is very important to a child’s success in school and with their tutor. If a parent shows a genuine excitement for learning, then their child will too.

Many tutors attend classes that teach them how to encourage parents and teach the parents how to become their child’s tutor when the professional tutor’s time has run out.